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Keith Joseph Loneker (June 21, 1971 – June 22, 2017) was an American actor and American football player. For much of his short career, his large football-lineman build garnered him roles largely as thugs or football players. His first movie was director Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight (1998)[1] and later the Neil LaBute thriller, Lakeview Terrace (2008).[2]

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Keith Loneker
Loneker in 2012
Born	(1971-06-21)June 21, 1971 Roselle Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	June 22, 2017(2017-06-22) (aged 46) Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Years active	1998-2017

Personal life

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Growing up in Roselle Park, New Jersey, Loneker faced some personal obstacles that he worked hard to overcome for his entire life. In high school, while playing football, he endured a hip injury, for which doctors said he would never play any sports again. Loneker ignored the doctor and decided to work out intensely to rehabilitate himself. After two years being off, he stepped onto a football field once again. Loneker, although just happy to play again with his friends, ended up with a scholarship to the University of Kansas.

NFL career

Keith Loneker

No. 64
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	(1971-06-21)June 21, 1971 Roselle Park, New Jersey
Died:	June 22, 2017(2017-06-22) (aged 46) Lawrence, Kansas
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
College:	Kansas
Undrafted:	1993
Career history
Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams (1993–1995) Atlanta Falcons (1996)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 19 Games started: 5
Player stats at NFL.com

Although Loneker was passed over in the NFL draft after graduation, he insisted on "walking on" with the Los Angeles Rams. Loneker not only made the team but went on to start by the end of his first season. Loneker blocked for then rookie running back, Jerome Bettis.

Acting career

While playing in the NFL, a former teammate who was working as an agent called Loneker and told him he had a part for which he thought he'd be perfect. Loneker had never acted before, but made a tape for the audition and the producers hired him from his tape alone. He was surprised when he landed the role of "White Boy Bob" in Out of Sight. Loneker went on to roles in Rock Star, Superbad, Leatherheads, and Lakeview Terrace.[3][4] When Loneker wasn’t auditioning for movie roles, he was a substitute teacher at Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas.

Personal life and death

Loneker died of cancer on June 22, 2017.[5] He had a daughter Kylee Loneker, and a son, Keith Loneker, Jr., who also played football at the University of Kansas.[6]

Filmography

*Also starred in “Destination: Planet Negro” (2013). Role: Monster Truck Rally.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Out of Sight	White Boy Bob
2001	Rock Star	Roadie #1
2002	Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie	Big Red	TV
2007	Superbad	Wild Bill Cherry
2008	Leatherheads	Big Gus Schiller
	Lakeview Terrace	Clarence Darlington
2012	Rhino	Donny "Rhino" Reinhardt
2013	A True Story	Skinny Pete
2014	Jersey Boys	Knuckles
2015	Pass The Light	Coach Peters
	Bad Ass 3	Pierre
2016	Outlaws and Angels	Little Joe
	What We've Become	Larry
2017	The Vault	Cyrus	Posthumous release

References

External links

• Keith Loneker at IMDb

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