User:Eli Welker Vinatieri

Eli Welker Vinatieri is a stage name used and created by Mathieu Lawrence. The name was created on July 17, 2006. The name is a combination of Lawrence's three favorite NFL players: Eli Manning, Wes Welker, and Adam Vinatieri. Lawrence gets credited as Eli Welker Vinatieri for television shows, guest roles, and movie roles. However, he is often interviewed as Mathieu Lawrence. When asked why he created Vinatieri, he stated that "acting is one of my favorite jobs of all time, just like NFL players love having the chance to play football. When I act, I assume the role of another person and act like that person. I created this character to be the actor within myself. He portrays me, but a more confident, serious, and driven me. Those are the same qualities I see in those players I named him after." As a running gag, when Lawrence is acting as Vinatieri he wears a blue jersey with the number 97 in white, since 97 is Eli Manning's number, 10, plus Wes Welker's number, 83, plus Adam Vinatieri's number, 4.