old pro
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Both as actor and character — jaded, cynical, satisfied — he’s the series’ sane old pro, who will instruct Noa in the art of taking a cigarette break without a cigarette.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
Maron plays Mitts, the former caddy and current grifting partner to Wilson’s old pro Pryce Cahill, a washed-up golf pro who finds a late-in-life second wind by discovering a young prodigy.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025
Tako is the brave old pro, able to take on potentially daunting tasks like crossing a stream.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022
Carroll says Bryant is beginning to look like an old pro at his new position.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022
He felt like an old pro, clueing in the new kid.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
