Casting What-Ifs
Joe Frazier and Ernie Shavers were considered for Clubber; Billy Graham for Thunderlips; Morgan Freeman for Clubber’s trainer; and several actors or wrestlers are proposed as alternatives.
This discussion recalls a choice from an earlier episode.
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- Joe Frazier and Ernie Shavers were considered for Clubber, but a stutter and a high voice were seen as liabilities.
- Mr. T was discovered through America’s Best Bouncer.
- Superstar Billy Graham was considered too old for Thunderlips.
- Morgan Freeman unsuccessfully auditioned to be Clubber’s trainer.
- John Amos is considered as a known actor alternative, though his age and familiarity would reduce Clubber’s mystery.
- Andre, Ernie Ladd, Big John Stud, Bundy, and Paul Orndorf are discussed as wrestling alternatives for Thunderlips.