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In honor of the annual practical jokes, hoaxes, and pranks of April Fools' Day, we are taking a trip down memory lane. In a 2022 interview, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with Emmy Award-winning actor and Kansas City Chiefs super fan Eric Stonestreet. During the conversation, Stonestreet explained the origin of his 'Randy Reid' character.
"Randy Reid was kind of born five years, six years ago, when a friend of mine, Jerry Collins, one of my collaborators in Los Angeles writer came home — he's a Seattle Seahawks fan — And we came home, and we shot some fun content in the parking lot for the Chiefs. And when we were flying back to LA, Jerry was like, 'What if you came back as Andy Reid's younger brother, Randy Reid?' And then we just kind of kept working on it, building it, and thinking about, like, what the personality would be," said Stonestreet, "And we kind of landed on his brother, that nobody really likes and everybody just puts up with, but Andy thinks is great, and he thinks everybody thinks Randy is great. So that's where that started."
Stonestreet's 'Randy Reid' character became an immediate hit with the players and staff, as the videos would be posted on the Chiefs' social media accounts.
"Brett Veach, you know, I was telling him about it. And he was like, 'Dude, we got to do this. This is hilarious.' And I said, 'It only works if coaches are involved in it, though, we need a coach in it somehow to ground it and make it real.' And he's like, 'Yeah, I think he'll do it.' And coach was gracious with his time at camp that first year, "said Stonestreet, "Coach just embraced it and, you know, welcomed it. And he sets the tone in the organization. If there are coaches on board, then everybody's on board. So thankful that we got to do that."
The character has been missing in action for a while because Stonestreet doesn't want Randy associated with any bad luck if the season doesn't end in a Super Bowl.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: April Fools' Day: Eric Stonestreet's memorable character 'Randy Reid'
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"Randy Reid was kind of born five years, six years ago, when a friend of mine, Jerry Collins, one of my collaborators in Los Angeles writer came home — he's a Seattle Seahawks fan — And we came home, and we shot some fun content in the parking lot for the Chiefs. And when we were flying back to LA, Jerry was like, 'What if you came back as Andy Reid's younger brother, Randy Reid?' And then we just kind of kept working on it, building it, and thinking about, like, what the personality would be," said Stonestreet, "And we kind of landed on his brother, that nobody really likes and everybody just puts up with, but Andy thinks is great, and he thinks everybody thinks Randy is great. So that's where that started."
Stonestreet's 'Randy Reid' character became an immediate hit with the players and staff, as the videos would be posted on the Chiefs' social media accounts.
"Brett Veach, you know, I was telling him about it. And he was like, 'Dude, we got to do this. This is hilarious.' And I said, 'It only works if coaches are involved in it, though, we need a coach in it somehow to ground it and make it real.' And he's like, 'Yeah, I think he'll do it.' And coach was gracious with his time at camp that first year, "said Stonestreet, "Coach just embraced it and, you know, welcomed it. And he sets the tone in the organization. If there are coaches on board, then everybody's on board. So thankful that we got to do that."
The character has been missing in action for a while because Stonestreet doesn't want Randy associated with any bad luck if the season doesn't end in a Super Bowl.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: April Fools' Day: Eric Stonestreet's memorable character 'Randy Reid'
Continue reading...
