Dan Gross: A role Lappy can't bite into

August 23, 2011|By Dan Gross
  • Judd Apatow and Ian Laperriere

WHEN A Flyers official heard that "40-Year-Old Virgin" director Judd Apatow was looking for a hockey player with no teeth for his new movie, he knew just who to recommend: Ian Laperriere.

The injured winger jumped at the opportunity and enlisted teammates Scott Hartnell, Matt Carle and James van Riemsdyk to join him in Hollywood for a 16-hour-day shoot in Apatow's "This is Forty."

The guys portray hockey players who hit up a bar after a game and end up dancing and somehow playing with Lappy's false teeth.

"I made a fool of myself, but it was fun," Lappy told us yesterday. "I like to try different things."

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Laperriere admits that he was the worst dancer of the group, with Carle a close second, but that "JVR and Hartsy had some moves."

Lappy, who served as an analyst for Comcast SportsNet during the playoffs last season, put off dental work for the movie role.

He's an Apatow fan and enjoyed some of his other films, which include "Superbad," "Knocked Up" and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." Lapperiere enjoys all kinds of movies except horror films. "I'm not big on blood - I see my share of blood on the ice," he notes, agreeing with us that it's usually his.

Lappy says that he feels great physically but still has issues with blurry vision in his eye and is not sure whether he'll return to the ice.

"This is Forty" stars Megan Fox, Wyatt Russell and Apatow's wife, Leslie Mann, and is slated for release in December 2012.

Megan's ride

The Augusta MV motorcycle that Megan Fox rode in "Transformers II" is on display at Floyd's 99 Barbershop (2610 Moreland), in Willow Grove, courtesy of local motorcycle dealer Fast by Feracci. Customers are invited to sit on the bike and take pictures.

It's there another week or so.

Fresh Prince surprise

Will Smith was a surprise guest at WRNB DJ Lady B's 30th Anniversary concert Sunday night at the Dell Music Center.

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