>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTRESS AND AN ACTIVIST WHO STARS IN
BET'S "BEING MARY JANE."
PLEASE WELCOME GABRIELLE UNION!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THAT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY DRESS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: GLI HEARD THIS RIGHT, YOU LIVED IN MIAMI FOR A
LONG TIME.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND YOU'RE MARRIED TO DWYANE WADE OF THE BULLS, SO
YOU JUST MOVED TO CHICAGO.
>> WE DID, WE DID.
>> Stephen: GREAT TIME OF YEAR TO MOVE TO CHICAGO, BY THE WAY.
>> WE'RE FREEZING.
>> Stephen: KEEP BLINKING, YOU KNOW.
OR ELSE YOUR EYE LASHES WILL FREEZE TOGETHER.
YOU'LL LOVE JUNE.
YOU'LL LOVE JUNE THERE.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE WUNDTY CITY SO FAR?
>> WE LOVE IT, BUT EVERYTHING WE DO IS CENTERED AROUND FOOD.
I WAS LITERALLY JUST GOOGLING THE NEXT PLACE I'M GOING TO GO,
WHICH IS BARTILLO'S.
( APPLAUSE ) YEAH.
>> Stephen: IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO PUT ON A FEW L.B.s, CHICAGO
IS THE TOWN.
>> I'M ALL IN.
>> Stephen: ITALIAN BEEFS, SOME DEEP DISH.
DO YOU LIKE DEEP DISH PIZZA?
>> I LOVE EVERYTHING.
I'M FROM NEBRASKA SO WE EAT.
WE'RE EATERS.
>> Stephen: WHAT TOWN IN NEBRASKA ARE YOU FROM?
>> OMAHA.
>> Stephen: NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CLAIM THAT YOU'RE FROM
THE LARGEST AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY IN NEBRASKA.
>> WE ARE.
AS FOR THE LATEST CENSUS DATA.
WE ARE THE LARGEST BLACK FAMILY IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA.
>> Stephen: AS PER THE LATEST CENSUS DATA, ARE THE ONLY
AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY IN NEBRASKA?
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN NEBRASKA, THERE AREN'T A LOT OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN FAMILIES.
>> NOT A LOT OF COMPETITION S.
>> Stephen: HOW BIG ARE WE TALKING HERE?
>> THOUSANDS, THOUSANDS.
>> Stephen: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN YOUR FAMILY.
>> THOUSANDS.
>> Stephen: THERE ARE 88,000 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN NEBRASKA
AND THOUSANDS OF THEM ARE YOUR FAMILY.
>> AND THEY'RE ALL A MATCH FOR MY KIDNEY.
SO IT GLORKZ BE NICE TO THOSE PEOPLE.
HOW LONG HAS YOUR FAMILY BEEN IN NEBRASKA?
>> GOSH, SINCE RECONSTRUCTION.
IT'S SHOCKING, I KNOW.
>> Stephen: I'M FROM 11 CHILDREN.
I DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF RELATIVES.
YOUR SECRET SANTA MUST BE CRAZY.
( LAUGHTER ) HOW DO YOU-- HOW DO YOU--
>> WE GIVE THE GIFT OF JOY.
WE DON'T GIVE GIFTS ANYMORE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU'RE RELATED TO EACH
OTHER?
>> NO, NO.
>> Stephen: SO DATING MUST BE A REAL HAZARD.
>> IT'S A LITTLE TRICKY.
IT'S A LITTLE TRICKY.
>> Stephen: THAT MUST BE TOUGH.
>> YOU FOUND OUT AROUND CHILD BIRTH, TWO HEADS!
NO, IT'S-- NO, BUT WE HAVE-- WE HAVE-- THIS YEAR WILL MARK OUR
100th ANNUAL FAMILY REUNION.
AND WE HAVE IT THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EVERY AUGUST.
>> Stephen: IN OMAHA.
>> IN OMAHA.
AND WE HAVE A PARADE, A WEEK'S WORTH --
>> A PARADE OF JUST YOUR FAMILY.
>> YEAH.
I MEAN IT'S NOT LIKE THE MACY'S DAY --
>> IS IT THE UNION FAMILY?
>> THE BRYANT FISHER FAMILY.
