WEBVTT - Robert Townsend Full Interview

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<v Speaker 1>next guest. A lot to say about this young man.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a comedian, actor, director, television producer, filmmaker. He rose

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<v Speaker 1>to fame with the critically acclaimed film Hollywood Shuffle, a

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<v Speaker 1>satire depicting the trials and tribulations of black actors in Hollywood.

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<v Speaker 1>He is a new documentary film out making, The Five Heartbeats,

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<v Speaker 1>about his journey to making the blockbuster iconic film The

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<v Speaker 1>Five Heartbeats. The movie premieres exclusively tonight Tonight, everybody. That's

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<v Speaker 1>why he's on the show today. They get the word

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<v Speaker 1>out one night only in five hundred theaters nationwide. Please

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<v Speaker 1>work with the money making conversations. The incredible Robert Townsend,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you so much for having me, baby boy, on

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<v Speaker 1>your business. Let's just go. You just gotta know how

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<v Speaker 1>much I love him, when you know, when you you

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<v Speaker 1>know how important he is to my career. This is

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<v Speaker 1>the first time and every time I see him, always

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<v Speaker 1>hug and say, man, you know you're the reason I'm

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<v Speaker 1>where I'm at. The he stopping and I don't laugh

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<v Speaker 1>is off, not because he knows. Because what happened was

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<v Speaker 1>in the eighteen when I was finished doing Steve Show

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<v Speaker 1>Me and the Boards and ABC, I was I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have no agency. I just I was just out there,

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<v Speaker 1>just basically wild it out in the l a, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as a comedian, and he hired me on his very

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<v Speaker 1>popular w B show The Parenthood as a writer. If

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<v Speaker 1>he does not hire me as a writer, I have

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<v Speaker 1>no foothold in the writing business. Because he knows how

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<v Speaker 1>difficulty is for African American writers to even especially back then,

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity to the right. And I always look at

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<v Speaker 1>him and I thank him. I said, man, thank you, brother,

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<v Speaker 1>because I wouldn't be interviewing him right now because that's

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<v Speaker 1>his that's his m O. Though. He gives people an opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's why he's had such longevity and such positivity

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<v Speaker 1>in this business. And that's why I'm happy to have

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<v Speaker 1>you on my show man to help you out, help

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<v Speaker 1>so much. I just want to get this word out

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<v Speaker 1>about the documentary. But but, but here's the thing. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, you are the architect of designing and

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<v Speaker 1>creating and building on stuff from a business perspective on

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<v Speaker 1>the way down. So my whole thing is, uh, this

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<v Speaker 1>is my new documentary. It's about the Five Heartbeats. People

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<v Speaker 1>you know, over the years love the Five Heartbeats. Over

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred million clips have been shared worldwide from this film,

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<v Speaker 1>and so people ask me all the time about doing

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<v Speaker 1>a sequel or something like that. I could never figure

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<v Speaker 1>it out. But sometimes the stories behind the scenes are

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<v Speaker 1>more you know, exciting sometimes in the movie. And this

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<v Speaker 1>documentary is a roller coaster rived about how I made

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<v Speaker 1>The Five Heartbeats. I saw close to ten thousand actors

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<v Speaker 1>and open calls to to decide on the four guys

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<v Speaker 1>that would be in the film. It is my journey

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<v Speaker 1>with the Temptations because a lot of people don't know that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, initially they think it's the Dells. They think

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<v Speaker 1>it's the Temptations. In the documentary, I set the record straight.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a roller coaster ride. And it's like having a

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<v Speaker 1>front row seat on the set watching this movie be made.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I'm really proud of it. And it's one

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<v Speaker 1>night only Fathom Events. If they want to get tickets,

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<v Speaker 1>they can google Robert Towns and dot com making the

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<v Speaker 1>Five Heart Beats. But I'm just excited to talk to you,

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<v Speaker 1>so thank thank you again for having me. Okay, we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna talk about a lot though this is you can

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<v Speaker 1>slow you can slow down the energy because you're getting

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<v Speaker 1>off the air. I got you for a man. I

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<v Speaker 1>got the man, Robert Townson, So I know you've been

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<v Speaker 1>doing a lot of quick star. I can hear that

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<v Speaker 1>little quick tone thank you. No, no, you're not going

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<v Speaker 1>anywhere with my friends because we got to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>this and got more detail. But also that career man,

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<v Speaker 1>that that it's really influenced so many people today. But

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<v Speaker 1>I want to let you know about what Sean McDonald's

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<v Speaker 1>doing right now. For Robert Hownson. You know, I got

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<v Speaker 1>the link and I got the social media posts on

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<v Speaker 1>all my money making conversation platforms, which Facebook, which is Twitter,

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<v Speaker 1>which is Instagram. It's going up on all my that's

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<v Speaker 1>only guy that's already updated today. Also it will be

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<v Speaker 1>updated on my ra Sean McDonald fan Club, which is

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<v Speaker 1>on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. You know. And so with

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<v Speaker 1>that being said, that's I got almost a million followers.

