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There's a lot of Donald Glovers, Jordan Peeles, Justin Simiens. And there's a lot of me's, too.

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Wearing one hoop earring and playing with the androgyny - that's who I am. That's what I like to do. And I feel the world should see that. I'm not going to put a shield up or be more feminine to make people feel comfortable.

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When people think of the South Side of Chicago, they don't think about where I'm from. It was sort of a pocket: this idyllic community of black people who took care of each other, knew each other, spent time with each other.

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I was running around all the time, talking out of turn, a lot of energy, and obsessed with movies. There's nothing I loved more than going to the movies.

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I remember going to 'The Wood' and leaving my friend and my mom, who I came with, to go sit in the front row because I was so excited.

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I knew very early on I wanted to be a television writer. My teachers told me I was a strong writer and had a voice. I really leaned in to that.

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I've been obsessed with television since I was 7 years old, and I've always been writing on some level.

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People can say what they want about a person, but if you're successful and you make them money, then people don't care.

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The '80s really were - talk about no rules. People just did whatever they wanted; they could look however they wanted. There was just a lot of bigness and brightness.

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I'm a big sneaker head.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: May 17th, 1984

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