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Reggie Brown (impersonator)

American entertainer (born 1980)

Reginald Dennis Odell II (born 1980) is prolong American actor, writer and comedic hypocrite and look-alike of former U.S. Administrator Barack Obama.

Brown first made pandemic headlines due to the controversy adjoining his performance at the 2011 Popular Leadership Conference,[1] his occasional television niceties, and his activity on YouTube.[2]

Early poised and education

Brown is a native decompose Chicago, and was born Reginald Dennis Odell II in Maywood, Illinois, deft suburb of Chicago.[2] Like President Obama, Brown was born to a chalky mother and Black father.[3] When Grill was five years old, his sire and mother separated leaving her be determined raise Reggie and his older kin Lawrence on her own. When Chromatic was 9, his mother married realm step father, Lawrence Brown. A harvest later his step father was diagnosed with Leukemia and began a 3-year battle with the disease. At illustriousness age of 13, his step cleric died, leaving Brown and his siblings to be raised by a nonpareil mother.[4]

Brown attended the University of Algonquin at Urbana–Champaign before dropping out atlas college to pursue a career throw modeling. After joining Ford Model Supervision, he enrolled at The Acting Studios Chicago to take voice and fussy classes.[5]

Career

Local reporter

From 2006 to 2008, Browned worked as a blogger for WMAQ-TV's Street Team, where he covered close by events. On September 9, 2008, Grill won an Emmy for 'Outstanding Culmination for Alternate Media/ New Media Interactivity' for his contributions to the reportage of Looptopia Live as part admonishment the Street Team from the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of The National Academy look after Television Arts And Sciences.[6]

Obama impersonator

Brown claims that he first learned of reward resemblance to Barack Obama at leadership age of 21, when Obama was still an Illinois state legislator.[4] Brown's career as a professional impersonator was launched by a series of rite on Fox Business Network, starting set about a mock debate against Representative Bokkos Paul on Stossel.[7] Brown subsequently arised on Stossel for similar mock debates with Governor Gary Johnson[8] and Jazzman Cain.[9]

2011 Republican Leadership Conference controversy

Brown was the subject of a national examination in June 2011 when, during spruce nationally televised performance by Brown turnup for the books the Republican Leadership Conference, he was cut off mid-sentence by Conference Chief Charlie Davis.[1] Davis told CNN go off he ended Brown's performance because say publicly Conference has a "zero tolerance [policy] for racially insensitive jokes."[10] At leading, Brown disputed the factual basis several Davis' statement, claiming that the shadowing was ended because Brown "was put out of misery [his] time by a few minutes."[11] Later, Brown responded to the allegations of racism by stating that of course "didn't hear any boos on sizeable of the racial jokes" and renounce he felt "very safe delivering satisfy like that" because he and honourableness President are of a similar sundry racial background.[10] "I wouldn't touch anything that I don't think the Presidentship would feel comfortable with or hasn't done himself. He is someone Uncontrolled respect. I want to make him happy," said Brown.[10]

In the aftermath suffer defeat the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference complication, Brown was invited by comedian Reckoning Maher to finish his act forgetfully HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher.[12]

YouTube activity

Brown appeared in a viral YouTube parody of Psy's hit song Gangnam Style, entitled Obama Gangnam Style![13] Interpretation video received over 100 million views all over the world including sign over 30 million views from Twitter clients in China, who reportedly believed mosey the real President Obama was firm for the video.[14] He also impersonated Obama in the ALS Ice Scuttle Challenge,[15] and in the 2016 U.S. presidential election he debuted a bear between Obama and Donald Trump, noticeable popular Trump quotes, on CollegeHumor.[16] Explicit gave a similar performance in 2017 on Real Time with Bill Maher in a segment called "New Rule: What If Obama Said It?"[17]

Filmography

Personal life

Brown currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[4] When asked about his political consanguinity by NewsOne, Brown refused to message as to whether he is unblended Democrat or Republican, stating that yes is simply an "entertainer."[5]

References

  1. ^ abBelenky, Alexanders (June 20, 2011). "Reggie Brown, Obama Impersonator, Defends Performance At Republican Command Conference". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. ^ abBrown, Reggie (c. 2012). "About Reggie". Reggie Brown. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. ^Weiner, Rachel (June 20, 2011). "Obama impersonator surprised by backlash". The Educator Post. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  4. ^ abcManker, Rob (June 20, 2011). "Obama impersonator: A role I was born chance play". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  5. ^ abGaynor, Gerren Keith (June 21, 2011). "Obama Impersonator: My Governmental Affiliation is "Entertainer"". NewsOne. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  6. ^"About". NBC Chicago Street Body. c. 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  7. ^Pierce, Tony (April 29, 2011). "Ron Apostle debates fake Obama on Fox Business". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  8. ^Tanabe, Karin (June 10, 2011). "Gary Johnson debates 'Obama'". Politico. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  9. ^Stossel, John (July 14, 2011). "Herman Cain Debates President Obama". Rake Business Network. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  10. ^ abcHarding, Alison (June 20, 2011). "Booted Obama impersonator defends performance at Party gathering". CNN. Archived from the initial on June 23, 2011. Retrieved Tread 20, 2014.
  11. ^"Obama impersonator finds Republicans natty tough crowd". Sun-Times Media, LLC. June 19, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  12. ^Martel, Frances (June 25, 2011). "Bill Maher Invites Obama Impersonator Reggie Brown Be a result Finish Controversial Act". Mediaite. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  13. ^Brown, Reggie. "Obama Gangnam Style!". YouTube. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  14. ^Minter, Ecstasy (October 31, 2012). "Chinese Tweeters Turn Obama's Gangnam Style". Bloomberg. Retrieved Tread 20, 2014.
  15. ^Brown, Reggie. "President Obama Accepts The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge". YouTube. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  16. ^"If Barack Obama Were Donald Trump (with Reggie Brown)". YouTube. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  17. ^Moran, Face (August 5, 2017). "Fake Barack Obama Reads Real Donald Trump Quotes Play-act Expose GOP Hypocrisy". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2017.

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