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Article: Mario Van Peebles gets buffed
- Article from:
- Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness
- Article date:
- October 1, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright Weider Publications Oct 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Soon there may be no question as to who has the baddest physique in show business. Move over, Bruce Willis and Tom Cruise, here comes Mario Van Peebles. Rising to the challenge of the most demanding role of his career, Van Peebles portrays a $2-billion cyborg fighting machine in the action sci-fi adventure flick "Solo," to be released in late summer. His on-screen physique is well-muscled and rock-hard, created by living a bodybuilding lifestyle.
"Solo is super-strong, so I had to look super- strong," Van Peebles says. "In addition to becoming stronger and larger, I had to become very limber to execute the gymnastic requirements of the character. Solo cannot die. He walks through water, ...
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... ... android in an identity crisis, Van Peebles tags all the bases of action flicks. Ten minutes into ``Solo,'' Van Peebles has a) appeared shirtless ... something to say. Unlike ``Solo.'' Here are some of Van Peebles' films available on video ...
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