{"id":124143,"date":"2024-11-10T07:28:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T00:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124143"},"modified":"2024-11-10T07:28:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T00:28:53","slug":"air-bud-creator-kevin-diciccio-homeless-about-to-be-evicted-from-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124143","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Air Bud&#8217; Creator Kevin DiCiccio Homeless, About to Be Evicted From Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-23a9de3f50641007f8a1f52d46de62a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241109_0cacd6fae7ad4a48bc35184d2645023b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cccd4bbf-11d8-4874-89e0-19d48d695611\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0c\/4by3\/2024\/11\/09\/0cacd6fae7ad4a48bc35184d2645023b_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin DiCicco walt disney pictures\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-23a9de3f50641007f8a1f52d46de62a2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-34494caaaca917077e14758ab7770208\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Kevin DiCiccio<\/strong>, the man who owned <strong>Buddy <\/strong>&#8212; star of the popular &#8220;Air Bud&#8221; movies &#8212; and helped create the film series is in dire straits &#8230; he&#8217;s homeless, about to be kicked out of the shelter where he&#8217;s staying.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-34494caaaca917077e14758ab7770208--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-49fe722fc8c7f10e87999399fe87169b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ spoke to DiCiccio Saturday &#8230; who tells us he&#8217;s staying at a shelter down in San Diego, but his 90-day limit is coming to an end soon &#8212; and, he has no idea where he&#8217;ll go from here. It&#8217;s the end of the line &#8230; and, he&#8217;s terrified.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-49fe722fc8c7f10e87999399fe87169b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5a4bc9d3ca07e0530ea3ebae104f41f8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241109_9cfd3d90a2084751bfc4b2332da339ad\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cccd4bbf-11d8-4874-89e0-19d48d695611\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9c\/4by3\/2024\/11\/09\/9cfd3d90a2084751bfc4b2332da339ad_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin DiCicco\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5a4bc9d3ca07e0530ea3ebae104f41f8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5569c193ff80d22a90ad6b24dd9ea715\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Kevin &#8212; who found future dog actor Buddy near his Yosemite cabin and took him in back in the day &#8212; explains his next step seems to be living on the street &#8230; complicated by the major health issue with which he is dealing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5569c193ff80d22a90ad6b24dd9ea715--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4ef38f7514cf4e7388616c4f996312f3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The way Kevin tells it &#8230; despite helping to create &#8220;Air Bud&#8221; &#8212; he&#8217;s credited on 11 of the films as the character&#8217;s creator &#8212; he never received much monetary compensation for the massively popular movies under the Disney banner.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4ef38f7514cf4e7388616c4f996312f3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-128bea61ce7d03e3d20f7951bfba3a8c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-128bea61ce7d03e3d20f7951bfba3a8c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9789943c4ec50a36d6c7d49af02a9cff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>KD explains earnestly he went bankrupt and spiraled into a period of depression. He adds he used medical marijuana for a time &#8212; which he believes led to him developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD. Kevin denies ever using any other drugs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9789943c4ec50a36d6c7d49af02a9cff--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-779db0be3f41a5c930f356f0de5ff584\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/copd\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20353679\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mayo Clinic<\/strong><\/a>, COPD is an ongoing lung condition caused by damage to the lungs. Swelling and inflammation of the lungs restricts airflow, making it hard to breathe.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-779db0be3f41a5c930f356f0de5ff584--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6d8a2b92ec1c553face6e8bf5886b38f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After years of therapy, Kevin says he was able to manage his depression and even got a job managing a property in 2020 &#8230; though the COVID-19 pandemic put him out of work.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6d8a2b92ec1c553face6e8bf5886b38f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-feb3f93997c740c4d03f7f0f43dd4956\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241109_3c1d3db2b5eb4bdb9dff2ac8a145d106\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cccd4bbf-11d8-4874-89e0-19d48d695611\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3c\/4by3\/2024\/11\/09\/3c1d3db2b5eb4bdb9dff2ac8a145d106_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin DiCicco\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-feb3f93997c740c4d03f7f0f43dd4956--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6507fc2548a05d92895676cf6341ecd2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Kevin says his COPD forces him to use oxygen &#8230; and the only reason the shelter hasn&#8217;t already asked him to leave is because he needs power for his oxygen concentrator. But time is running out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6507fc2548a05d92895676cf6341ecd2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cf18a93c9cf227586613cb5980c61fae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Kevin can&#8217;t stay much longer &#8230; and it&#8217;s unclear how KD will be able to use the concentrator without electricity. Kevin&#8217;s friends have organized a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-air-bud-creator-kevin-dicicco-secure-assisted-living\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GoFundMe<\/strong><\/a> for him &#8230; which has raised about $3k of its $200k goal at the time of this writing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cf18a93c9cf227586613cb5980c61fae--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8da96be0fd3ab0bbee65457adee033de\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8da96be0fd3ab0bbee65457adee033de--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-798d616ddac5ae6f99895ed7e8d37050\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Kevin says he didn&#8217;t want to ask for help in this way &#8230; but, he&#8217;s running out of options &#8212; and he&#8217;s swallowing his pride in hope &#8220;Air Bud&#8221; superfans will lend a helping hand, or paw, to someone who helped bring them joy all those years ago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-798d616ddac5ae6f99895ed7e8d37050--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/11\/09\/air-bud-creator-kevin-diciccio-homes-evict-shelter\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin DiCiccio, the man who owned Buddy &#8212; star of the popular &#8220;Air Bud&#8221; movies &#8212; and helped create the film series is in dire straits &#8230; he&#8217;s homeless, about &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124143\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=124143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=124143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=124143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=124143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}