>>>
>>> THIS
>>> THIS 4@IS SO COOL. I TOLD LEAH AS SOON 4@AS SHE
STARTED TALKING, DOC
MCSTUFFINS.
MCSTUFFINS. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING 4@A PART
MCSTUFFINS. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING 4@A PART@
OF FRIENDS AT 5:00.
>> MY DAD WAS RAISED IN CAMDEN
AND BORN HERE AND MY MOM WAS 4@
RAISED IN NORTH CAROLINA AND I
COME OUT HERE WHEN I CAN AND 4@
TRY AND SEE FAMILY.
>> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. TALK TO ME ABOUT HOW AMAZING IT
HAS BEEN 4@TO BE DOC MCSTUFFINS
FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
>> TO BE ABLE TO PLAY A
CHARACTER WHO HAS IMPACTED SO
MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IS INSPIRING
AND I LOVE SHE IS A LITTLE
BLACK GIRL AND LITTLE BLACK
BOYS AND GIRLS 4@CAN WAKE UP
EVERY MORNING AND SEE A
CHARACTER WHO 4@LOOKS LIKE THEM
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE PEOPLE
RECOGNIZE YOUR VOICE BEFORE
THEY RECOGNIZE YOUR FACE?
>> DEFINITELY.
>> DEFINITELY. PROBABLY.
PROBABLY.
PROBABLY. THEY PROBABLY DO AND THEY HEAR
MY VOICE THAT'S SO HIGH PITCHED
THEY PROBABLY DO AND THEY HEAR MY VOICE THAT'S SO HIGH PITCHED@
AND THEY ARE LIKE I HEARD THAT @
BEFORE SO IT'S 4@COOL.
>> TALK TO ME ABOUT TAPING IT.
HOW DOES THAT 4@HAPPEN?
IS IT EVERYDAY?
EVERY WEEK?
EVERY WEEK? >> IT'S EVERY WE4@EK.
WE GO IN ONCE A WEEK I THINK
AND WE DO IT FOR TWO TO FOUR
HOUR AND RECORD THE SCRIPT AND
DO THE SONGS.
USUALLY IT IS BY MYSELF AND
THEY PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND
IT'S A COOL PROCESS HOW THEY DO
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> IT'S THE 4@MAGIC OF TV.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. YOU ARE A YOUNG ACTOR.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >>4@ HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN @
THE BUSINESS?
THE BUSINESS? >> I HAVE BEEN ACTING
PROFESSIONALLY FOR FIVE YEARS
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> TALK 4@TO 4@ME ABOUT THAT.
>> FOR ME I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED
PERFORMING AND ENTERTAINING 4@
PEOPLE AND IT ALL STARTED WHEN
I WAS IN THIRD GRADE AND I GOT
ASKED TO 4@DO THE MORNING
ANNOUNCEMENTS AT MY SCHOOL ")AN
WE GOT TO 4@SOMETIMES DRESS UP
LIKE 4@HISTORICAL FIGURES AND I
ASKED MY PARENTS IF I 4@CAN STA
ACTING LESSONS AND WE WENT TO
LOS ANGELES.
LOS ANGELES. >> HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW?
>> FOURTEEN.
>> FOURTEEN. TALK TO ME ABOUT THE OTHER
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS.
PROJECTS. >> I WAS ON RAVEN'S HOME AND
THERE WILL BE MORE EPISODES OF
THAT COMING SOON AND I 4@PLAY A
CHARACTER OF ZENA.
SEASON FIVE OF DOC MCSTUFFINS
SHOULD BE COMING OUT 4@EARLY NE
YEAR OR LATER THIS YEAR.
THEN I HAVE BEEN ON 4@QUANTICO
AND YOU WILL GET TO SEE SOME
OTHER VOICE OVER PROJECTS.
>> THE MOST CHALLENGING PART IS
TRYING TO BALANCE SCHOOL,
FRIENDS AND AUDITIONS BUT I AM @
GRATEFUL 4@TO HAVE AMAZING
PARENTS WHO CAN LET ME 4@HAVE F
DOING WHAT I LOVE AND ALSO HAVE
TIME FOR FRIENDS AND 4@SLEEP
OVERS AND REGULAR KID STUFF.
>> WHEN YOU WATCH 4@THE SHOW,
WITH US AS JOURNALISTS WE GO I
HATE MY VOICE.
DO YOU 4@HAVE THAT MOMENT?
>> IT'S SO ANNOYING HEARING
YOUR VOICE m8ñON SCREEN EVERY 4
YOU WATCH TV.
BUT I MEAN OF COURSE IT'S COOL
TO HEAR YOUR VOICE 4@BEING PLAY
IN 4@SOMEBODY ELSE'S ANIMATION
BODY, I GUESS.
BUT OF COURSE IT CAN GET TIRING
HEARING 4@YOURSELF OVER AND OVE
>> DO YOU 4@HAVE A FAVORITE
EPISODE?
EPISODE?
EPISODE? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. MY FAVORITE WAS WHEN WE WENT TO
THE WHITE HOUSE AND MICHELLE
OBAMA WAS A GUEST STAR.
>> A GOOD ONE.
WHEN I READ 4@THE SCRIPT I WAS
LIKE WAIT.
LIKE WAIT. IS THIS HAPPENING FOR REAL?
IT
Su9'UvGE0>ow045$WAS SO COOL.
>>
>> DID
>> DID YOU GET TO MEET MICHELLE OBOMA OR WAS HER PART RECORDED
SEPARATELY.
SEPARATELY. >> IT WAS REPORTED SEPARATELY
BUT I WOULD 4@LIKE TO BELIEVE A
LITTLE FRACTION OF MICHELLE
OBAMA KNOWS MY NAME.
>> A BIG FRACTION [NM YOUR
NAME.
NAME.
NAME. >>
NAME. >> THIS IS YOUR CAREER FOR THE @
REST OF YOUR LIFE?
>> DEFINITELY.
>> DEFINITELY. I AM IN IT FOR THE ■
>> DEFINITELY. I AM IN IT FOR THE ■çLONG RUN.
THIS IS MY DREAM AND I AM 4@SO
GRATEFUL I GET TO LIVE IT OUT
IN THE CITY OF DREAMS BUT I
WANT TO LEAD MY OWN TV SHOW ON
CAMERA AND I WOULD LOVE TO STAR
IN MOVIES 4@AND FEATURE FILM AN
TRY TO FIND WAYS TO IMPROV.
>> YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL GIRL
INSIDE AND OUT AND 4@I'M SO4@ G
PART OF SOUTH ■
INSIDE AND OUT AND 4@I'M SO4@ G PART OF SOUTH ■ç4@CAROLINA CAN
CLAIM A