“Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is important to all of us,” he told Blavity’s Shadow and Act in a recent interview. “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is one of those shows that gave a nuanced and unique glimpse into another side of the Black experience, that’s not the typical jail, drugs, crack trauma story of Black America. Will’s character represents some of that, but it just kind of defied stereotypes. And I think, even in the way that they’re doing it now, I believe that it just does defy stereotypes. It being such a quintessential staple story of our culture — and not just our culture of just America, of TV and film in general — to be involved with it is a blessing and something I’m super grateful for.”

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