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<v Speaker 1>So believe me, my friend, I'm doing my part. And

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<v Speaker 1>guess what I'm putting boost I'm buying some boost on

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<v Speaker 1>these posts so we can just get it out even further,

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<v Speaker 1>because you don't. Sometimes they just sit there put that

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<v Speaker 1>boost on that. Brother. You know, I love it. I

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<v Speaker 1>love it. I love it because what we're supposed to do, Robert,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what we're supposed to do. Man, we suppose your friend,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and and and that's what social media is

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<v Speaker 1>a big game changer when you're out there trying to

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<v Speaker 1>get our brands out there, and the only way it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna happen. So when they called me and say hey,

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Towns and uh want to know, you know, people

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get different media out let, Let's say, come on, really,

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Townsend. Okay, we're booting somebody off the Monday Show.

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<v Speaker 1>We're booting somebody off the Money Show. Thank you, brother,

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<v Speaker 1>I love you. And so and so let's talk about this, Robert.

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<v Speaker 1>You know about the Five Party because my program to

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<v Speaker 1>went that's my favorite movie and my favorite movie, and

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<v Speaker 1>so why is it? And then both of them project

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<v Speaker 1>managers favor that's my favorite movie too. Uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think people love The Five Heart Beats because there's

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<v Speaker 1>some some themes in that film that I think resonate

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<v Speaker 1>with a lot of people. You know, it's the rags

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<v Speaker 1>the richest story. It's friendship, it's forgiveness, and at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day, it's family. The five guys are

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<v Speaker 1>at that you know, barbecue together and they're still friends

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<v Speaker 1>and they're still with their women after all those years.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I think it really gives people hope. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and Eddie King Jr. His story, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to go from you know, being a drug addict and

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<v Speaker 1>kicked out of the group to finding God and getting

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<v Speaker 1>his salvation. I think all of those things resonate with

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<v Speaker 1>the audience. I know, he got kicked out because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he was looking good and had all the women, he

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<v Speaker 1>had the voice, all the women. That's my favorite character

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<v Speaker 1>because it wasn't it wasn't too far away from the

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<v Speaker 1>real dude. Well, you know, here, here's the thing. In

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<v Speaker 1>the in the documentary, I talked about meeting uh David

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<v Speaker 1>Ruffin and and talk about you know how David Ruffin

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<v Speaker 1>really influenced me. And I met with him and when

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<v Speaker 1>I met with him, he was strong out And I

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<v Speaker 1>told Keenan. I said, Keena, because Keenan co wrote the

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<v Speaker 1>script with me. I said to Keenan, I said, man,

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta help this brother. Let's still make them technical advisor,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're gonna get him in rehab and we're gonna,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're gonna pay for it. And then you

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<v Speaker 1>know it didn't happen because he passed away, but it

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<v Speaker 1>was just you know. So so the documentary is really

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<v Speaker 1>the journey, you know, because it's my love of Motown

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<v Speaker 1>and Detroit and I'm from Chicago, but it's all that

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<v Speaker 1>great music and so you know, it's really I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's a beautiful journey of an artist, you know, And

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think there's ever been a documentary about a

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<v Speaker 1>film a black filmmaker who tells his story and tells

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<v Speaker 1>and tells it honest and tells him with this level

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<v Speaker 1>of passion. So you got this idea and you in

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred theaters. How do you get your idea to

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred theaters and then only one particular night that

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<v Speaker 1>which means it's event. This is an event tonight, everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>This is an event. Your just something special? Is something unique?

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<v Speaker 1>How did that come about? Well? You know the thing

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<v Speaker 1>for me, you know, I know your show is about

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<v Speaker 1>business and being an entrepreneur, and I understood that there

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<v Speaker 1>is an audience out there that loves the five Heart Beats.

