WEBVTT - Rick Fox Full Interview

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<v Speaker 1>My next guess. I've always wanted to talk to this

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<v Speaker 1>guy because he's just so talented, and I just want

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<v Speaker 1>to get into his head and find out when he

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<v Speaker 1>found these natural gifts outside of athletics, which is acting.

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<v Speaker 1>My next guys is a film and television actor, businessman,

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<v Speaker 1>retired basketball player, and e sports franchise owner. He played

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers,

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<v Speaker 1>storied franchises, winning three NBA titles. Hey, you know you're

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<v Speaker 1>doing one when three you got to be doing? Summer Please,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to the Money Making Conversations, Rick Fox, Hello, thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you very much for having me. Hey, Rick, this man.

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<v Speaker 1>You went to North Carolina? Right, Okay, so tar Hell

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<v Speaker 1>tar her baby doing your thing back then? Now where

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<v Speaker 1>did where did the acting pop up with your degree at?

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<v Speaker 1>What your academic training and drama or something when it's

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<v Speaker 1>acting pop up? What would your degree? Playing in North Carolina? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I was in college from nine and at that time

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<v Speaker 1>I started off as an econ major for a season

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<v Speaker 1>and it was very taxing, and I did well enough

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<v Speaker 1>that semester, but I realized I didn't have between, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>basketball practices under Dean Smith and academics at Carolina, as

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<v Speaker 1>well as a social life. It was something that I

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<v Speaker 1>knew was gonna be hard to manage all three. At

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, I was starting to blossom as a

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<v Speaker 1>an NBA player potentially, so finding you know, what I

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<v Speaker 1>would do in my career after basketball, I knew I would.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew I'd be in the NBA, and so it

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<v Speaker 1>was an opportunity to look at what was that major

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<v Speaker 1>that I could take that I could transition out of

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<v Speaker 1>the career in sports into. So I figured, you know, look,

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<v Speaker 1>radio television, emotional pictures was something from an entertainment standpoint

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<v Speaker 1>I'd be able to use as a broadcaster. That's someone

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<v Speaker 1>that would be maybe involved in television in some capacity

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<v Speaker 1>in the future. So I studied radio television, most pictures

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<v Speaker 1>from the communication standpoint, And in my senior year, I

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<v Speaker 1>took a couple of classes because I was ahead, I

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<v Speaker 1>was head. You know, you don't hear that a lot

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<v Speaker 1>senior year. Yeah, years in college man graduated. Uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I come from the air where you didn't really leave

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<v Speaker 1>school unless you were Michael Jordan's and then you didn't

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<v Speaker 1>even leave until after your junior year. So I took

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<v Speaker 1>a drama class, which was a part of the elective

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<v Speaker 1>as a radio television and most picture, I took an

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<v Speaker 1>art class. And it was in that moment when I

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<v Speaker 1>took those two classes, I realized that there was an

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<v Speaker 1>artist in me, a creative side that I didn't know existed.

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<v Speaker 1>And if I hadn't taken him my senior year, I

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<v Speaker 1>probably would have my degree probably would have been in drama.

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<v Speaker 1>But I finished and graduated, and I knew at that

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<v Speaker 1>point I wanted to explore some more. And so, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as I started my NBA career, about the second year

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<v Speaker 1>into my career, an opportunity to audition for a movie

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<v Speaker 1>came up until I went I went in that direction

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<v Speaker 1>and made an attempt to try and be hired as

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<v Speaker 1>an actor. We have my friend, um, you know I have.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm speaking to Rick Fox of uh NBA Champion. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not the word reformer. He's an NBA champion, three time

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<v Speaker 1>NBA champion. He's on the show to talk about One

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<v Speaker 1>Fine Christmas with premiers nowhere for fifteen at nine pm

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<v Speaker 1>Eastern and Pacific and a pm Central own own Own network,

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<v Speaker 1>that's Oprah's network. Um, before we get into that in

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<v Speaker 1>more detail, you had that sweet jumper, a sweet jumper,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you know, your three point shooter. Just looking

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<v Speaker 1>at the game today, you know, because you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>get slapped for hitting mid range jumpers nowadays it seems

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<v Speaker 1>you know about hit you in the back of your

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<v Speaker 1>heat and the coach might throw a basketball and back

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<v Speaker 1>of your head nowadays. So what do you say to that?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that is that smart basketball? Or or is that

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<v Speaker 1>just the way the game is nowadays? It's the game today.

