“For me it is about having the authenticity of things that are truly undisputed and really specific to LA because the truth is, we have that uncle in Chicago, we have that uncle in Indiana, we got him in Mississippi, in New York, we got him in Philly. He explains why it was so important for him to play such a related character like Uncle Jerome. That I’d be able to do it with such vivid detail that it loses people into what we do.” “I’d be able to work with an iconic filmmaker and be able to bring his stuff that he’s been painting on his mental canvas. “These are the types of things that are going to be monumental in my life, he adds. Joseph also shares the advice John Singleton gave him while filming the pilot of the show. He’s putting a very close-tight lens on the humanity of the people, his culture, his community and the stories for lack of his and the other EP’s we’re working with we would not see that humanity in a three dimensional way.” This was actually something that happened to the community in which he comes from. “John knew this because he knew this wasn’t just a microwaveable story. “The late-great John Singleton was the battery for my back for this season,” he says. When asked about the impact that Snowfall has had since its debut, Amin Joseph reveals that John Singleton was the one who truly believed the show would resonate with the audience. The actor recently joined Home Grown Radio’s Chuck Dizzle and DJ Hed to discuss his character Uncle Jerome on Snowfall, the impact the show has had, the advice John Singleton gave him, and why he will always protect actress and comedian Mo’Nique, among other topics. Joseph has also launched his own production company, Dark Energy Pictures, where he focuses on action, horror, and Sci-fi content spanning digital, television, and feature films. Within the last two decades, he has appeared in numerous independent, feature, and guest roles on television series like BayWatch, The Expendables, The Gambler, Call Me King, and The Mist, among many others. He graduated from Howard University, worked and interned at the famous Apollo Theater as he began his professional acting career in the early 2000s. Born in Queens, New York and raised in Harlem, Joseph always knew he would be big.
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