Not every cast member could return for "Happy Gilmore 2." Here's what you need to know about Chubbs, who was played by Carl ...

Adam Sandler said he had to rewrite Happy Gilmore 2 following Carl Weathers ‘ death. The actor and comedian, who is reprising ...

Adam Sandler disclosed in an interview how his upcoming Netflix feature, Happy Gilmore 2, underwent “painful” changes after Carl Weathers’ passing. Weathers played Derick “Chubbs” Peterson in the 1996 ...

Adam Sandler reveals significant script changes for Happy Gilmore 2 after the passing of Carl Weathers, whose character Chubbs Peterson had a "massive part" in the sequel.

“Carl Weathers had a massive part,” Sandler, 58, confirmed. Weathers, who died at age 76 on Feb. 1, 2024, played the one-handed Derick "Chubbs" Peterson — mentor to Sandler’s titular hockey ...

A “massive part” was planned for Carl Weathers, who played former pro golfer Chubbs Peterson in the 1996 original. But Weathers died in February of 2024 — and long before that, Chubbs died ...

But there's a whole generation that will remember him as one-handed Chubbs Peterson, the former pro golfer who helps the titular Happy Gilmore go from hockey star to winner on the links.

Carl Weathers, known for roles such as Apollo Creed in “Rocky,” Chubbs Peterson in “Happy Gilmore” and Greef Karga in “The Mandalorian,” has died at the age of 76.