Mick Foley reveals why he said no to TV role

Mick Foley

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley explained this week why he declined an offer to play Santa Claus in the hit Fox series “New Girl.”

The former Hardcore legend took his words to Facebook and revealed that “New Girl” star Zooey Deschanel is one of his favorite actresses, and that saying ‘No’ was “heartbreaking.”

“I got the inquiry from my agent (I wasn’t definitely ‘in’, but really think I would have gotten the role),” Foley writes, “and was absolutely thrilled…until I saw that the role called for me to be a rather sleazy St Nick, throwing some sexual innuendos at the lovely Ms Deschanel – and unfortunately, I just can’t do that as Santa.”

Foley, however, says that had he been playing a variation on himself, he’d have no problem portraying a sleazy character.

“Here’s the strange thing: I’d be more than happy to play a seedy, innuendo throwing version of myself. In fact, I had no problem whatsoever playing a small role in the upcoming feature #Dixieland, where I played myself in a bizarre dream sequence at a Mississsippi strip club, where I ‘make it rain’ on actress Riley Keough, the stunningly beautiful grand-daughter of ELVIS PRESLEY.”

Foley concludes that even though the timing for the part would coincide with the release of the documentary “I Am Santa Claus” (scheduled for release on Nov. 4 in theaters), it would have “just felt wrong.”

“But I just can’t do it as Santa. Sure, it would have been great publicity for the release of I Am Santa Claus, and I could have probably talked Zooey into taking a photo with me for #FoleyIsElfWeek2 – part of my 365 day #FoleyIsSanta challenge (currently at day #308) But it just would have felt wrong.”