Shaq to star in comedy based on his business empire

Shaquille O'Neal and TruTV have announced that they are working on a scripted comedy show starring the former Lakers big man.

The show, which is currently titled Shaq Inq., is a workplace comedy based on O'Neal's ever widening business empire, and will be TruTV's first scripted series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Rare SI Photos of Shaq

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1991

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1992 SEC Tournament

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1992 NCAA Tournament

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Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley

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Shaquille O'Neal and Patrick Ewing

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Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan

1995 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals - Game 3

Shaquille O'Neal and Hakeem Olajuwon

1995 NBA Finals - Game 2

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1996 NBA Eastern Conference Finals - Game 4

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Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and George Mikan

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Shaquille O'Neal with friends Jerome Crawford and Andre Spellman

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Shaquille O'Neal with friends Jerome Crawford, Kenny Bailey and Andre Spellman

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Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal

2000 NBA Finals - Game 6

Shaquille O'Neal and Chris Tucker

2001 NBA Finals - Game 5

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Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant

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Shaquille O'Neal and the Laker Girls

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Shaquille O'Neal with Lakers trainer

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Shaquille O'Neal and Phil Jackson

2002 NBA Finals - Game 3

Shaquille O'Neal, Jason Collins, Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson

2002 NBA Finals - Game 3

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Shaquille O'Neal and Yao Ming

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Shaquille O'Neal and Earl Boykins

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Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade and Tyson Chandler

2006 NBA Eastern Conference Quarterfinals - Game 1

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2006 NBA Finals - Game 3

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Shaquille O'Neal, Steve Nash and Grant Hill

2006 NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals - Game 1

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Shaquille O'Neal, Glen Davis and Manu Ginobili

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2012 LSU vs. Washington

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2014 Wimbledon - Day 1

The show will be the NBA analyst's second on the reality programming-based network, following Upload with Shaquille O'Neal, which features Shaq and co-hosts riffing on viral videos as well as filming their own hidden camera pranks.

Shaq has a large filmography, starring in Kazaam, and making cameo appearances in several recent Adam Sandler films.

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