Gary Lineker may be known for being the face of Walker’s Crisps and his decades long series of amusing adverts, but he will now be putting his true acting abilities to the test in a big budget TV show.
The 60-year-old Match of the Day star has made a nice side career through his commercials career – which has put him, and his ears, on show in short ads.
Now Gaz will be hitting screens in a whole new capacity with a role on Apple TV’s football themed comedy series, Ted Lasso. And it seems Gary is going method with his acting – as he will be playing a version of himself on the series which stars Hollywood actor Jason Sudeikis as the titular character of the series.
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