Kevin DiCiccio , the man who owned Buddy — star of the popular “Air Bud” movies — and helped create the film series is in dire straits … he’s homeless, about to be kicked out of the shelter where he’s staying.
TMZ spoke to DiCiccio Saturday … who tells us he’s staying at a shelter down in San Diego, but his 90-day limit is coming to an end soon — and, he has no idea where he’ll go from here. It’s the end of the line … and, he’s terrified.
Kevin — who found future dog actor Buddy near his Yosemite cabin and took him in back in the day — explains his next step seems to be living on the street … complicated by the major health issue with which he is dealing.
The way Kevin tells it … despite helping to create “Air Bud” — he’s credited on 11 of the films as the character’s creator — he never received much monetary compensation for the massively popular movies under the Disney banner.
KD explains earnestly he went bankrupt and spiraled into a period of depression. He adds he used medical marijuana for a time — which he believes led to him developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD. Kevin denies ever using any other drugs.