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2D A & E/tStic CSarloltc $ofit Thursday, March 16, 2006 1 Steve Harvey cleans up Continued from page ID this is funnier because I took my time honing my material and I’m very pi^oud of it.” Though the film is only bdng shown on 57 screens, including Charlotte, this is bigger than Harvey imagined it would be. “You can’t outplan God,” he said. “I thought this was just going to be a -DVD. But He must see something in me.” Harvey is quick to admit that he is still charging and yes he does still curse. ‘T did a banquet m New York and I wasn’t all the way dean. I still curse, I curse eveiy day but that doesn’t make me a bad person or a less just man.” Harvey said the difference in him making a change and a regular guy doing the same thing is that millions of people see him. “When I mess up, eVaybody sees it, but if a i-egular guy does it, only his firiends know,” Harvey said. Harvey’s morning show can be heard in Charlotte on WBAV (V101.9) fixm 6 to 10 a.ro Want to see the movie? “Don’t Trip ...He ain’t through with me Yet” opens Friday at; • Starlight Stadium 24 11240 N. US Hwy 29 (11240 N. Tiyon St.) • Carolina Pavilion 22 9541 South Blvd. • AMC Concord Mills 24 Concord ]\hlls Mali Concord NElls Blvd. Advertising that gets results Cross-dressing path to comedy success Continued from page ID everyone rolling. Or shall we say HE has everyone rolling. Since making the big time as Madea, Perry is sometimes referred to as a she. Not that he’s not a man, but he’s so dai^ good at being a woman that viewers forget that he is a man in grandma’s clothing. * Martin Lawrence as Sheneneh and Big Momma. If Sheneneh Jenkins was in the alley surrounded by male muggers, feel sorry for the muggers. In between his blockbuster Kit movies and his edgy stage acts at comedy clubs, Martin Lawrence’s Fox sitcom Mar tin (1992-97) was at the epi center of his career. One of his trademarks on the show was portraying multiple charac ters, his most popular beir^ Sheneneh, Martin’s across- the-hah neighbor. Lawrence didn’t bother to change his voice for the part, switching Sheneneh (pro nounced Sha-NAY-NAY) back and forth from her feminine side as a beautician to her trash-talking demeanor. She proudly drank malt liquor and was not shy about mak- ir^ sexual advances to some one she was attracted to, like Chiistophea’ “Kid” Reid of Kid ‘n Play in one wild episode. Not to be outdone by Madea, Lawrence would take dress ing in drag a step further with his two “Big Momma” films, which have grossed almost $200 million combined. In “Big Momma’s House” and “Big Momma’s House 2,” he plays an imdei*cover cop dressed up as the neighbor hood’s favorite overweight grandmother in order to catch the bad guys. • Fhp Wlson as Geraldine Jones Out of the comedic genius of Flip Wlson came Geraldine Jones, the sassy and vivacious sistah who contributed to making “The Flip Wilson Show” one of television’s most popular from 1970 to 1974. In one moment, G^aldine could be seen shaking her fin ger at someone, telling them in her falsetto voice that she “takes no stuff’ and demands respect. She often got it by threatenir^ to call her never- present boyfiiend, KOlei'. In another moment, she was flirty and actually came across as an attractive woman, making audiences foi'get who was actually under the disguise. Geraldine made famous lines hke “The devil made me do it!,” ‘You devil, you!,” “Don’t touch me!,” variations of “When you’re hot, you’re hot!” and ‘What you see is what you get!” The last axiom would also be the title of a chart-topping rhythm & blues sor^ by the Dramatics. Geraldine was loosely based on Butterfly McQueen’s char acter in the classic movie Gone Mth the Wind. TOlson wrote Geraldine’s material for the show, careful to not offend or perpetuate stereotypes about women, especially black women. Black female television role models were very scarce at the time. Wkon’s work for Geraldine, along with