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"Just living, but living outside of the box and doing different things. Everything’s in play. You just have to watch what you say, because the landscape we’re living in is challenging. But I try to be wide open"
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Deon ColeI put some stuff together, and man, the next thing you know, boom. Wow — Deon Cole
"I put some stuff together, and man, the next thing you know, boom. Wow. The response changed my whole outlook on everything. I couldn’t sleep that night"
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Deon Cole
author2014–20227 quotes
Deon Anthony Cole is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his role in the sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022), which earned him nominations for two NAACP Image Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. On June 25, 2020, he became the second panelist to win the Doris Award on the ABC version of To Tell the Truth. He stars in Average Joe.
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"I never thought my way of thinking would equate to comedy"
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"I was there watching these guys, and I was like, ‘You know what? I’m ready to try"
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"I talked about the commercial: The white parents would let all these kids come in and just open the refrigerator and just be in there and get something to drink, and they pull out some Sunny Delight"
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"I was like, ‘If it was where I’m from, you had to go to the side of someone’s house, to the refrigerator.’ That was one of my first jokes"
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"I never stop. You’ve got to keep creating"
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