Travis Kelce joins 'Happy Gilmore' sequel cast, Adam Sandler confirms
NEW YORK - Travis Kelce's star continues to rise.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end, who's also dating singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, will make an appearance in the upcoming Adam Sandler movie, "Happy Gilmore" sequel.
Sandler confirmed the exciting news during a recent appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon."
"He has mentioned it, and so we have a nice something for Travis," Sandler said. "He is going to come by."
Sandler said the filming will take place in New Jersey but didn't give an expected release date.
Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs waves at fans as he leaves the field at halftime during a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium on August 10, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Courtney Culbreath/Getty I
According to FOX Sports, in the original film, Sandler plays a boisterous hockey player who emerged on the PGA Tour scene out of nowhere thanks to his towering drives off the tee box and becomes the most popular golfer in the sport, winning the tour championship and dating the tour's public relations director in the process.
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Variety reported the film made nearly $40 million at the worldwide box office in 1996 which made Sandler one of the biggest comedy stars of the decade.
Who is Travis Kelce?
Kelce, who was chosen by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 draft, already is their career leader with 11,328 yards receiving. He needs eight receptions to reach 917 and pass Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez for that record, and three touchdown catches would give him 77, dropping Gonzalez to No. 2 on that franchise list.
Most importantly, Kelce has helped Kansas City win back-to-back Super Bowls and three titles in the past five years.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
Swift began dating Kelce after he said on his "New Heights" podcast that he had tried and failed to give her a friendship bracelet during her performance at Arrowhead Stadium. Kelce then invited her to watch him perform at the home of the Chiefs, and she surprisingly showed up for their Week 2 game against Chicago.
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Swift soon became a regular at games, both home and away, frequently sitting with Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Swift occasionally brought along friends, including Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
Kelce goes Hollywood
Kelce is no stranger to acting in front of the camera.
The NFL player joined the cast of "Grotesquerie" on FX. The series is a horror drama from Ryan Murphy, but a spokesperson for the network says it is not under the "American Horror Story" umbrella.
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He also taped a stint as host of "Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?" for Prime Video.
Kelce hosted an episode of "Saturday Night Live" last year.