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Posted: February 27, 2004 11:26 am
BRISTOL, Conn. - Barry Pepper (news) will star as auto racing star Dale Earnhardt (news) in "3," a made-for-TV movie by ESPN.
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Pepper played the role of Roger Maris in the HBO feature "61." His films also include "Saving Private Ryan," "Knockaround Guys" and "25th Hour."
He also will serve as co-executive producer on "3," which will debut in December. He said Earnhardt "captured my fascination and the hearts of millions of NASCAR (news - web sites) fans across America."
"The opportunity to produce this with them is an aspiring filmmaker's dream come true," he said.
ESPN also begins production this spring on a movie about baseball's Pete Rose. The network already has done films on basketball coach Bob Knight (news - web sites) and football coach Bear Bryant.
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Pepper played the role of Roger Maris in the HBO feature "61." His films also include "Saving Private Ryan," "Knockaround Guys" and "25th Hour."
He also will serve as co-executive producer on "3," which will debut in December. He said Earnhardt "captured my fascination and the hearts of millions of NASCAR (news - web sites) fans across America."
"The opportunity to produce this with them is an aspiring filmmaker's dream come true," he said.
ESPN also begins production this spring on a movie about baseball's Pete Rose. The network already has done films on basketball coach Bob Knight (news - web sites) and football coach Bear Bryant.
