Denis Leary, in his underwear, with a bear
July 28, 2010 Matt Denis Leary, News
As Tommy Gavin on Rescue Me, we know Denis Leary has the ability to fight fires, but we don’t think any sort of training he’s had up until this point included taking on wildlife (unless maybe you count Operation: Dumbo Drop?).
Leary ignored wildlife warnings near his home in Connecticut and had a encounter with a bear.
“5:30 on a Sunday morning about a month ago…I get up, (get a) hot cup of coffee, go outside, have a cigarette… I’m in my underwear, not a bright thing to do either. And like that, a bear pops up in the driveway out of the woods… It’s a huge black bear… He’s right in front of me.”
“The first thing they say (is) make yourself big. Me in my underwear, I look like an even bigger toothpick… Bears will eat you because their cubs are nearby but they will also eat you if you’re just an annoying guy… All of a sudden the bear looks at us and he just ambles off. I felt like I was a tall cow and I froze up.”
The thought of Denis Leary standing in his driveway in his underwear during the morning hours is pretty hysterical. Add on to that a bear and you might just have the next Leary movie that no one would watch. Operation: Underwear Bear Encounter. Denis, can we please pitch this to the movie studios for you? We’ll charge half of what your agent does.
