Nick Cannon‘s younger brother, Gabriel Cannon, admitted he uses Google to help him accurately stay informed about his nieces and nephews.
The world first met Gabriel on the premiere episode of the second season of ABC’s new series Claim to Fame, where 12 relatives of recognized celebrities “live together under one roof, concealing their identity and lineage in the quest for their own fame and fortune,” according to ABC’s website.
After successfully deceiving his roommates during the show, he won and took home the grand prize of $100,000. He recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss what he’d like to do next in his career journey, which led to him revealing some interesting news about his famous brother’s children.
One of the clues on the show to give his castmates a hint that Nick was his sibling was a piece of paper with a baby cradle, 10 baby faces, a drum and a star. This prompted EW to ask the 33-year-old if he knew his 12 nieces and nephews by their names, and Gabriel disclosed he hadn’t met them yet. He even joked that he didn’t want to be in the hot seat like Nick was when he forgot to mention his daughter Onyx in an interview on the The Howard Stern Show while naming all his children.
“I haven’t met them, but did y’all see what happened with him? He messed up [naming] all his kids, so I’m not even gonna attempt. I’m just uncle. It’s easy,” the rising star told EW.
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When asked if he keeps notes on his phone to help him remember, he said he either does “that or Google. They’re all on the internet.”
Following his TV debut, he’s looking to transition from being in his brother’s shadow and behind the scenes in the entertainment industry to being on TV and a stage performer. Nick may have some friendly family competition because Gabriel would love to be a TV host.
“Like I said, I had a front-row seat to the entertainment industry just watching Nick,” he said. “I was a guy shooting behind the scenes for him, when he pulled up on set, I gotta get it with a camera, when he leaves, I gotta get him pulling off, and, you know, always had a backpack full of my own scripts and ideas. But it was always about big bro and helping build windows in his castle.”
He continued, “I wanna host some game shows. ABC, man, I wanna host on Times Square, man. When the ball drops, baby, I’m outside. Let’s go get it.”
Gabriel even suggested the idea of co-hosting a show with Nick.
“It’ll be beautiful. We can start co-hosting together,” he said. “Pass the torch a little bit, Nick. Let me host. Let me get my feet wet. You’re about 20 years in!”
