>>> My mom gives me money
whenever she can.
I'm good.
Look, I don't want it.
I'm good.
Thank you.
>> The tension is real.
Taye digs playing a Beverly
hills high school coach that
finds his star in the
neighborhood of south L.A.
>> How Stella got her groove
back and the debut of rent.
I saw you in it in the 90s.
>> For real.
>> 8 years old.
>> Let's start with this role
that you're in, all American and
I love the description of like
the oc meets Friday night
lights.
Is that right?
>> 100%.
In the best way.
It's really wonderful.
It's the most fun I've had, I
think in my career.
The cast and the writing and the
support of the network.
I'm having a ball every day.
It's a sophisticated show with
football as the background.
As the pack ground.
>> High school football.
Yeah.
So that in itself carries a lot
of drama as you guys know.
High school football.
>> And you're working with some
real stars.
>> Yeah.
>> And actors.
>> Yeah.
They really have come to play.
First of all, they're all
athletes, amazing athletes, and
they bring it every episode.
He's British.
I have been in this business
awhile.
It still trips me up to see him
just speak with the accent.
It's awesome.
Doing really, really heavy
hitting issues.
>> I like that.
>> But based on the story and
based on the experience.
>> And the creator almost every
day.
>> So he would go to school at
Beverly hills high school to
play football.
>> Sure.
I had a very similar situation
where we have this program.
So I can relate to that.
>> Was that use growing up
caught between two worlds.
>> Sure, sure, sure.
>> Did you play football?
>> Absolutely not.
I'm a dancer.
I'm a singing guy.
I played tennis and track but
then in high school I could get
more girls dancing.
>> Well done.
Really, dancing?
Nat saw you in rent but do you
remember rent as being the
defining moment of your career?
Could you feel the momentum?
>> No.
Not until afterwards.
It was just a gig at first.
And then it was a special gig,
but I had no idea that it was
going to hit the way that it
did.
>> Was it Stella then?
>> Yeah.
That was like okay.
>> I'm here.
>> You're here.
>> I remember the next day.
>> Yeah.
>> Do you still get that more
than anything?
Winston?
>> Not more than anything.
But I'm always surprised that
people still remember it.
Now it's my grandmother loves
you.
I'm going to call my momma.
>> Whoopi Goldberg was fantastic
in it.
>> Should we call your mom?
>> You might have to call my
mom.
>> Every day he's like momma.
>> I might have given my
business a picture of you and
said this one.
This is what I need.
>> That's what I hear the most.
>> Is that right?
>> How is walker doing?
I loved everything you were
posting.
All of your videos.
>> He was dracula.
>> He's so cute.
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>> That's great.
I don't have time to go to the
Halloween parties that I used to
go so.
So I'm living life through him
and it's awesome.
There's these neighborhoods
where they open up their doors
with parties and costumes and
scary stuff.
>> I think it's a bigger holiday
now than when we were growing
up.
>> 100%.
All American airs Wednesdays at
9:00 on the cw.
>> We'll be watching.
>> Great to see you.
>> Thank you, guys.
>> Did you solve that?
>> Perfectly.