Eminem’s ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Role Revealed as Son of Legendary Character From 1996 Original Film

Eminem is among the plethora of superstar cameos in Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2 movie, which landed on Netflix Friday (July 25).

Slim Shady got back into his acting bag with a small role that actually pays homage to the 1996 original, as he plays the son of Donald, who was the character portrayed by the late comedian Joe Flaherty.

Em pops on the screen and takes a page out of Flaherty’s book, which many may remember had his Donald character interrupting Happy Gilmore’s shots by calling him a “jack—s” mid-swing.

The Detroit legend tells Gilmore he wishes his father were still around, but “he’s in the great sizzler in the sky.” The two nearly came to blows again after Gilmore blew another shot.

While Happy’s not allowed to hit Eminem since he’ll end up back in jail, luckily, this time around, his children are there to take care of Em. “I know a lot about fighting,” Em hilariously said. “I’ll bite your leg off.”

Unfortunately, none of that training worked out for Eminem, as he was lifted and dumped into a nearby lake and met his demise thanks to some alligators swimming nearby. Even Cam’ron — who also appears in the film — laughed at Em getting torn up by the gators.

Em and Cam are far from the only music-related cameos in HG2, as Bad Bunny, who shines as Gilmore’s caddy, Kid Cudi and Post Malone all make appearances.

Eminem hasn’t dabbled much in Hollywood in recent years. In 2021, he starred in an episode of BMF as “White Boy Rick,” and of course, starred as Rabbit in 2002’s 8 Mile, for which he won the 2003 best original song Oscar for “Lose Yourself.”

Watch the Happy Gilmore 2 trailer below.