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<v Speaker 1>So I went to Fathom Events and I pitched my

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<v Speaker 1>vision because they haven't done a whole lot of events,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, surrounding content for African Americans, so this was

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<v Speaker 1>the first time. And I just kind of looked at

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<v Speaker 1>a lane and said, hey, I think there's a big

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<v Speaker 1>audience for this, and you know, I want to see

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<v Speaker 1>and test the frequency. I think we can make some

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<v Speaker 1>money on it. And um, they I did the numbers

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<v Speaker 1>and broke down my power point how many markets, how

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<v Speaker 1>many times it plays on television? The Twitter followers, the

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram followers and people they heard the pitch and they said, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>we've never done anything like this, and then they saw

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<v Speaker 1>the documentary. And then once I posted one time, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we got close to a half a million people

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<v Speaker 1>that were engaged with one post. So then it's just

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<v Speaker 1>been growing and growing and growing and just getting the

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<v Speaker 1>word out. So I think as an entrepreneur, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta find a lane. You gotta look at the lane,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you know, you take a piece of content

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<v Speaker 1>like the five Heartbeats and say there is still an

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<v Speaker 1>audience for this film, and and it all just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of lined up. They saw the vision and Uh, I

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<v Speaker 1>think the documentary is really good and I'm excited for

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<v Speaker 1>people to see it tonight. Will you make it? Will

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<v Speaker 1>you be making any physical appearances at any of the screenings?

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<v Speaker 1>You know what in in? Uh, here's where everybody is.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're in Philadelphia, Uh, John Canada Terrell who played Flash,

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna be in Philadelphia. If you're in New York City, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>Leon and Harry Lennox are gonna be in New York City.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you're in l A, you know at I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be in Century City with Michael Wright. Uh, Michael

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<v Speaker 1>right Tico, Uh, Deborah Lacy and then at the Century City.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you're in the hood hood, then that's on Cranshaw,

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<v Speaker 1>that's Fallen Hills. Hard Thorne James is gonna be there,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, I'm standing in the hood. Yea. So because

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<v Speaker 1>he might daggle some people out the window playing Big Red,

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<v Speaker 1>he's down in the hood and so we're all representing.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's trying to share the love today on the phone,

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Townson, incredible Robert Townson. When he comes back, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to talk about their first appearance on HBO when

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<v Speaker 1>I first discovered him, and he blew me away media man,

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<v Speaker 1>which I feel should be a sitcom more with Robert Townson.

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<v Speaker 1>I just for showing McDonald you're listening to money making conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel so especially he's on the phone to promote

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<v Speaker 1>tonight only Tonight only screen needs in five Theater's nationwide

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<v Speaker 1>the making The Five Heartbeats. His journey to making the

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<v Speaker 1>blockbuster iconic film The Five Hot Beats. Uh. He started

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<v Speaker 1>as an extra and um, he's an idea guy. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>telling Robert, Robert Townson, I'm speaking to Robert. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>tell you something. You amazed to me. Man, um Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>when I look at my life, you've played so many

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<v Speaker 1>important roles before I knew you. Because here's something really interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>When the Hollywood Shuffle came out, I was doing radio

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<v Speaker 1>in Houston, Texas, and he had assistant who I still

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<v Speaker 1>love to day, Charlie Jordan's. She was on my show

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<v Speaker 1>and I contacted Charlie Jordan. I said, this movie. I

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<v Speaker 1>love this movie. What can I do to help promote

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<v Speaker 1>this movie? Because you just struck a nerve, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you struck a nerve back then, you're struck a nerve today?

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<v Speaker 1>How you because you you know how to connect emotionally

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<v Speaker 1>with your fan base. That's a gift. Talk to me

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<v Speaker 1>about that. You know, I love what I do and

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<v Speaker 1>I love my craft, and so when people look at

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<v Speaker 1>something that I've created, I've gone through at least rewrites

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<v Speaker 1>on any if you if you look at the Five

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<v Speaker 1>Heart Beats or meteor Man, or working on stuff like

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<v Speaker 1>Baps with halle Berry or Holiday Hardwood being Rains and

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<v Speaker 1>Alfrey Woodard, I really take time to really develop the

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<v Speaker 1>material and make sure it's right. And I won't stop

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<v Speaker 1>until I find I get perfection. So you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>I believe in. I believe to me in life and

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<v Speaker 1>business and anything in life, You've got to go to

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<v Speaker 1>the extra mile. So I think when people see anything

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<v Speaker 1>I create, they know I've gone the extra mile. It's years.

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<v Speaker 1>Media man, Yes, sir, I saw this movie. Been a fan,

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<v Speaker 1>been a super fan this movie. I'm why isn't this

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<v Speaker 1>show Disney? Why isn't this show now? Why isn't this

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<v Speaker 1>show on Amazon Prime? On Netflix? Please help me with

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<v Speaker 1>this show. I love this show, media man. Well, you

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<v Speaker 1>see you speak in life, right, now, So it's probably

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<v Speaker 1>gonna happen, you know, because you don't. Here's the thing,

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<v Speaker 1>I never have repeated myself. Everything I've ever created was

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<v Speaker 1>unique and different. This is the first time, with this

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<v Speaker 1>documentary on the Five Heartbeats, that I'm revisiting any kind

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<v Speaker 1>of body of work that I've created. So I think that, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I may do a reboot of of Media Man.

