Fresh Off the Boat: Shaquille O'Neal to Hold Court in Season 2
Fresh Off the Boat‘s latest casting is a slam-dunk: Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal will guest-star in the ABC comedy’s upcoming sophomore season, TVLine has learned.
Details about the gig are scarce, but we do know that O’Neal — who will film his part in early September — will be part of the season’s third episode, titled “Shaquille O’Neal Motors.”
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O’Neal played for six teams during his pro basketball career. In the mid-1990s, the time period in which Fresh Off the Boat is set, O’Neal was a member of the Orlando Magic and, later, the Los Angeles Lakers.
His TV resumé features roles on My Wife and Kids, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Parkers and Southland. A pilot for Shaq Inc., a workplace comedy starring and executive-produced by the All-Star, received a pilot order at truTV in January.
And his film career? Well, we’ll make the obligatory Kazaam reference and leave it at that.
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O’Neal currently is an analyst on TNT’s Inside the NBA.
Fresh Off the Boat returns Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 8:30/7:30c.
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