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<v Speaker 1>I come from a different era. We you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>did that. We shot threes, but we didn't shoot you know,

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<v Speaker 1>fifty four threes in the game. Strategic three, strategic three. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Today today's game is just a different brand of basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not to say that it's not um the

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<v Speaker 1>way to play the game. I don't. I choose not

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<v Speaker 1>to really judge this era's basketball. It's something that's not well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm judging it, Rick, I'm judging r Sean McDonald judging it. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>If you guys, man, these guys the stepping behind it

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<v Speaker 1>back and have a nice Lottle eighteen seventy foot jumper,

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<v Speaker 1>they step back. Yeah, I know, I know. It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's put it this way. Taken me a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>years to to to tune in uh and accept that

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<v Speaker 1>as as you know, the brand of basketball that I

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<v Speaker 1>would I would coach, or I would I would want

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<v Speaker 1>to play. Um, it must be fun, I'm sure, and

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<v Speaker 1>very rewarding financially two guys, because statistically you can see

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<v Speaker 1>that they can put up a lot of statistics volume, volume, point.

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<v Speaker 1>But is it winning? Isn't winning? Is it winning basketball?

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<v Speaker 1>In some cases, it's been winning basketball for some teams.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think when you have thirty teams trying to

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<v Speaker 1>do the same thing, not every player is capable of

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<v Speaker 1>shooting from the range that we see step shooting from now,

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<v Speaker 1>or that we even see one or two big men

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<v Speaker 1>shooting from. But everyone you like, you're passing the ball

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<v Speaker 1>on the other side of the court, he's shooting. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>can you get the ball my era, in my area,

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<v Speaker 1>you can take a shot from that distance. They don't miss.

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<v Speaker 1>You were sitting on the bench the rest of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I mean crazy. You know, I'm based in Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 1>Basic doesn't always have interesting stories because I always remember

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<v Speaker 1>Game seven when I used to lost the Golden State.

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<v Speaker 1>They missed like twenty seven three pointers in a row,

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<v Speaker 1>something like something incredible. You know all that you just

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<v Speaker 1>driveed to go, just drive it to go, just up,

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<v Speaker 1>just determined to hit three points in law. It was

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<v Speaker 1>just the most the most tragic thing I ever saw

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<v Speaker 1>in my life, because you know, that was that was

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<v Speaker 1>a series where Chris Paul was his handy and I

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<v Speaker 1>had six seven Charles Boor to tell you, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and live and die by the by the by the

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<v Speaker 1>jump shot, the teams. I've seen teams that have the

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<v Speaker 1>teams insistently and it really is. And so so now

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<v Speaker 1>let's go over to the active because I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that a little bit because I became a

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<v Speaker 1>fan and you know, when you look at people, you

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<v Speaker 1>you see the talents and you're a good looking guy

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<v Speaker 1>and then you talent athlete. When you made your you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I knew the first appearance in acting, it really caught

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<v Speaker 1>my eye was ours, you know, use good show. Yeah, man,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm telling you, man, you I was like you, you

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<v Speaker 1>look like you look like a basketball player that needed

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<v Speaker 1>to be in jail. Yan you right, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying, because you know, Antana a great cast of

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<v Speaker 1>actors in that in that TV series, they kind of

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<v Speaker 1>broke the cable mode, unlocked cable television for its grittiness.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we need to watch cable the day you

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<v Speaker 1>see and here you know, his nudity is language, the

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<v Speaker 1>graphic content, and they pushed, they pushed the boundaries. And

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<v Speaker 1>Oz was pretty much that first show some twenty something

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<v Speaker 1>years ago that did that. And uh, I didn't know