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<v Speaker 1>There's so many ideas in my brain that I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to get out, you know that I'm getting now, not trying,

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<v Speaker 1>but getting now. And I think that right now that

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of where my head is at, just creating

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<v Speaker 1>new art. Well, I'm Jesus um just the first black

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<v Speaker 1>superhero family with the Media Man. If you haven't say,

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<v Speaker 1>if you have not seen this movie, please watch this movie.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very entertaining, still very super relevant today. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a black Panther before Black Panther. Let's gonna be real,

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be real. And and there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>famous people in this a lot of famous vossovers in there,

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Tucker name one. It was voicing a lot of things.

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<v Speaker 1>And that it's very open that I've seen the movie

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<v Speaker 1>in years and I still remember how impactful that movie

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<v Speaker 1>is because three movies this young man has done, I say,

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<v Speaker 1>young Robert Townson Hollywood Shuffle made an impact over Richard's life.

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted. He made me want to be a promoter

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<v Speaker 1>because I was trying to find him so I can

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<v Speaker 1>promote his product. Okay, then he comes back with Media Man.

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<v Speaker 1>When I was writing on the show, that's when he

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<v Speaker 1>came out, you know what I'm saying, And so I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, wow, this is so you know, this is

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<v Speaker 1>a good storytelling because it was so relatable about an

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<v Speaker 1>actual family. There were superheroes that but but they had

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<v Speaker 1>these skills, but they still have to deal with the

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<v Speaker 1>family issues. We're just kind of like black Lightning in

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<v Speaker 1>the Yesterday. I'm just letting you know he's he's done it,

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody's kind of like replicating what he's done. His show.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's really black lightning. Okay, Media Man, when that

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<v Speaker 1>you talked about up up in a way or dissity

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<v Speaker 1>up up in a way. I had the superhero family.

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<v Speaker 1>Medior Man was me with my powers by myself. That's right,

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<v Speaker 1>that's right, that's right, that's up up. I apologize. I apologize.

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<v Speaker 1>No good all good, but but you know what, they

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<v Speaker 1>got me getting ready to go on television. I might

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<v Speaker 1>have to walk out of here. I just gotta give

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<v Speaker 1>you heads up because I'm doing kt L A okay, okay, okay, cool.

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<v Speaker 1>When you don't worry, just talk to me about you

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<v Speaker 1>like the director. The second episode of Love is and

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<v Speaker 1>uh it's for Oprah's Network and we just got picked

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<v Speaker 1>up for another season. It's created by the the amazing

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<v Speaker 1>Mara brock a Kill and uh, I just had It'll

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<v Speaker 1>make you fall in love If you haven't seen the show,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's about her her relationship with her husband, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's freaking amazing. And then, uh, as a matter

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<v Speaker 1>of fact, I'm reoccurring doing a reoccurring character on Black

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<v Speaker 1>Lightning and I'm directing one of the episodes. So your

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<v Speaker 1>instincts are right again, Rashaant. So it's it's like lovely lovely.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're you're recently given an Icon Awards Association in America.

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<v Speaker 1>Icon Talk talked to us about that before you get

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<v Speaker 1>out of here. Well, you know the thing is that, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>this organization, you know, was honoring different people they honored,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I just felt really honored because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the highest because Harry Belafonte was honored at the same

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<v Speaker 1>time with me, So it was just, you know, my

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<v Speaker 1>body of work. I shared the evening with them, but

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<v Speaker 1>I just felt like I still got a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>work to do. Like when you say young man, I

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<v Speaker 1>still feel it feel really young. Like Black Black Enterprise

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<v Speaker 1>gave me an award, and I kind of a ward

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<v Speaker 1>the other you know, like a few months back with

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<v Speaker 1>John Lewis, and I was like, I can't be in

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<v Speaker 1>the room with John Lewis. This man is still fighting

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<v Speaker 1>the good fight. So I gotta step up on my

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<v Speaker 1>game and do a lot of work. But but I

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<v Speaker 1>just want to say thank you for taking all this time.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't mean to rush. They got running me into

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<v Speaker 1>the studio now, but I just want to say today

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<v Speaker 1>I just wanna let the fans know. If you're a

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<v Speaker 1>fan of The Five Hard Beats, go to the theaters

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<v Speaker 1>today one night only. It is making The Five Hard

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<v Speaker 1>Beats and you won't be disappointed. It's some beautiful journey

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<v Speaker 1>with a filmmaker and how I made that movie, the

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<v Speaker 1>ups and downs, and it will inspire you. And if

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<v Speaker 1>you're just an entrepreneur, because I know that's what this

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<v Speaker 1>show is about. You'll see, you know, a muscle being

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<v Speaker 1>used like never before to create something out of nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>So thank you, Thank you so much for having me

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