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Rotimi Paul: The First Purge & Privilege

Berner Phone

Des Bishop

Comedy, Stand-up

4.55.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2020

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

Luke introduced Hannah to Rotimi a couple months ago. He discusses growing up in Guyana and Antigua, the culture shift in America, playing Skeletor in The First Purge, why he decided to become an actor, how he met Luke at Abercrombie and Fitch, the Black Lives Matter movement, and how to find your creative tribe.Sign up for your trial today at noom.com/BERNStart your Beach Body On Demand free trial membership when you text HANNAH to 303030Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play!Enjoy your first week of EveryPlate meals for only $3.99 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com and using code bern1--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/berninginhell/support

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0:00.0

Welcome to Burnin' in the Heaven.

0:14.0

What's up you guys? Welcome to the scary depths of hell.

0:18.0

We had a week off last week. We wanted to amplify some other voices.

0:22.0

We're back this week, okay? I am with a very special person, actor producer and writer,

0:31.0

Rotemi Paul.

0:33.0

What's up? How you doing?

0:35.0

I'm doing very well. Thank you for asking. The way people might know you is you were actually

0:40.0

Skeletor in the movie The First Purge, which we'll get into.

0:47.0

And you're also one of Luke's, Gil Branson's, Gil Branson, whatever however he says his name.

0:53.0

It's not important. He's a beautiful man.

0:55.0

One of his longtime friends who introduced us.

0:59.0

Definitely.

1:00.0

And then I was scouring the internet for more info on you and I found your Instagram.

1:05.0

And he's a very handsome man. Everyone to check him out for your own enjoyment.

1:10.0

It says,

1:11.0

Esselin's son trying to leave things better than I found it is your bio.

1:17.0

Esselin, yeah. Esselin is my mom's name.

1:20.0

And I feel like that's kind of my place in the world.

1:25.0

If I can just do that right, I think I'm doing all right.

1:30.0

What is that going to cry?

1:32.0

I'm not going to cry.

1:34.0

That's, yeah, I mean, that's, that's my motivation.

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