Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings is about to make his movie debut in Blissful Gilmore 2, the upcoming sequel to Adam Sandler‘s hit 1996 sports activities comedy comedy film.
Eagle-eyed Jeopardy! followers noticed Jennings within the just lately launched trailer for the highly-anticipated film. The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo comes as a information anchor says, “Everyone seems to be speaking concerning the comeback child Blissful Gilmore.” Jennings is then seen in a split-screen shot alongside Stephen A. Smith and rapper Cam’Ron.
“Ken in Blissful Gilmore 2?? Did anybody catch that glimpse of him within the trailer?! I squealed!” wrote one fan on the Jeopardy! Reddit discussion board.
“I believe it will likely be a brilliant transient cameo,” replied one other.
“It’s simply not Blissful Gilmore if he doesn’t get beat up by a recreation present host,” stated one other, referencing a scene from the primary film the place Sandler’s Gilmore will get right into a battle with the late Value is Proper host Bob Barker throughout a celeb golf event.
“I noticed this and puzzled if he would play the Bob Barker position,” stated one commenter. “Love Ken however I don’t see him faring properly in a brawl in opposition to Blissful. However it must be one thing associated to that storyline, I’m very curious the place they go together with that.”
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One other person anticipated a extra subdued look from the Jeopardy! host. “I believe it’s extra probably that Ken reveals up in his mortal capacities, studying a clue concerning the resurgent Blissful in that events-of-the-movie-are-major-events sorta position that Jeopardy! often fills in films,” they acknowledged. “(Though, since Ken’s saying his identify on-camera, I suppose Blissful nonetheless went Triple Stumper? brutal).”
Certainly, from the transient clip, it seems Jennings is on the Jeopardy! set within the film.
“I agree with this, it’ll in all probability be some form of montage like in “Free Man” (perhaps there’s extra distinguished examples of this however that’s the one one I can consider lol),” replied one fan. “Nonetheless cool although! Based mostly on his IMDb, it seems to be like this can be his first cameo as host!”
“I believe Ken being some form of MMA savant can be hilarious,” stated one other, hoping for a battle scene.
Whereas that is Jennings’ first position on the massive display screen, he has made appearances in a number of scripted tv reveals over time. He voiced himself in an episode of The Simpsons in 2017, performed the character “Dean” in a 2018 episode of Murphy Brown, and appeared as himself in a 2022 episode of Name Me Kat alongside his former co-host Mayim Bialik.
Blissful Gilmore 2 premieres on Netflix on Friday, July 25, and can see Sandler reprising the titular position alongside a complete host of well-known faces and visitor stars, together with Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Dangerous Bunny, Travis Kelce, Margaret Qualley, wrestlers MJF and Becky Lynch, Eminem, Kevin Nealon, and lots of extra.
Blissful Gilmore 2, Film Premiere, Friday, July 25, 2025, Netflix