>> Stephen: WHO WERE BRYANT AND FISHER?
>> THE FIRST ONES.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, OKAY.
THE LEWIS AND CLARK OF THE UNION FAMILY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: "BEING MARY JANE" PREMIERED LAST NIGHT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: OKAY, AND IT WAS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SEASON FOUR.
>> SEASON FOUR.
>> Stephen: IT GOT PUSHED BACK A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OBAMA'S
SPEECH WENT LONG-- THANKS, OBAMA.
( LAUGHTER ) WAS IT WORTH IT?
WERE YOU OKAY WITH IT BEING PUSHED BACK.
>> IT WAS SO WORTH IT.
>> Stephen: DID YOU LIKE THE SPEECH?
>> I LOVED THE SPEECH.
I CRIED THROUGH MOST OF IT FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
>> Stephen: THAT MICHELLE MOMENT WAS NICE.
THAT MISHOAL MOMENT WAS LIKE YOU REALLY KIND OF SCREWED IT FOR
THE REST OF THE HUSBANDED OUT THERE.
>> I WAS LOOKING AT DWAYNE SAYING REALLY, REALLY, YOU DON'T
GIVE MY FULL GOVERNMENT NAME WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT ME.
I JUST-- I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S THE LAST TIME WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE THAT KIND OF INTELLIGENCE AND GRACE, BUT OH!
>> Stephen: HE'S UNIQUE.
I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE HIS LIKE AGAIN.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THIS, THE FIRST TIME I MET YOU
WAS AT THE BAR AT THE WHITE HOUSE DURING POTUS' BIRTHDAY.
>> Stephen: YOU AND I WERE BOTH THERE.
HOLD ON.
BANG!
SPEAKING OF BAR, YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WINE.
>> YES, I DO.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS A FUN PARTY.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS A REALLY FUN PARTY.
YOU DON'T SEE THE PRESIDENT, YOU KNOW, POPPING AND LOCKING AT
EVERY PARTY.
>> HE'S NOT EXAGGERATING.
THERE WAS POPPING-- HE WAS ELECTRIC BUGLY, HE WAS BOOGOLO
SLUMP.
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOUR WINE CALLED VANILLA PUDDING.
>> IT'S GOT HINT OF VANILLA.
>> Stephen: MMM!
YOU COULD FROST A CAKE WITH THAT.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.
>> THANKS.
>> Stephen: IN THE SHOW YOU PLAY-- NOW YOU'RE PLAYING A--
YOU'RE A MORNING NEWS REPORTER, LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT
NECESSARILY AN ANCHOR, BUT YOU'RE THE GIRL WHO STANDS OUT
IN THE COLD.
>> YES.
I RECENTLY GOT FIRED FROM MY HOSTING GIG ON A CABLE SHOW.
>> Stephen: I KNOW THE FEELING.
>> AND SHE IS STARTING OVER, AND SHE'S A CORRESPONDENT.
SO SHE'S COMPLETELY OVER-QUALIFIED TO BE, YOU KNOW,
DOING WHAT SHE'S DOING, WHICH IS --
>> HERE SHE IS IN THE MORNING WITH THE FANS ON THE STREET.
>> SO, THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL OF THESE STRANGERS HERE HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON-- THEY'RE
ALL BORN ON THE SAME DAY.
SO, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
>> WELL, SOME PEOPLE CALL ME LONDON, BUT MY NAME IS LEE, LEE
TRUEIT.
>> IS IT REALLY YOUR BIRTHDAY, LEE, OR DID YOU WANT TO BE ON
CAMERA?
>> IT CERTAINLY FEELS THAT WAY STANDING HERE WITH YOU.
>> OH, LOVE IT.
>> HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> TOO OLD TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR SURPRISE HIP-HOP ACT,
BUT I'LL STICK AROUND AND LISTEN.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
HOW ADORABLE IS HE?
>> TO ALL OF MY BIRTHDAY BOYS AND GIRLS HERE AND OUT THERE,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
MORE TO COME ON "GREAT DAY USA."
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
>> THANK YOU?
>> CHEERS.
"BEING MARY JANE" AIRS TUESDAYS ON BET.
HER NEW MOVIE, "SLEEPLESS," OPENS FRIDAY.
GABRIELLE UNION, EVERYBODY!