Soccer star David Beckham is making his acting debut with a cameo role in Matthew Perry's latest TV comedy "Go On."
David Beckham is internationally known for his work on the football pitch. The striker has been the star player for England and been a part of many elite soccer clubs. And now he wants to try his hands in acting. According to recent reports, Beckham bagged a cameo role in Matthew Perry's latest TV comedy "Go On."
Perry's new NBC series will see him play the role of a widowed sportscaster named Ryan King and the "Friends" star has asked Beckham to make a guest appearance on the show. Other famous real-life sports personalities are also expected to make a guest appearance on the TV show.
"We've talked to David Beckham and he said that he would do it, so that was very exciting. We have asked ice hockey star Wayne Gretzky. I'd love to have him on the show at some point," Perry told World Entertainment News Network. "My favorite athlete of all time is tennis ace Jimmy Connors, so, I guess my hope is that we get Jimmy Connors to come back and work with me again, which would be a dream come true."
Beckham was encouraged by "Mission Impossible" star, Tom Cruise, to start an acting career.
"I've been encouraging him to become an actor. He's got the looks, he's got everything," Cruise said. "He'd be terrific. I'd love to do action movies with Beckham. He would be great, he could kick ass."
Nevertheless, the former Manchester United player is still in doubt that a career change from sports to acting will do him any good.
"Tom's not offered any acting lessons yet or parts," Beckham said. "I'm not interested. I'm a terrible actor."
