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Exclusive: Heisman Trophy Winner Tim Tebow Angling for an Acting Future?

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (11)

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I guess Tim Tebow’s commercial appearance on last weekend’s Focus on the Family pro-life spot during the Super Bowl has infected the former Florida QB (currently looking at the prospect of being drafted by the NFL come April) with the acting bug.

Word is, from The Hollywood Cog, that Tim Tebow is currently attached to star in Five Hour Drive Home, something of a remake of the 1977 television movie, Something for Joey. Both movies were based on the true story of Penn State running back, John Cappelletti, and his relationship with his younger brother, Joey, who had leukemia. Inspired by Joey’s illness, John Cappelletti won the Heisman Trophy in 1973. “Their bond knows no boundries and goes beyond making touchdowns and winning awards.”

The movie comes from an obscure production company, Corner in the Sky productions, and is being produced by Kenny Griswold, who also produced a 1989 documentary, Champions Forever, about five boxers, including Muhammed Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman.

The movie, which does not yet have studio backing, is expected to be in the vein of Brian’s Song. It’s currently out to writers, and I have no idea whether the movie is meant for the big screen or the small. Tebow’s availability, moreover, will also be a question, what with the possibility of him having to go to training camp in June.









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Comments

Well, he did appear in that commercial for almost 10 seconds. That's at least 5 seconds more than I need to be convinced he can carry a feature film. The odds he can act are at least as good as his odds for ever starting a game at QB in the NFL, and there are no 270lb defensive ends trying to cripple him on a movie set. Probably more gays, though. Timmy's gonna have him a dilemma.

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at February 13, 2010 1:03 PM

Nah, in twenty years he'll be Senator Tebow, another peaked-in-his-early-20s blowhard, doling out the wisdom gained in a hard-knock life of being the silent partner in land deals, car dealerships, restaurants and real-estate development. He will tell us how he pulled himself up by his bootstraps and how we should do the same.

Posted by: alone in the dark at February 13, 2010 1:11 PM

Probably more gays, though. Timmy's gonna have him a dilemma.

Oh come on. Dude played football in Florida. He just spent the last four years showering with a room full of gay guys. What better prep for Hollywood does he need?

Posted by: EricD at February 13, 2010 1:18 PM

Finally the search for the next Kirk Cameron can be said to have reached a successful conclusion. At last we may all return to our normal lives.

Posted by: sansho1 at February 13, 2010 1:20 PM

Own up, you tough bastards: How many of you cried at the end of "Brian's Song"? I mean the ORIGINAL one?

*raises hand*

I'll need Kleenex for this one too.

"You gotta shake hands with your feelings in the wicked sensitive crew."

Posted by: , at February 13, 2010 2:14 PM

as someone whose little brother actually did have leukemia while i was in high school and college, i cannot wait to avoid this movie like the plague. the sick kid is going to fall in the trap of all sick kids. he's going to be a little buddha who provides insight and wisdom to everyone. he's going to be at peace with his illness. bull shit. my brother, who is now 14 and a two time cancer survivor, is a little punk who likes to play practical jokes on everyone and lies a mile a minute. he's a fucker, but i love him more than anything, not because he had cancer, but because he's a spunky, normal kid. these movies always forget that.

Posted by: ruthie at February 13, 2010 2:27 PM

ruthie - Thanks for that. A dose of good, old reality was clearly needed to offset the treacle inherent in this movie news. And I'm really happy to hear that your brother has beat cancer back twice.

Posted by: tamatha at February 13, 2010 2:36 PM

Good luck riding the pine in H-E-Double Hockey Sticks, Rowles!

Posted by: Kolby at February 13, 2010 8:33 PM

Tebow's a good college QB, but the scouting combine and the Senior Bowl pointed out a few - let us say - deficiencies.

Smart of him to consider widening his possible careers choices, although acting? Gee, I dunno. Male prostitute might pay better.

Posted by: The Wanderer at February 14, 2010 12:22 AM

ruthie,
Friend of mine had issues that necessitated multiple brain surgeries before he was six. He was far from a Buddha; he wanted to live right now and he was a terror for every authority figure, because after you've had 1/3 of your brain removed, where's the fear in missing recess?

Posted by: alone in the dark at February 14, 2010 2:15 PM

*BRRRRRIIIIING

"Hello Tim, it's your agent Sam Bronkwitz, Jr,."

"...."

"Yes, I'm fine. Listen I gotta gig for you. I think you might be able to swing it. You'd be cast as a professional athlete. Hmmm? Ah...football. Yeah your role would involve portraying a quarterback. You're character is down on his luck, but he reedems himself by helping a sick kid, wadaya say?"

"...."

"How? Well the kid has arm cancer, so he decides to donate his to the kid."

"..."

"Well...no I don't know if the character loves the Lord Jesus Christ. Is that really impor...

*KLICK!

"Hello?....Tim?"

Posted by: bleujayone at February 14, 2010 3:13 PM