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Exclusive: Dan Bilzerian Talks To SOFREP “For The Record”

Exclusive: Dan Bilzerian Talks To SOFREP "For The Record"

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The Hollywood Reporter came out with a story earlier this week that hit a nerve in the SEAL community.  Former BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) trainee-turned actor Dan Bilzerian was suing the producers of Lone Survivor regarding a reported $1 million he put into the project in return for a role in the movie.

“According to the suit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, producers Randall Emmett and George Furla agreed Bilzerian could play the role of Sr. Chief Healy in the Navy SEAL drama, and that he would “appear recognizably” in the film for at least eight minutes and speak at least 80 words of dialogue. But Bilzerian says he appears in the film for less than one minute and has just one line.” from the Hollywood Reporter

For those of you not familiar, Lone Survivor is a movie based on the best-selling book written by former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell.

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  • Jeremy A

    As usual, I appreciate the solid reporting on this guy. Saw him on a Joe Rogan Youtube clip today, and seemed kinda fishy he kept talking about the “SEAL community”... but he never was one. OK, he can do BUD/S. Not the point of being a SEAL. Then I looked him up on Twitter. Yep, he’s an attention douchebag - not who I’d want representing the US in the most intense combat situations around the world.

  • Skip M

    I'm pretty impresessed of anyone who made it through 99% of that coarse. I also agree that is a selection Cousy and anyone could be dropped for any reason not making standards. About his lawsuit, its toaltaly unrelated to his Quest to be a Seal, it's a contract in good faith to play a Seal. And he Proubly deserves his money back and costs. I know this is an old thread,but it's new to me,I just joined this blog not long ago. All I hope is as a man,he learns and acts like the professional intructers we're trying to instill in him .

  • HowFar?

    Bilzerian is a douchebag.

  • Brett1

    I just listened to the replay of Dan's interview on Howard Stern.  He clearly stated that his desire to make it through SEAL training was to be able to tell people he was a SEAL.  I gotta hand it to the instructors for catching this one before he went any further.  In a time of PR issues and the quiet professional standard not being followed this guy could have raised the bar for OPSEC problems.

  • RobbyRobinson1

    JHR big_hatdance  Can anyone say Erik Prince? Shuts that theory down...in a big way!!!