NBC gave the go-ahead for the production of a pilot based on the egotistical athlete Leon of beer-commercial fame.
The show, called “Dante,” has signed Morris Chestnut (“Boyz N the Hood,” “Ladder 49”) to star as a pro football player whose outsized sense of entitlement often puts him out of touch with reality, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Just Shoot Me” creator Steven Levitan and John Immeseote, a former ad executive who created the Leon character (played by Nigel Thatch in the Budweiser ads), wrote the pilot. In October, the show received a pilot commitment, meaning NBC would have had to pay a penalty if the pilot hadn’t been produced.
Chestnut, a former high school football player, also has had roles in “Breakin’ All the Rules,” “Anacondas” and “The Best Man.”
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