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<v Speaker 1>it at the time, but I was a part of,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, something iconic and and it was, it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was amazing to work with the talent, talented actors

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<v Speaker 1>that if you look at the roster there that went

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<v Speaker 1>on to man today. There they started some of the

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<v Speaker 1>top movies and TV shows out there. Well, you know

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<v Speaker 1>when I look at that character, you know, I always say,

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<v Speaker 1>is that if I say the character in real life,

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<v Speaker 1>that the character was the form or in New England

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<v Speaker 1>Patriots Tiny and Aaron Hernaniez, you know, because he was

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<v Speaker 1>just he was just out of control, just out of

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<v Speaker 1>control is his peer group would just let him do

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<v Speaker 1>whatever you want to do. And guess what when you

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<v Speaker 1>have nobody protecting you, And that's what it all comes to.

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<v Speaker 1>And I look at stories that are well crafted like

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<v Speaker 1>an Os and You've been a part of that and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm seeing you playing that role to It's such a

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<v Speaker 1>realistic moment, you know, because your character can tell you nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>And I remember one the character said something about what's

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<v Speaker 1>your options now? What you gonna do now? And you

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<v Speaker 1>had no response because brother, this is your life now.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. That's Uh. There's been a number of athletes

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<v Speaker 1>wanting to think of the last twenty years, like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you weren't able to handle the success or the money,

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<v Speaker 1>or the or the power and made decisions that landed

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<v Speaker 1>them in position. The person that was originally supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>play the character Jackson Hue was Anthony Mason. Anthony made

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<v Speaker 1>and got into a situation literally leading up to the

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<v Speaker 1>captain of that that that TV series where he got

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<v Speaker 1>in trouble for you know, raping uh fifteen year old girl.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was. You know, Anthony Mason is no

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<v Speaker 1>longer with us, um, but I remember the opportunity popping

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<v Speaker 1>up because at the time, I'm very adamant about Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>Mason not participating in this in that show that Toime

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<v Speaker 1>Fontana was looking looking to happen to play the character.

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<v Speaker 1>Were really allowed you to establish your skill set and

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<v Speaker 1>it's been coming back. When we come back, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>getting more detail. One Fine Christmas, which premiers Friday and

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<v Speaker 1>over fifteen and nine pm Eastern and Pacific on amer

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<v Speaker 1>Rick Fox, you got a lot of things happening to franchise.

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<v Speaker 1>He you know, got a podcast. He tried to be

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<v Speaker 1>like me. Of course, you know, he looks better than me.

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<v Speaker 1>He always look he'd be laying, he's coughing. He's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>look better. Just here right now, my man, my next guest.

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<v Speaker 1>As I said earlier, you know as a film and

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<v Speaker 1>television actor, businessman, retired basketball player, and e sports franchise owner.

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<v Speaker 1>Before we go into the movie. Now, I'm a fan

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<v Speaker 1>of Green Leaf. Okay, now, they do not use you enough. Rick,

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<v Speaker 1>You know, do I need to do what I need

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<v Speaker 1>to do? Man? Do I need to over there? They

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<v Speaker 1>need to do some social media posts or something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know that that story that's store right there is crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's an amazing world. It's a great show to

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of, the great cast. I've been honored

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<v Speaker 1>the last two years. And in this season here uh

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<v Speaker 1>Darius character various character takes up a bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>a side car to uh to know are coming back,

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<v Speaker 1>uh the the first boyfriend to great screen leaf and so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, so to set up that is happening, and

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<v Speaker 1>then I Am Darius returns for the final season. So

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<v Speaker 1>it'll get it'll get heated again. But yeah, let's let

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<v Speaker 1>me pick up that I just saw the last episode.

