John McEnroe narrates Devi Vishwakumar&#039;s teenage life in Never Have I Ever; who did the tennis legend pick to narrate his teenage years

Tennis Legend John McEnroe, a Netflix Original Narrator, Once Picked Hollywood Royalty to Voice His Teenage Years

In his playing days, John McEnroe was the bad boy of tennis. While he lived up
to his moniker, he even backed up his talk with tremendous success in both
singles and doubles. The seven-time Grand Slam Champion in singles mesmerized
the masses with his exquisite volleying skills at the net and also his iconic
catchphrases. If a tennis fan were to come across the words, “You cannot be
serious,” they may hear or read it in McEnroe’s voice. 


It is this voice that has remained in everyone’s heads as the tennis legend
entered the commentary box and the showbiz world after he hung his racket. Among
his many credits is the Netflix Original
[https://netflixjunkie.com/category/originals/] Series – Never Have I Ever. 

The show features McEnroe as the narrator/inner voice for the teenage Devi
Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan). Akin to the three-time Wimbledon
[https://netflixjunkie.com/category/originals/] champion who serves as her inner
voice, she portrays an impulsive hot-headed figure. Hence, the pairing works
well and may even appear amusing, as McEnroe appears as a voice of reason at
times. 


As McEnroe is serving
[https://www.essentiallysports.com/mindy-kaling-reveals-interesting-reason-behind-casting-john-mcenroe-in-never-have-i-ever-atp-tennis-news/]
as the narrator for a high school student’s story, he was quizzed about who he
would pick to narrate his own teenage years.

In an exclusive chat with the Los
[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-07-16/john-mcenroe-never-have-i-ever-netflix-naomi-osaka]
Angeles Times
[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-07-16/john-mcenroe-never-have-i-ever-netflix-naomi-osaka],
John McEnroe said, “Jack Nicholson. He’s my favorite actor, so I’d love to hear
what his thoughts would be, like [mimicking Nicholson], “Johnny, what are you
doing?””

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This may not be possible as the three-time Academy Award winner has been on a
hiatus since 2010s How Do You Know. 

ALSO READ: Never Have I Ever: Creator Mindy Kaling Reveals Why It’s Best to Say
Goodbye to Devi Vishwakumar and Co in 4 Seasons
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JOHN MCENROE EVEN NAMED BACKUPS TO NARRATE HIS TEENAGE YEARS

Jack Nicholson (85), serving as the narrator, would have been something
extraordinary. However, McEnroe revealed some other names he would pick to serve
as the voice of his teenage years. This included two names from the 1970s
Charlie’s Angels. 

The tennis [https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/tennis/] legend said, “I
love “Charlie’s Angels.” So if we’re going to do something completely bizarre or
total opposite where it’s a girl that’s doing teenage John McEnroe thoughts — I
mean, it gets complicated with Farrah [Fawcett] because I have a connection…
Jaclyn Smith might have been my favorite.”

Besides names from Tinseltown, McEnroe even named an athlete who could provide
the words to a potential show about his life in the 70s. This was three-time NBA
[https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nba/] champion and Boston Celtics
[https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nba/boston-celtics/] legend Larry
Bird, with whom he appeared in a 1979 7Up commercial.


“I probably would have thought of someone that was another athlete, like Larry
Bird or something, because Larry Bird and I are completely different,” concluded
the 4x US Open [https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/tennis/us-open/]
champion. 

The likes of Jack Nicholson, Jaclyn Smith, Larry Bird, and Farrah Fawcett are
huge names. From the quartet, Nicholson, Bird, and Smith could still be
approached to narrate a bio series. It could focus on John McEnroe’s high school
years and culminate with his insane run
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1977/06/29/mcenroe-18-gains-semis-at-wimbledon/1b09d9be-fd10-4bd3-974c-402e7c819fc0/]
from the qualification tournament to the Wimbledon semis as an 18-year-old. 

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Star Iman Vellani And ‘Never Have I Ever’s Maitreiyi Ramakrishnan
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-when-shawarma-led-the-way-to-a-beautiful-friendship-for-ms-marvel-star-iman-vellani-and-never-have-i-evers-maitreiyi-ramakrishnan/]

Such a series about an elite athlete’s younger days is not new or surprising.
Audiences have seen it with names such as The Rock
[https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/the-rock/] (Young Rock) and Michael
Jordan [http://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/michael-jordan/] (The Last Dance). 

What do you make of John McEnroe’s picks to narrate his teenage times? Could
such a series get a green light? 

