19 Awesome Movie Cameos Nobody Saw Coming

4. Chuck Norris - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Dodgeball Chuck Norris
Fox

In a film with memorable apperances from David Hasselhoff and Lance Armstrong, it's nevertheless Chuck Norris who delivers the funniest and most crowd-pleasing cameo.

When Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn) and his team require a 2-1 vote from the judges' panel in order to compete in the dodgeball final after initially forfeiting, it's a second thumbs-up from judge Norris which allows LaFleur and his team to take part.

LaFleur memorably thanks Norris, who returns in kind, effectively kickstarting Norris' status as an Internet meme, one which has endured for over a decade.

And to top things off, this sets up the brilliant post-credits gag, in which a grossly overweight White Goodman (Ben Stiller) feasts on fried chicken while comdemning "F***in' Chuck Norris."

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