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<v Speaker 1>You know that, you know, like you know Charissa crazy

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<v Speaker 1>Charity realized that Judy, you know, the you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>Pat Tolder told my man feel that, hey, you want

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<v Speaker 1>to you want to run this church? You got married

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<v Speaker 1>Judy and Judy and so he went and told coach

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<v Speaker 1>coach Charity, hey, you take their ring off your finger

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm not married. She told her to get out

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<v Speaker 1>of that. And then Home Girl was told by a

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<v Speaker 1>man uh Lamar Rutgert character. He found out, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>she's sleeping with Fernando, and Fernando just gave her a

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<v Speaker 1>wheel to let him know that, Hey, mom, Paul meaning

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<v Speaker 1>my man, my girl. A lady may and her husband

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<v Speaker 1>or former husband or whoever you wanna call. He's still

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<v Speaker 1>living in the same house. They may have killed a

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<v Speaker 1>lady who lived in the house before that, that's why.

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<v Speaker 1>So so you're telling me I won't get this right

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<v Speaker 1>now because I gotta put because I'll be waiting on you. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be waiting on because you're my boy. Okay, So

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<v Speaker 1>so so the next few episodes, I'm gonna be seeing you,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what you're telling me. Well, I don't, uh, well,

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<v Speaker 1>the season that comes, I think maybe I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes back quite yet, but uh in in

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<v Speaker 1>the season. Uh and I'm not sure which episodes there

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<v Speaker 1>are now, but season season five will be you'll see

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<v Speaker 1>me back in. Okay, she's right now. Season four is Aaron,

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<v Speaker 1>So season five, I'm gonna see you, Okay, cool, don't worry, brother,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be I'll be pushing you on social media. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna I'm gonna push you so much. Man, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>get an Emmy nominee, at least the image of I'm

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<v Speaker 1>because I love you to death. Now let's go over there. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>why what they what? They set this up so they

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<v Speaker 1>won't be mad at me talking to all this stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>They say nothing about this movie. Now you've got a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to work with uh your daughter and uh I

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<v Speaker 1>know that specially I have a daughter, man, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>she's twenty two, she's in college and she loved my life.

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<v Speaker 1>Talk about talk about that experience, my man. Uh, my

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<v Speaker 1>daughter's grown up in the nineteen Now she's at a

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<v Speaker 1>university for a film and television herself at Chapman University

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<v Speaker 1>and here in Orange County, and her career is just

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<v Speaker 1>taken off in front of the camera as well at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time learning how to be a filmmaker. And

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<v Speaker 1>I got the call about being on this in this movie, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, one one one from Christmas, and and then

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<v Speaker 1>I and my daughter had been booked the role and

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't told me, and and said that she was working

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<v Speaker 1>with Vanessa Williams. I thought she met her mom and

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<v Speaker 1>and then I you know, she's growing up on sets.

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<v Speaker 1>She grew up on set her entire life. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>she was in The Baby, she was in her first movie,

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<v Speaker 1>and she's been on the stage of the Oscars performing

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<v Speaker 1>and he's got a lot in the industry along the way.

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<v Speaker 1>But this was her first opportunity to act in the movie.

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<v Speaker 1>And and then to get the talk because I've worked

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<v Speaker 1>with the producers before, and then they get to call

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<v Speaker 1>myself to play Roger opposite us Vanessa. You know, there

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<v Speaker 1>was fortunately one scene that we had together Sasha and

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<v Speaker 1>I and it was a proud moment, as a proud

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<v Speaker 1>moment to see her be so professional and to know

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<v Speaker 1>what she was doing on set into the acting. We know.

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<v Speaker 1>The thing I like about that is that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because we know we've been on the set. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you've been in a professional world, and you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>and when you when as a young kid it comes

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<v Speaker 1>around an environment they didn't and they get used to,

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<v Speaker 1>they get comfortable around, they see things differently, they see

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<v Speaker 1>the possibilities that they can achieve. And that's why I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's what you really you know, they call it nepotism,

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<v Speaker 1>they call it what its chronism, whatever they want to

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<v Speaker 1>call it, but it's being able to be in that environment,

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to see it and allow to experience

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<v Speaker 1>and say I can do this. And that's what that's

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<v Speaker 1>what you're telling me when you said she's been at

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<v Speaker 1>the OSCAR, she's been here, she's been on stage, she's cameras,

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<v Speaker 1>don't bother her anything, her mom anything, Her mom and

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<v Speaker 1>I have tried to hold her back and have her

