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Shaquille O’Neal Joins Chris Rock and Andy Samberg in Cast of ‘Grown Ups 2’

Posted byBy ABS Contributor | Published on: | Updated on January 3, 2013 CommentsComments (0)

In the few short years since Funny People was released, Adam Sandler has made it his goal to outdo the fake terrible movies that his character did in Judd Apatow’s film. The nadir of his inexorable downward slope will probably be next year’s Grown Ups 2 and he’s bringing along new faces.

While we already know that he’ll be joined by Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, Project X star Oliver Cooper and Taylor Lautner, new set pictures have surfaced revealing some of the cameos that the film has lined up. There’s charismatic NBA star Shaquille O’Neal in full police regalia and rocking a hairstyle reminiscent of George Jefferson. And there’s also ‘SNL’ alums Andy Samberg, Paul Brittain and Will Forte, as well as current member Bobby Moynihan, lounging around in what appears to be cheerleading uniforms for a car wash scene. And that’s not all.

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