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- 1. Pilot Jun 21, 2015
- Spencer ramps up his efforts to build a post-football career in Miami; Joe pressures Spencer.
- 2. Raise Up Jun 28, 2015
- Spencer struggles to close a deal; Jason works hard to renegotiate for his client.
- 3. Move the Chains Jul 5, 2015
- Spencer and Joe hold a corporate event; Spencer and Reggie's rivalry reaches a boiling point.
Oct 11, 2022 · John David Washington talks about the many times he had to audition for his role on Ballers, and what it was like to chase a career in the NFL when your dad is superstar Denzel...
Ballers: Created by Stephen Levinson. With Dwayne Johnson, John David Washington, Donovan W. Carter, Troy Garity. A series centered around a group of football players and their families, friends and handlers.
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- 2015-06-21
- Comedy, Drama, Sport
- 30
He was part of the main cast of the HBO comedy series Ballers (2015-2019). His breakthrough came playing Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee's 2018 crime film BlacKkKlansman, for which he received both Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
- January 1, 1
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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May 28, 2020 · For Esquire’s Summer 2020 issue, actor John David Washington shares his untold story. The Ballers star, and son of icons Denzel and Paulina, talks about how his NFL career and movies...
- Writer-At-Large
- 8 min
- Produced by Dwayne Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, & Pete Berg
- Created by Stephen Levinson
- Dwayne Johnson Was A Football Player
- And So Was John David Washington
- Along with One of Its Writers
- Lots of Athlete Cameos
- That The NFL Tried to Block
- Along with The Use of Real Team Logos
- Tossed Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
- Inspired by True Events
Along with starring in the show, Dwayne Johnson took on a producer role. He shared the producer roles with Pain & Gain co-star Mark Wahlberg and frequent Wahlberg collaborator Pete Berg, known for directing Hancock, Lone Survivor, Patriot's Day, and Spenser Confidential. This was a production dream team.
Alongside Dwayne, Mark, and Pete, the show was originally conceived by Entourage producer, Stephen Levinson. While the similarities between the two shows are hotly debated, with Stephen Levinson & Mark Wahlberg producing both for HBO and the two shows following similar structures & themes, Ballers is a show of its own. RELATED: Entourage Has Aged E...
Not completely surprising, Dwayne Johnson has a deep-running love for the game of football. He tried his hand at going pro, playing for the University of Miami and going undrafted in the 1995 NFL Draft. He winded up playing half a season for the Calgary Stampeders before he switched to pursue professional wrestling. The love for the game is obvious...
Series breakout star John David Washington (star of Christopher Nolan thriller, Tenet) played Ricky Jerret, a competitive wide receiver under Spencer's wing, with Spencer coming to Ricky's side whenever needed. John David Washington is the son of screen legend Denzel Washington, and much like Dwayne Johnson, John David had struggled to make a caree...
To add even more authenticity to the show, the writers' room included former NFL running back, Rashard Mendenhall. Even during his football career, Mendenhall always wanted to be a writer and was given the opportunity to add an experienced voice to the show. He certainly does a great job of this, as one of Ballers' highlights was the realistic (and...
A show of this genre and caliber demanded a plethora of cameos from real-life sports stars to add a layer of immersion into the world. What better way to make the audience feel like they're watching a show about the world of professional athletes than to have the likes of Steph Curry, Terrell Suggs, Victor Cruz, Ndamukong Suh, and even Jay Glazer t...
But getting these pro-footballer cameos likely wasn't easy. Early in the show's production, the NFL (truly earning their nickname the "No Fun League"), tried to put a halt to the show's access to former and current NFL players. Likely stemming from fears of the show exposing some of the NFL's shadier business practicesand potentially problematic be...
The NFL also tried to block the use of official NFL logos in the show. While the NFL may not have been happy with the show, they had no right to block HBO from using the NFL's real team logos and names in the show, as they fall under fair use. RELATED: Ballers: What The Cast Of The Show Are Driving Today As long as the show never outright disparage...
Years before Ballers began production, HBO was approached with a project by a pair of writers who had conceived of an idea they claimed was similar, and that Ballers borrowed characters, plotlines, and specific scenes from. Related: How Ballers Season 5 Episode 8 Ended The Dwayne Johnson Series The writers, Everett Silas and Sherri Littleton, took ...
By using its authentic cast and writers, Ballers does take a sometimes brutally honest look at the world of professional football. The show began by looking at the lives of the young pro players and their struggles with newfound money, friends, and family asking for handouts, and their own complex social lives, and slowly looked more and more into ...
Dec 4, 2017 · John David Washington, the oldest of Denzel's four kids, not only scored the role, but he became one of the best things about Ballers, which kicked off its sophomore season in July. "This...
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