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<v Speaker 1>just focused on school and then she she obviously is

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<v Speaker 1>a grown but she's a woman now, and so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>she pursues her own duties and those after things, and

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<v Speaker 1>she's uh, she's also a model and works for Serena

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<v Speaker 1>Williams's s line and Kardashian's skims line, And these are

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<v Speaker 1>all things that I'm being told she's doing. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>like the one trying to trying to get her higher.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's that she's the one ready to start her

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<v Speaker 1>her working career. And so she's pretty she's pretty, pretty

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable working and pretty confident having been around these environments

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<v Speaker 1>her entire life. I always equated to like a Steph

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<v Speaker 1>Curry who grew up rebounding for NBA players at the

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<v Speaker 1>arena dad, you know, being a part of that world

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<v Speaker 1>to where it's second nature. So they're a to be

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable being on stage, being on set, being you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in the press, talking to the media. It's something that

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<v Speaker 1>they've been around their entire life. So it's just second nature,

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<v Speaker 1>it really is. And I think that's important that we

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<v Speaker 1>expose our children to that opportunity, that ability to walk in,

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<v Speaker 1>especially when your people of color, you know, we don't

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<v Speaker 1>have that opportunity as often, and so when we walk in,

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<v Speaker 1>we can push ourselves back and going should I should

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<v Speaker 1>I speak up? Can I? Can I direct? It's not enough?

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<v Speaker 1>Who would listen to me? You know, you can often

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<v Speaker 1>question your talents before your talents are even uh been

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<v Speaker 1>have been? Have been criticized? You know, you can hold

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<v Speaker 1>back to your own natural abilities and so so getting

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<v Speaker 1>on this set, So do you tell us what the

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<v Speaker 1>movie exactly is about? One fine Christmas was the premier

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<v Speaker 1>is Friday? No, we're with fifteen not PM Eastern and

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<v Speaker 1>Pacific on own. Tell us what the movie is about? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's alway movie and uh, you know at this time

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<v Speaker 1>of the year, you know, you can't get I personally

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<v Speaker 1>can't get enough of them. Big fan here, bro, big fan,

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<v Speaker 1>big fan. Yeah, you know, set in the tone of

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<v Speaker 1>family being the most important thing, and as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, getting together at the holidays is not always

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<v Speaker 1>the easiest thing to do. It brings brings families together,

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<v Speaker 1>but it brings up a lot of a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>feelings and emotions amongst and around yourselves. Um, in this case,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if you stop and really just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>take in those that are loved and those that are

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<v Speaker 1>around you. I play a character, Roger, who gets stuck

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<v Speaker 1>in in in the city, who's who's doing it has

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<v Speaker 1>a business relationship with Susan, the character that that is

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<v Speaker 1>the mother of Sasha's character Haley, Haley's home for the holidays.

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<v Speaker 1>Her mom is one of those go getting, NonStop working

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<v Speaker 1>individuals that isn't is watching the holiday season passer by

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<v Speaker 1>because of her her inability to stop and and and

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<v Speaker 1>be present with her family and incase three storylines and

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<v Speaker 1>my storyline with Susan and Haley are just just the

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<v Speaker 1>element of the romantic potential relationship during the holidays that

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<v Speaker 1>comes together and played by Vanessa Williams, not my wife,

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<v Speaker 1>former wife, but the other Vanessa Williams that she's always

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<v Speaker 1>had to explain that throughout her acting career, by the

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<v Speaker 1>way they both yeah and uh. But it was nice

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<v Speaker 1>to meet her and work with her, I think because

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<v Speaker 1>I've obviously followed her from her work as well, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was it was a bit of an inside joke

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<v Speaker 1>for us all beyond set and at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll be working with uh, Sasha's other moms. It's really

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<v Speaker 1>interested in looking at your brand now, e franchise owner.

