Carl Weathers: ‘I didn’t realize how big it was,’ laments a shaken Sylvester Stallone in a video

Sylvester Stallone mourned the death of Carl Weathersactor with whom he starred in the film Rockyon the night of this Friday 2. Carl died last Thursday, 1, at the age of 76, “peacefully in his sleep,” according to his family.

Sylvester shared a tribute to the Apollo Creed singer on his social media profile. In the video, the actor appears shaken and says that Carl “changed his life forever.”

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“Today is an incredibly sad day for me. I’m so shaken I can’t even tell you. I’m just trying to hold on to it because Carl Weathers has been an integral part of my life, my success. I give him incredible credit and praise because when he walked into that room and I saw him for the first time, I saw the size, but I didn’t realize how big he was,” he began.

“I could never have done what we did in Rocky without him. He was absolutely brilliant. His voice, his size, his power, his athletic ability, but most of all, his heart, his soul. He’s a horrible loss. He was magical and I was very lucky to be part of his life,” she said.

Carl was born on January 14, 1948 in New Orleans, USA. He worked as an American football player before making his name in cinema. In addition to his success in Rocky, the artist played the character of Greef Karga The Mandalorian, available on Disney+. He was also known for his performances in The predator (1987) e A golf nut (1996).

Source: Terra