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Deon Cole: Making $100/Day, Robbing People & Selling Weed to Buy Weed
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June 24, 2016
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18:24Now PlayingDeon Cole, who is known for his roles on Black-ish, Angie Tribecca, and more, spoke to VladTV about getting into comedy and the turning point of learning that he wanted to go into the writing side of the industry.
The Chicago native started out speaking about his upbringing, as he moved from the South Side of Chicago to the suburbs, which he said was worse. Deon explained that he got into a lot more fights after he moved, because he encountered racism, even from other Black kids.
During the conversation Deon also revealed it was a $50 bet from a friend that got him into comedy, which led to him being on Def Comedy Jam. While he got recognition from Bernie Mac, which Deon said helped kick-start his career, Deon said he wasn't prepared for the 25 minute sets he had to perform while on tour. After he claims he bombed on set every night, Deon said he was let go from the tour.
To hear more of what Deon had to say, including new projects he's working on, hit the above clip.
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