The Hoff
Did you know that Star-Lord has three dads? First, there’s Yondu, whom he realized far too late was the fatherly figure in his life. Then there’s Ego, his real-dad, who’s also a real jerk. We love Kurt Russell’s portrayal of Ego, but we also hate him for nailing it. Then there’s David Hasselhoff, the man that Star-Lord would admit was his dad.
He joked in the first movie that the Hoff was his dad, which laid out the groundwork to cast David in the second film. And as it turned out, it actually worked! Not only did he star as himself in GOTG Vol. 2, but he also played an Ego’s alter-ego.