When we meet Happy after all these years, he's in sorry shape. He's an alcoholic, using booze to numb the guilt and grief of Virginia's death. But as the Happy Gilmore 2 trailer shows, he decides to sober up and get back to golfing in order to help his beloved daughter Vienna go abroad to ballet school.

The real Barker died two years ago in 2023, at the age of 99. But Sandler pays tribute to their epic fight in Happy Gilmore 2, with a new fight, this time between Gilmore and his longtime rival, Shooter McGavin, played once again by the hilarious Christopher McDonald.

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

Richard Kiel, an iconic Bond villain who portrayed a giant Happy Gilmore fan who intimidates rival Shooter McGavin in the first film, is honored by having his character's son appear in the sequel. Kiel died at 74 in 2014.

'Happy Gilmore 2' Shocks Fans With Sudden Character Death — and Viewers Are Split originally appeared on Parade. Nearly three decades after Happy Gilmore first hit screens, Adam Sandler has returned to the green with Happy Gilmore 2.

Actress and former MMA fighter Gina Carano recalled actor Carl Weathers as a rare breed of person who stood by a friend, even in hard times. Weathers, who played Apollo Creed in the “Rocky ...

Former Raiders wide receiver Mike Siani is considered the best player to wear the number. Actor Carl Weathers also wore number 49 for the Raiders for two seasons.