Did Heavyweights' Tony Perkis Inspire Dodgeball's White Goodman
In 1995, Ben Stiller started as Tony Perkis in 'Heavyweights'. Tony is a fitness nut who believes he can whip the campers into shape because he too was once fat with low self-esteem.
Similarly, in 2004, Ben Stiller started as White Goodman in 'Dodgeball'. White is a fitness nut who owns Globogym. White, like Tony Perkins in 'Heavyweights', was once fat with low self-esteem.
My Question:
- Did the Dodgeball screenwriter(s) or producers ever admit that Tony Perkis inspired or influenced the development of White Goodman?
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Is Dodgeball based on Heavyweights?
Dodgeball is essentially a sequel to Heavyweights detailing the continuing downfall of White/Tony.Is White Goodman Tony Perkis?
It all kind of comes from the Tony Robbins impression that I tried to do on The Ben Stiller Show, and then it became Tony Perkis from Heavyweights [whom Stiller played] and then it morphed into White Goodman.Who wrote Heavyweights?
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