Al & Val are joined by their pal and former cast member of Improvised DCOM to rap about Let it Shine. The only real question is who is hotter: Tyler James Williams or Courtney B. Vance?
Let it Shine (June 15, 2012)
Directed by Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, CGOW, Dadnapped, Camp Rock 2, How to Build a Better Boy, ZOMBIES 1-3)
Written by Eric Daniel (Back on the Strip) & Don D. Scott (Barbershop 1 & 2 & The Neighborhood showrunner)
Starring:
Tyler James Williams as Cyrus DeBarge/Truth (Little Bill, Everybody Hates Chris, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Dear White People, Abbott Elementary)
Coco Jones as Roxanne "Roxie" Andrews (Good Luck Charlie, Grandma’s House, Five Points, Bel Air)
Trevor Jackson as Kris McDuffy (Eureka, Grown-ish, music videos)
Brandon Mychal Smith as Lord of da Bling (Starstruck, Sonny with a Chance, So Random!, You’re the Worst, Rise of the TMNT)
Dawnn Lewis as Gail DeBarge (A Different World, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, prolific voice actor)
Nicole Sullivan as Lyla (Buzz Lightyear: Star Command, King of Queens, Kim Possible, MadTV, DC Superhero Girls)
Courtney B. Vance (The Hunt for Red October, Dangerous Minds, The Preacher’s Wife, Space Cowboys, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Photograph, Uncorked, Lovecraft Country, 61st Street)
Algee Smith as Da Boss (Euphoria)
Chloe x Halle Bailey as Choir Members (Halle: Grown-ish, Little Mermaid, The Color Purple - Chloe: Grown-ish)
Synopsis: A teenage boy hides his rapping from his family and friends. When his best friend uses his lyrics to get close to a girl he has feelings for, he must battle to win her affection while struggling against pressure from his father.
Fun Facts: Names all map to Cyrano de Bergerac
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