Reubyn Coutinho

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In his playing days, John McEnroe was the bad boy of tennis. While he lived up to his moniker, he even backed up his talk with tremendous success in both singles and doubles. The seven-time Grand Slam Champion in singles mesmerized the masses with his exquisite volleying skills at the net and also his iconic catchphrases. If a tennis fan were to come across the words, &#8220;You cannot be serious,&#8221; they may hear or read it in McEnroe&#8217;s voice. 
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It is this voice that has remained in everyone&#8217;s heads as the tennis legend entered the commentary box and the showbiz world after he hung his racket. Among his many credits is the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/category/originals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix Original</a> Series &#8211; Never Have I Ever. 
The show features McEnroe as the narrator/inner voice for the teenage Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan). Akin to the three-time <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/category/originals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wimbledon</a> champion who serves as her inner voice, she portrays an impulsive hot-headed figure. Hence, the pairing works well and may even appear amusing, as McEnroe appears as a voice of reason at times. 
<iframe loading="lazy" title="Best Narration From John McEnroe | Never Have I Ever | Netflix" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DQ0WVyon-w0" width="853" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> 
As McEnroe is <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/mindy-kaling-reveals-interesting-reason-behind-casting-john-mcenroe-in-never-have-i-ever-atp-tennis-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">serving</a> as the narrator for a high school student&#8217;s story, he was quizzed about who he would pick to narrate his own teenage years.
In an exclusive chat with the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-07-16/john-mcenroe-never-have-i-ever-netflix-naomi-osaka" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los</a><a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-07-16/john-mcenroe-never-have-i-ever-netflix-naomi-osaka" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Angeles Times</a>, John McEnroe said, &#8220;Jack Nicholson. He’s my favorite actor, so I’d love to hear what his thoughts would be, like [mimicking Nicholson], “Johnny, what are you doing?”&#8221;
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This may not be possible as the three-time Academy Award winner has been on a hiatus since 2010s How Do You Know. 
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/never-have-i-ever-creator-mindy-kaling-reveals-why-its-best-to-say-goodbye-to-devi-vishwakumar-and-co-in-4-seasons/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Never Have I Ever: Creator Mindy Kaling Reveals Why It’s Best to Say Goodbye to Devi Vishwakumar and Co in 4 Seasons</a>
<h2>John McEnroe Even Named Backups to Narrate His Teenage Years</h2>
Jack Nicholson (85), serving as the narrator, would have been something extraordinary. However, McEnroe revealed some other names he would pick to serve as the voice of his teenage years. This included two names from the 1970s Charlie&#8217;s Angels. 
The <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/tennis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tennis</a> legend said, &#8220;I love “Charlie’s Angels.” So if we’re going to do something completely bizarre or total opposite where it’s a girl that’s doing teenage John McEnroe thoughts — I mean, it gets complicated with Farrah [Fawcett] because I have a connection&#8230; Jaclyn Smith might have been my favorite.&#8221;
Besides names from Tinseltown, McEnroe even named an athlete who could provide the words to a potential show about his life in the 70s. This was three-time <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nba/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA</a> champion and <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/nba/boston-celtics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boston Celtics</a> legend Larry Bird, with whom he appeared in a 1979 7Up commercial.
<iframe loading="lazy" title="John McEnroe Tony Dorsett &amp; Larry Bird 1979 7Up Commercial" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VL_7qEgRN7E" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> 
&#8220;I probably would have thought of someone that was another athlete, like Larry Bird or something, because Larry Bird and I are completely different,&#8221; concluded the 4x <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/category/tennis/us-open/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">US Open</a> champion. 
The likes of Jack Nicholson, Jaclyn Smith, Larry Bird, and Farrah Fawcett are huge names. From the quartet, Nicholson, Bird, and Smith could still be approached to narrate a bio series. It could focus on John McEnroe&#8217;s high school years and culminate with his insane <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1977/06/29/mcenroe-18-gains-semis-at-wimbledon/1b09d9be-fd10-4bd3-974c-402e7c819fc0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">run</a> from the qualification tournament to the Wimbledon semis as an 18-year-old. 
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Such a series about an elite athlete&#8217;s younger days is not new or surprising. Audiences have seen it with names such as The <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/the-rock/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rock</a> (Young Rock) and <a href="http://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/michael-jordan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Jordan</a> (The Last Dance). 
What do you make of John McEnroe&#8217;s picks to narrate his teenage times? Could such a series get a green light?

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