Bill Bellamy to star in FOX Family Sitcom, "Winning Ugly!"

[satam55]

Comedian Bill Bellamy has been cast in Fox’s untitled Chris Case comedy pilot, which follows an interracial family, Variety has learned. He will star opposite Becky Newton.

The pilot, which is billed as an interracial family sitcom, follows Jay “Havoc” Hammond — played by Bellamy — an African-American, ex-NFL lineman who recently moved in with his white wife Christy (Newton) and her two oddball sons. The potential series will center around him struggling to win the most challenging game of his life: fatherhood.

Bellamy’s character is described as a tough, ex-NFL player who has retired from the field and is looking to move into the sports announcer side of the business. He tries to respect Christy’s wish that he let her be the disciplinarian to his two step-sons, but when he feels like she’s allowing the kids to get away with too much, he steps in with comic results, but also manages to get through to the kids.

The pilot hails from writer Chris Case who will serve as an exec producer, alongside Chris Spencer, Entertainment 360’s Evan Silverberg and Daniel Rappaport and Malcolm D. Lee who is on board to direct. 20th Century Fox TV is the studio.

Bellamy is repped by Innovative Artists, attorney, Jonathan Shikora at Lichter Grossman Nichols Adler and Feldman and manager Barry Katz.

 

[Swiggy]

Becky?

 

[steadyrighteous]

Dammit.

If only it was about one son and not two they could just call it Dat White Boy Crazy! and be done with it.

I can see the poster now...

 

[satam55]

becky newton a nice lil pink toe ....of course he's a ex nfl player in the show tho AND of course his "wife" isnt the mother of his kids so im guessing his ex will show up for comic relief and say how he left her for a white woman

FOX has done this before in the early 90's:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Colors_(TV_series)

 

[steadyrighteous]

VO: This Fall on FOX!

Becki: Sweetie, I've got big news, Havoc is moving in!

Son: Oh snap! Dass wassup! My hitta!

*record scratch*

Bill: Oh HELL no!

*laugh track*

*cue Play the Funky Music, White Boy*

VO: When Havoc left the NFL for family life in the suburbs, he didn't know what he was getting in to...

Becki: He's just a little excitable, Havie, once you get to know him he's sweet.

Bill: Yeah, OK.

Son: Dayyyumm, momma, stop jockin' my swag! Boyeeeeee!

*laugh track*

*cue Now Watch Me Whip, Watch Me Nae Nae*

VO: Bill Bellamy...

Bill: Baby, I love you.... But dat white boy crazy!

*laugh track*

VO: Becki Newton...

Becki: This is my 6th pilot since Ugly Betty! How do I keep getting these chances!

*laugh track*

VO: And introducing, the next in a long line of child stars who'll be hooked on crack in 15 years, Tommy Whitehaven

Son: Can I call you the N-Word?

Bill: Nah

Son: What about the D-Word?

Bill: What's that?

Son: Dad....

*aww track*

VO: Dat White Boy Crazy.


I'm not saying this would be a better show, but this would be a better show

 

[pickles]

Bill is living the typical Coli posters dreams.

 

[FTBS]

This is the nikka you chose to play a former NFL lineman with an imposing name like "Havoc" . They really got a bytch named "Becky" to play his wife .

 

[winb83]

I think maybe he should have been an ex-defensive back.

 

[Young Bishop]

FOX has done this before in the early 90's:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Colors_(TV_series)

I remember this!

 

[NormanConnors]

FOX has done this before in the early 90's:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Colors_(TV_series)

I remember this show. It was actually decent

 

[patscorpio]

bill bellamy? playing an ex linebacker ? lol

 

[The Phoenix]

VO: This Fall on FOX!

Becki: Sweetie, I've got big news, Havoc is moving in!

Son: Oh snap! Dass wassup! My hitta!

*record scratch*

Bill: Oh HELL no!

*laugh track*

*cue Play the Funky Music, White Boy*

VO: When Havoc left the NFL for family life in the suburbs, he didn't know what he was getting in to...

Becki: He's just a little excitable, Havie, once you get to know him he's sweet.

Bill: Yeah, OK.

Son: Dayyyumm, momma, stop jockin' my swag! Boyeeeeee!

*laugh track*

*cue Now Watch Me Whip, Watch Me Nae Nae*

VO: Bill Bellamy...

Bill: Baby, I love you.... But dat white boy crazy!

*laugh track*

VO: Becki Newton...

Becki: This is my 6th pilot since Ugly Betty! How do I keep getting these chances!

*laugh track*

VO: And introducing, the next in a long line of child stars who'll be hooked on crack in 15 years, Tommy Whitehaven

Son: Can I call you the N-Word?

Bill: Nah

Son: What about the D-Word?

Bill: What's that?

Son: Dad....

*aww track*

VO: Dat White Boy Crazy.


I'm not saying this would be a better show, but this would be a better show

LMAO, I could hear it all so perfectly in my head.

 

[Originalman]

Haha this shyt is different strokes with a white woman.

I just can't take these jokers on TV serious anymore. They interject white folks in every show.

Jokers would do a show in a Nigerian prison and have white leads all on the show. Jokers would do a TV show on growing up in 30s harlem and have a bunch of white folks in it.

 

[Milk N Cookies]

Wasnt this covered in the predicable sitcom thread? I put my Coli cash at least 5 of the episodes are going to be ones that were dropped there.

 

[OmegaK2099]

that guy used to get hit on by all the rnb divas in the 90s