Corey Hawkins

Actor · 1 appearance on the record.

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Corey Hawkins is a Juilliard-trained actor known for starring roles such as Dr. Dre in Straight Outta Compton, Benny in In the Heights, and television roles in The Walking Dead and 24: Legacy. He is also an Emmy nominee and two-time Tony Award nominee for Broadway revivals.

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Insight

Hawkins: Bloods and Crips feud mirrors Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

“In Romeo and Juliet, there's the Montagues and the Capulets, and they feuding for no reason. Nobody knows why they're feuding. You can look at the Bloods and the Crips, and you can see that same energy is there, man. Like, it's in the language, man. In hip-hop…”

Corey Hawkins Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 18:59 a16z Podcast | Straight Outta Compton, The Interview (including Ice Cube and Ben Horowitz)

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Hawkins: Dr. Dre was on set every day for Straight Outta Compton

“Dre was there for the whole thing, man. From the very beginning, he was there on set every day, and anytime I needed something, if four o'clock in the morning, if I called him, he'd pick up the phone, because he's in the studio working, you know what I mean?”

Corey Hawkins Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:29 a16z Podcast | Straight Outta Compton, The Interview (including Ice Cube and Ben Horowitz)

Disclosure

Hawkins: Grew up in D.C. with police mother and drug-involved father

“I grew up in D.C. You know, my mother's a police officer. My dad, you know, dealing with drugs, and you know what I'm saying? It's a whole nother lifestyle.”

Corey Hawkins Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 38:16 a16z Podcast | Straight Outta Compton, The Interview (including Ice Cube and Ben Horowitz)

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
a16z Podcast \| Straight Outta Compton, The Interview (including Ice Cube and Ben Horowitz)	Jan 2, 2019	5m

Corey Hawkins

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