Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers was an American actor, voice actor, television director, and former professional football player. He was best known for portraying Apollo Creed in the , Al Dillion in the 1987 sci-fi action film , Chubbs Peterson in the 1996 sports comedy film , a role he reprised in the 2000 fantasy comedy film , and an exaggerated, frugal fictionalized version of himself in the Fox sitcom . He also voiced Kirby in Balto III: Wings of Change and the God of Basketball in the series .
For Disney, he voiced Combat Carl and Combat Carl Jr. in Disney/Pixar's Toy Story of Terror! and Toy Story 4. He also voiced Omnitraxus Prime in the Disney XD animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil and portrayed Greef Karga in the Star Wars Disney+ series The Mandalorian.
Weathers was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father was a day laborer. As an eighth-grade student, he earned an athletic scholarship to St. Augustine High School, a private school. He was an all-around athlete, involved in boxing, football, gymnastics, judo, soccer, and wrestling. He played football and graduated from Long Beach Poly High School in 1966.
Weathers played football as a defensive end in college. He started his career in 1966 at Long Beach City College, but he did not play that year, due to an ankle injury suffered when he tripped over a curb surrounding the running track while warming up for practice with another linebacker. He then transferred and played for San Diego State University, becoming a letterman for the San Diego State Aztecs in 1968 and 1969, helping the Aztecs win the 1969 Pasadena Bowl, finishing with an 11–0 record and a No. 18 ranking in the Final UPI Poll, playing for head coach . At San Diego State, Weathers — who considered acting his first love and had been performing in plays even back in grade school — received a master in theatre arts.
==Roles==
Toy-Story-of-Terror-Combat-Carl.jpg|Combat Carl(Toy Story of Terror! and Toy Story 4)
Combat carl jr 107236.jpg|Combat Carl Jr.(Toy Story of Terror! and Toy Story 4)
Omnitraxus Prime.png|Omnitraxus Prime(Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
The-Mandalorian-Screen-3.jpg|Greef Karga(The Mandalorian)
==Gallery==
Carl Weathers Summer TCA Tour09.jpg|Carl Weathers speaks at the panel at the 2009 Summer TCA Tour.
Carl Weathers 74th Golden Globes.jpg|Carl Weathers arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globes in January 2017.
Carl Weathers speaks at Winter TCA Tour.jpg|Carl Weathers speaks at the panel during the 2017 Winter TCA Press Tour.
Carl Weathers D23 Expo19.jpg|Carl Weathers attending the 2019 D23 Expo.
Carl Weathers Mandalorian premiere.jpg|Carl Weathers at the premiere of The Mandalorian in November 2019.
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