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<v Speaker 1>I was looking at The Bowlers, which is on HBO,

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<v Speaker 1>and they had one of the characters was going in

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<v Speaker 1>that direction being an e franchise e owner. What exactly

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<v Speaker 1>is that Rick, the professional sports owner. I think of

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<v Speaker 1>owners that own the Lakers or Celtics. UM have a

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<v Speaker 1>protein traditional sporting team. You you you may be a

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<v Speaker 1>fan of UM. This generation is has grown to a

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<v Speaker 1>level where the technology is unlocked the opportunity for a

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<v Speaker 1>global a global presence around video games, whether it's the

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<v Speaker 1>viewing of them and the introgon of watching them and

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<v Speaker 1>watching people playing them, or your desire to actually compete

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<v Speaker 1>at the highest level and making a career yourself. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's how this special over sixty minutes they was

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<v Speaker 1>talking about. You know, they got a it's like a

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<v Speaker 1>little team, you know what, they're in the house. They

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<v Speaker 1>gotta practice, they gotta you know, they gotta train over

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<v Speaker 1>and over and you gotta try to recruit the best

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<v Speaker 1>players for your team. Is that's high set up for

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<v Speaker 1>you as well? Oh yeah, now this is this is

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<v Speaker 1>pro pro sports and UH, you know I got into

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<v Speaker 1>UH five years ago where you know, the initial investment

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<v Speaker 1>with my partners was a million dollars and was in

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<v Speaker 1>a short for from just and you have the sports

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<v Speaker 1>brands UH and teams that are valued at four under

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<v Speaker 1>million dollars. You know ours hasn't reached that. Would you

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<v Speaker 1>what you say, I need to slappy? What do you say? Man? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, yeah, I know they get the what did

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<v Speaker 1>you call money making conversations? Four five years ago? You know?

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<v Speaker 1>Did I be happy with your brother? And I know

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<v Speaker 1>I could have got us for million franchise tag because

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I do, brother, That's what I do. But well,

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<v Speaker 1>let me tell you the gaming industry at large, the

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<v Speaker 1>massive industry. It's it's larger than the end of it's

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<v Speaker 1>the largest, you know industry entertainment, it's it's quite doubles

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<v Speaker 1>music and TV and movies. So so when you think of,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the opportunities in the sports community, around video

0:20:46.560 --> 0:20:51.760
<v Speaker 1>games in general at large, you know, the possibilities are endless.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we grew up, as you know, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>we grew up in the put down the video game

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<v Speaker 1>controller and get out of the house generation. You tell,

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<v Speaker 1>you tell a kid die in this generation, he'll just

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<v Speaker 1>leave the house and go to his phone and play

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<v Speaker 1>video games on his phone. Absolutely. Because my daughter, she's

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<v Speaker 1>in the game design, she's in game design. She said,

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<v Speaker 1>she went to school mechanical engineering and now she's a

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<v Speaker 1>she's a national honor so side the deans of student

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<v Speaker 1>in game design. So I, my man, I know what

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<v Speaker 1>you're doing is is not only cutting age with moneymaking

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<v Speaker 1>and so I just want to get you the call.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, tell you I'm a fan of your

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<v Speaker 1>your skill, you're You're a fan of you, what you've

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<v Speaker 1>done with your career and what you are doing with

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<v Speaker 1>your career from not only from an acting educational, from

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<v Speaker 1>a from a parent and proud I'm proud Papa too, brother,

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<v Speaker 1>So I know where you're coming from. I know the

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<v Speaker 1>smiles on your face. And when my daughter gave me

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<v Speaker 1>an honor at the University of Houston and put it

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<v Speaker 1>around my neck, I knew that was a proud moment

0:21:46.640 --> 0:21:49.960
<v Speaker 1>for me. So again, one fine Christmas premieres Friday, you

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<v Speaker 1>know with my fift on Own nine pm Eastern and

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<v Speaker 1>Pacific Own Network. My man, I appreciate you calling the

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<v Speaker 1>show and and anytime you need to Rick Rushan McDonald

0:22:00.080 --> 0:22:02.280
<v Speaker 1>be there for you anything that you do. You need

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<v Speaker 1>me to promote your franchise, just let me know I'll

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<v Speaker 1>do it for you. Okay, thank you, appreciate I appreciate it,

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<v Speaker 1>thank