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Shaq Shoots for Reality TV
Shaquille O'Neal is ready to return to the screen—and we can happily report that it's not for Kazaam 2.
The NBA superstar and sometime actor and rapper will star in a six-episode reality series for ABC in which he will help a bunch of overweight elementary and junior high school students shed pounds while educating the kids and TV viewers about the perils of childhood obesity.
The network confirmed that work has begun on the still untitled series. O'Neal will shoot the series when not shooting hoops for the Miami Heat, coaching kids on location in Broward County, Florida. The show is slated to air this summer.
According to Variety, segments will feature O'Neal working with local politicos to overhaul school lunch programs to promote better nutrition. The show will also focus on the kids' lives outside of school and examine the reasons behind their propensity to pack it on.
O'Neal is no stranger to the reality format, having previously appeared as himself on NBC's Fear Factor and MTV's Punk'd and headlining ESPN's sports-themed Shaquille. He is also a frequent guest on TV shows, with credits ranging from Curb Your Enthusiasm and SNL to The Parkers and My Wife and Kids.
But the ABC deal marks the first time he will be headlining his own prime-time gig on a major broadcast network.
The show draws its inspiration from the U.K.'s Ian Wright's Unfit Kids, in which the British soccer star served in a similar capacity.
Battling youth obesity and childhood diabetes has been one of Shaq's pet causes for several years.
The Big Daddy (he tips the scales at 325-plus) has six kids of his own.
O'Neal, whose movie credits include Blue Chips (1994), Kazaam (1996), Scary Movie 4 (2004) and The Kid and I (2005), will executive produce the series along with the company behind Wife Swap.
The B-ball hero, who turned 35 Tuesday, also serves as a reserve officer with the Miami Beach Police and in January helped to track down a hit-and-run driver. Sounds like a great premise for a new TV show.
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