EPISODE · Jul 14, 2024 · 22 MIN
Ep. 37: The Mother of Black Hollywood w/ Jenifer Lewis
from Ope Cast The Pod · host Ope Cast The Pod
On this episode, Braden sat down with movie, television, and Broadway actor Jenifer Lewis. Jenifer was born in Kinloch in St. Louis County and attended Webster University. Lewis starred on ABC’s Black-ish for eight seasons as the hilarious grandmother Ruby Johnson. Lewis has appeared in more than 400 episodic television shows, 68 movies, 40 animations, and four Broadway shows. Credits include: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Friends, A Different World, Twenties, Cast Away, What’s Love Got to Do With It, Think Like a Man, The Princess and the Frog, Mickey Mouse Funhouse, Rugrats, Cars I, II and III, American Dad, and Hairspray. She is known as the “Mother of Black Hollywood.” They discussed how The St. Louis Walk of Fame and Hollywood Walk of Fame are equal in her eyes, being immortalized on the new 'Tiana's Bayou Adventure' and Walt Disney World, her tragic fall in the Serengeti, favorite dishes, and more. You can follow Jenifer on Instagram at @JeniferLewisforreal and check out the full list of her work on Wikipedia.
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On this episode, Braden sat down with movie, television, and Broadway actor Jenifer Lewis. Jenifer was born in Kinloch in St. Louis County and attended Webster University. Lewis starred on ABC’s Black-ish for eight seasons as the hilarious grandmother Ruby Johnson. Lewis has appeared in more than 400 episodic television shows, 68 movies, 40 animations, and four Broadway shows. Credits include: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Friends, A Different World, Twenties, Cast Away, What’s Love Got to Do With It, Think Like a Man, The Princess and the Frog, Mickey Mouse Funhouse, Rugrats, Cars I, II and III, American Dad, and Hairspray. She is known as the “Mother of Black Hollywood.” They discussed how The St. Louis Walk of Fame and Hollywood Walk of Fame are equal in her eyes, being immortalized on the new 'Tiana's Bayou Adventure' and Walt Disney World, her tragic fall in the Serengeti, favorite dishes, and more. You can follow Jenifer on Instagram at @JeniferLewisforreal and check out the full list of her work on Wikipedia.
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