Who is Reggie Brown? Closeted conservative? Political provocateur? “My political affiliation is that I’m an entertainer,” Brown told NewsOne in an interview yesterday. Brown revealed to NewsOne that his mainstream gig as an Obama impersonator occurred by happenstance. Brown explains that Fox News reached out to his former manager, Phil Barber, to book “a comedian” and Barber referred them to Brown. Brown would not discuss how or why he took the RLC gig.
Minutes later, however, Brown targeted Republican figures. Although Brown possesses the uncanny ability to imitate the president’s most distinct mannerisms and inflections, Brown has more in common with the nation’s commander-in-chief than behavior and physical appearance. Akin to Obama, Brown was also raised in a single-parent household. With such similarities to his presidential muse, Brown says Obama’s election speaks volumes on the nation’s racial progress.
Growing up, Brown always possessed a knack for entertaining. Brown later pursued a career in broadcasting. It was then Brown says his life changed forever. Around that time, a relatively unknown Barack Obama was beginning his political career in Brown’s hometown of Chicago.
As for his current gig as an Obama impersonator, Brown thinks he has much longevity, and has hopes of someday playing Obama on the big screen.
(via NewsOne)