1 | ->''"Look, you can't be serious, man! You '''[==]''cannot'' be ''serious!''[==]'''"'' |
2 | -->--The Championships, UsefulNotes/{{Wimbledon}}, 1981 |
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4 | John Patrick [=McEnroe=] Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former UsefulNotes/{{Tennis}} player who has 77 singles and 78 doubles titles on the ATP Tour (the top combined total for men in the Open Era[[note]]Defined as starting in 1968, the first year in which all of the Grand Slam events were open to professionals.[[/note]]), including seven titles in Grand Slam singles events. He's also the only male player ever to have been No. 1 in singles and doubles at the same time, and was year-end No. 1 in both for three straight years (1981–83), a record for men or women.[[note]]The only woman to be year-end No. 1 in both disciplines, Martina Navratilova, did so twice.[[/note]] [=McEnroe=] still frequently competes in seniors events, and to the current generation may be best known as a TV commentator who's often creepily accurate in his predictions. |
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6 | He is well known for his outbursts on the tennis court during the game, one of which got him ejected from the 1990 Australian Open. |
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8 | He was married to Creator/TatumONeal, currently married to Music/PattySmyth (formerly of ''Series/{{Scandal}}''), and has five children, three with O'Neal and two with Smyth. Incidentally, he has a tennis-playing brother Patrick, whom he occasionally teamed with in doubles and is also a TV tennis commentator. |
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11 | !!Acting roles |
12 | * 1996: ''Series/ArliSS'' as Himself |
13 | * 1997: ''Series/SuddenlySusan'' as Himself |
14 | * 1998: ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' as Patrick |
15 | * 2002: ''Film/MrDeeds'' as John [=McEnroe=] |
16 | * 2003: ''Film/AngerManagement'' as John [=McEnroe=] |
17 | * 2003-2017: ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' as John [=McEnroe=]/Guy |
18 | * 2004: ''Film/{{Wimbledon}}'' as John [=McEnroe=] |
19 | * 2007: ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' as John [=McEnroe=]/Jimmy Nelson |
20 | * 2007: ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm'' as John [=McEnroe=] |
21 | * 2007-2013: ''Series/ThirtyRock'' as John [=McEnroe=] |
22 | * 2008: ''Film/YouDontMessWithTheZohan'' as John [=McEnroe=] |
23 | * 2010: ''Music/TheLonelyIsland: I Just Had Sex'' as Himself |
24 | * 2011: ''Film/JackAndJill'' as John [=McEnroe=] |
25 | * 2015: ''Film/SevenDaysInHell'' as John [=McEnroe=] |
26 | * 2017: ''Film/FreakShow'' as Coach Carter |
27 | * 2018: ''Film/OceansEight'' as Himself |
28 | * 2020-2022: ''Series/NeverHaveIEver'' as John [=McEnroe=] |
29 | |
30 | !!Presenting roles |
31 | * 2004: ''Series/{{McEnroe}}'' as Host |
32 | |
33 | !!Advertising appearances (as himself) |
34 | * 1980s (year uncertain): Promoted the UK beverage R. White's Lemonade.[[note]]In the UK, "lemonade" refers to [[UsefulNotes/SeparatedByACommonLanguage what the US would call]] "lemon-lime soda" (such as Sprite or 7 Up).[[/note]] |
35 | * 2005: A PETA ad promoting spaying and neutering of pets, in which he launched into a tirade when challenged over his decision to have his dog fixed. |
36 | * 2006: An ad for National Car Rental, referencing his most (in)famous phrase by saying "Any Car? You cannot be serious!" |
37 | * 2007: Promoted Telstra in Australia. |
38 | * 2013: Several commercials for the UK gadget insurance company Protect Your Bubble, in which he emulated his notorious on-court outbursts. |
39 | * 2021: |
40 | ** An ad for [=DirecTV=], in which he's one of several mall patrons hit by tennis balls fired by machines, with fellow tennis great Serena Williams playing Franchise/WonderWoman trying to protect the patrons. [=McEnroe=] responds to being hit with—what else?—"You cannot be serious!" |
41 | ** The self-help subscription service Calm features a sleep story narrated by [=McEnroe=], "Seriously, The Rules of Tennis". It features him [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin describing the rules of tennis]] (much of the "story" is lifted verbatim from the Wikipedia article for tennis). |
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43 | !!Music |
44 | * 2014: Appeared as a guest guitarist on at least one track of ''Stockholm'', the debut solo album of Music/{{Pretenders}} frontwoman Chrissie Hynde. |
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46 | !!Depictions in media |
47 | * 1982: At the height of his career, British comedians Roger Kitter and Kaplan Kaye teamed up under the name "The Brat" and recorded the single "Chalk Dust – The Umpire Strikes Back", depicting a confrontation between [=McEnroe=] (Kitter) and a chair umpire (Kaye). It reached the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart. |
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