#201 Flowing with Affion Crockett

On this first episode of the new edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon engages in conversation with comedian, actor, dancer, writer, rapper, and music producer Affion Crockett. You may know Affion from his work in such projects as "Def Comedy Jam", "A Haunted House", "The Wedding Ringer", or "In the Flow." But Shannon only knew Affion from conversations they had on social media before they sat down to talk for the first time during this episode. This conversation reminded Shannon of this passage from her book Be Water, My Friend, “In order to engage with what is happening openly, we have to be able to be fully honest and fully sincere with ourselves. We have to approach every experience head on without prejudice. If you can be fully present and honest about your experience you can begin to truly research it.” Hope you enjoy this genuine discussion about life, therapy, flow, creativity, and keeping it simple with Affion Crockett.

Affion Crockett is one of the most versatile entertainers around, as an accomplished actor, writer, dancer, rapper, comedian, music producer, and director – his YouTube videos have become an internet sensation. Affion began his career as a dancer at age 10, winning breaking and popping contests with his older brother. Later on, he honed his impression skills by imitating anyone from his mother’s West Indian dialect or his schoolteacher’s southern drawl to the Scarface’s choppy Cuban accent. Soon after, Affion combined his dance and impressionist talents to develop his stand up act. After graduating from Fayetteville State University, with a bachelor’s degree in business, Affion set his sights on the entertainment industry.

Affion was introduced to the world on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, demonstrating his crystal clear impressions and physical comedy, for which he was labeled the next Jim Carrey. He was also the break out star on MTV’s “Wild’n Out” with Nick Cannon. He has appeared on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Black-ish”, “The Comedians’ with Billy Crystal”, and “The Guest Book.” Crockett also co-starred in the films, “Dance Flick” with the Wayans Brothers, “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,” with Martin Lawrence, “Soul Men” with Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac, “A Haunted House” parts 1 & 2, “50 Shades of Black” alongside Marlon Wayans, and “The Wedding Ringer” with Kevin Hart.

Affion is also best known for his comedy niche with online sketch/parody videos garnering over 50 million views on YouTube. This caught the attention of Hip-Hop Mogul, Russell Simmons and resulted in the launch of an original online comedy series titled “Hustles with Russells” starring the two. This also sparked multiple viral commercial campaigns. For one commercial Affion starred alongside Dr. Dre, and Lebron James, as well as one for Jay-Z’s clothing line Rocawear, where Affion impersonates Jay-Z and the French twin dancers Les Twins.

Affion starred in and executive produced his own sketch comedy show for FOX called “In the Flow with Affion Crockett,” which was also executive produced by Jamie Foxx. The series revealed a fresh take on pop culture with spoofs of movie trailers, commercials, TV shows, music videos and celebrities.

Affion released his first comedy rap album shortly thereafter titled Watch the Clone, with spoofs of popular artists like Jay-Z, Kanye, Eminem, 2 Chainz, and more. Available on iTunes and other platforms! Affion also headlines comedy clubs across the nation and just produced his first ever hour-long stand-up special “Affion Crockett: Mirror II Society.”

Affion resides in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to his screen time, he is greatly involved in his production company, Lejan Entertainment, Inc.

Check out Affion’s work here: @affioncrockett on IG, FB, Twitter
Subscribe to Affion’s YouTube channel oskamill
Affion Crockett: Mirror II Society Nov 1, 2020 on Peacock

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