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    Lala Anthony on Joining the cast of “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” in her First Biographical Role


    Lala Anthony on Joining the cast of ā€œWu-Tang: An American Sagaā€ in her First Biographical Role

    Lala Anthony has had a near-ubiquitous presence on some of the most popular shows from the culture over the last few years. Now, the media-personality-turned-actress is adding a biographical portrayal to her ever-growing list of IMDB entries.Ā 

    The actress is joining the cast of Wu-Tang: An American Saga tonight as Tracey Waples, an assertive Def Jam executive who was an early believer in the rap conglomerate. For Anthony, playing a real person, who she actually knew from her days as a radio and music television personality, was a welcome challenge.Ā 

    ā€œI actually knew [her] in my time working in the industry,ā€ she said of Waples. ā€œSo itā€™sā€¦a little more nerve-wracking because youā€™re creating this character based on someone you know, you know what I mean? And youā€™re trying to do that justice.ā€Ā 

    Thankfully, Anthony was afforded time to work with Waples directly to get a solid sense of her mindset when discovering the Wu and how sheā€™d approach certain situations.Ā 

    ā€œRZA made sure that she and I spoke and I got an understanding of, ā€˜what were you thinking in this moment?ā€™ or, ā€˜how did you feel in this moment?ā€™ā€ she said. ā€œAnd that was really helpful in creating the moments and the character. And I was excited. Iā€™ve been a fan of the show for a long time and RZA, I just think heā€™s an amazing creative mind.ā€Ā 

    And for Anthony, an admitted Wu-Tang fan, being on the set to tell the stories of one of her favorite childhood groups was a welcome opportunity.Ā 

    ā€œI was a Wu-Tang fan. I was a fan when Meth did his own thing, when ODB did his own thing, when Ghostface did his own thing,ā€ she said. ā€œI mean, there were so many ways to go because there were so many of them [in the group] that you found who you became a fan of. Youā€™re always going to like someone in the group, and you became fans of those people.ā€

    But as always, Wu-Tang isnā€™t the only show you can catch Anthony on. Sheā€™s already been spotted on Freeformā€™s Grown-Ish and Starzā€™s BMF in just the past few months. And she has even more exciting projects coming down the pipeline.Ā 

    ā€œIā€™m going to start season two of BMF at the top of the year, which is a series Iā€™m really excited to be a part of,ā€ she said of the show. ā€œComing off of Power with 50 and now being able to work with him on BMF has been exciting.ā€Ā 

    ā€œAlso, Iā€™m currently about to start shooting Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hillā€™s new movie in LA in the next week or two. So Iā€™m also really excited about that.ā€Ā 

    With Anthonyā€™s charmed career, weā€™re positive she has yet another hit on her hands with both upcoming projects.Ā 

    You can catch her making her big Wu-Tang debut tonight on Hulu streaming.





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