Speaking with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, actor and comedian Adam Sandler revealed that Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will have a role in the upcoming Happy Gilmore 2 film, which is set to start filming in September.
“Travis has… he mentioned it, so we have a nice something for Travis,” Sandler said on August 20. “He’s gonna come by. He’s a very nice guy. You guys would love him in real life. What a big, handsome guy. Funny and cool as hell. He’s a stud and he’s so funny.”
Kelce has already earned roles in Ryan Murphy’s FX series Grotesquerie and the Lionsgate action-comedy film Loose Cannons. He is also the host of a new game show on Amazon called Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? which is a spinoff of the popular Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? show, and it premieres on October 16.
What Kelce “mentioned” — as Sandler said while on The Tonight Show — is that he wants to be in the highly anticipated movie sequel. The 34-year-old TE made known his desire for a role in Happy Gilmore 2 during an episode of his “New Heights” podcast with his brother, Jason Kelce, in May.
“I’ll do anything in the movie,” Kelce said. “I’ll be a part of it any way I possibly can.”
It looks like Kelce’s wish has come true.
