Former
NBA star and
icon-without-portfolio. "The Worm". First made his name with the
Detroit Pistons, as an excellent defensive specialist, though with all the grace of a middle linebacker.
Ordinary guy. Then the makeover: he starts dying his
hair odd colors, starts making trouble on and off the court. He misses games and practices due to
hangovers. He becomes a journeyman player, despite his undeniable talent for defense and rebounding.
After Detroit, there's stops in San Antonio and Chicago; in both cases, the teams sign his nondescript pal Jack Haley to function as Dennis' babysitter. He gets an MTV show as a further platform for his self-indulgence (but I rather liked the episode with Pat Smear and Kelsey Grammer). WCW. He and his occasional wife - the equally publicity-addicted Carmen Electra - were arrested for mutual domestic violence. It is said that they deserve each other. I didn't say a word.