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[–] GrammatonCleric 128 points 1 year ago

RIP brother

[–] Ghostalmedia 126 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 104 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the worst part of an 80's childhood. All the larger than life characters from the silver screen start getting old and dying on you.

R.I.P. you glorious bastard.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Huh? This is not unique to the 80s

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 19 points 1 year ago

Depends on your generation.

Lots of 70s folks died and I shrugged.

But as I'm a 80s kid, I hits hard.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The 80s were special for cinema so it kind of is unique

[–] pwnicholson 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every decade after the 1920s has been special for cinema for the generation that treasured it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Action movies weren't the same before or after the 80s though, it was their greatest decade

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very much still cherry picking here.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Well, it's an action movie actor we're talking about

[–] Suavevillain 88 points 1 year ago (4 children)

RIP Carl. His Arrested Development skit will always be funny af.

[–] Betch 44 points 1 year ago

I hope he's got a stew going in heaven.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago

Actor Carl Weathers?!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

76 is too young. There was still plenty of meat left on his bones.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ooooo I didn't realize he had one. Will have to watch :)

[–] Schmuppes 5 points 1 year ago

That's always a good idea.

[–] teft 64 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Finally gone to hang out with Lincoln and that alligator.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Hey, you mambo?

[–] ummthatguy 56 points 1 year ago

Pour out some stew for our brother.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn, that's a bummer. I had no idea he was 76, dude could've been 50something.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He was 40 when he was in Predator!? Damn, as someone just on the wrong side of 40, that is a blow to the ol' body image.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

He ain't got time to age!

[–] Raiderkev 40 points 1 year ago

Raider legend Carl Weathers. R.i.p. my guy. Imma get a stew goin tonight in your honor.

[–] JustZ 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

It’s all in the hips

It’s all in the hips

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Tap tap taparoo

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

He was great as Carl Weathers in Arrested Development. That role fit him so well

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

didn't realize he spent two seasons with the Raiders in the early 70s, and he got a theater degree while playing football for SDSU

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

alma mater of HoFer Marshall Faulk

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I hated that guy in college. He ran all over us.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

RIP legend. He always acted his ass off, every role.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i fucking found this out while i was eating burger king i picked up on the way home. i feel this is appropriate.

[–] Son_of_dad 1 points 1 year ago

As I read the headline, a gambling ad with him in it popped up on my tv. So weird.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

ah....man....

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dude that sucks, he was a real talent. One of the few actors who I think could have done just as good a job as Carl Winslow on Family Matters.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver 7 points 1 year ago

R.I.P. big dude.