all of Wilson’s com edy, earned great crossover appeal. Wlson died in 1998 at the age of 64. • Jamie Foxx as Wanda Tbday, it seems that Jamie may have foxed himself into Hollywood and into the hearts of many But his character Wanda on the hit TV show In Living Color couldn’t get into the heart of any man - not even with her big butt. Ironi cally, this cross-eyed, blond- wig-wearing role as a woman gave Foxx, whose real name is Eric Bishop, his big break. With neck rolling, finger pointing and pink lips poked out, Wanda’s signature line was, “Ill rock your world!” While it may have been the end of In Living Color and Wanda when the show ended in 1994, it was not the end for Jamie Foxx. [TiiW.tiMiraLr' 7043760406 lTi “A UNIQUE MIXTURE OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER...SIMPLY PHENOMENAL!” -Bishop T.D. Jakes Rapper XL adds leading man to growing resume Continued from page 1D he wouldn’t do a “Brokeback” role. “I would never play a gay role or a pedophile,” he said. “That’s just something I have no interest in learning about.” “ATL” is the story of four teens coming of age in (as if you don’t know) Atlanta. As the fiiends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turn ing points in each of tiieir lives. Hie dramas unfold and resolve at the local roller skating link, Jellybeans. This is T.I.’s first big screen role. And he says beir^ T.I. is what makes him different fix)m other actor/rappers. “I bring somethir^ to the screen that other people don’t,” he said. Evai if people compare him to other rappers, “I think peo ple compare me to other rap pers that they used to hke,” he said. He doesn’t mind the com parisons, as long as “they compare me to somebody great.” At 25, T.I. has released four albums and been on two labels. While with Arista Records, he released “I’m Serious”-not a chart toppei’ but an imdeigi’oimd hit. T.I. said he asked to be released from the label because the direction the company was going was a ht- tle too pop for him. And T.I. isn’t your typical southern rapper. His vocals are laid bade, not “crunk” like LU’ John and he doesn’t rap about “shakin’ it like a salt shaker.” “I leave that to those who originated it. They can’t do what I do and I don’t try to do what they do,” he said. “They stay out of my lane and I stay out of theirs unless we collab orate or something.” T.I. is proud of his “ATL” brothers and sisters because it took a lot of hard work for Atlanta to get put on the hip- hop map, he said. “If you weren’t with JD (Jer maine Dupree} or being intro duced by the Dungeon Fami ly you weren’t really getting now air play,” T.I. said. Now try turning' on the radio without hearing T.I. wvuvjtsveharsey.com wwwcodeWackenlertainmenlcom Starts Friday, March 17*'at These Select Theatres REUAISTARLIGHT CINEMA 14 Hwr SN® Verizon Amp 1704) TOCOTO AMC CONCORD AMC CAROLINA CONSOLIQATED Mills 24 PAVIllJaN22 MANCHESTER 14 Concord Mil Mall On S. Bird N all-435 1906 Cinemalc Rdck Hill m4)643-4£2 004)6404262 (833)980-8184 REGAL FRARXUN SQUAREU 3773E.FranUin SM. (704)624-9556 CHECKTHEATRE DIRECTORIES-CALL FOR SHOWTIUES'CHECKWEBSITE FOR DETAILS ®f)£ historic Tuesday-Sonday €xtels!(or Club 921 Beatties Ford Rd. • 704-334-5709 BLUMENTHAL PRESENTS SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR To Subscribe 704 376.0496 NeYo Continued from page 1D n’t overshadow something as slick as “Let Me Get This Straight,” which is more ghet to chic than fabulous. The CD’s only other down fall is the preoccupation with sex. Ne-Yo will learn he can be sexy without beating the sub ject to death. That aside, “In My Own Words” will be one of the biggest hits of the yeai* and Ne-Yo’s risirg star is going to be seen worldwide. This kid’s got something big. • TUeSSM-“FISHmr-Only $5 Doors Open at 5, Fish Fry at pm • Disco at 9pm • WEDNESDAY “Whv Not Wednesday?" Martinis and Live Music with Michael Porter March 22nd 8pm, Doors Open at 5pm “Members...It’s Renewal Time” • THURSDAY “DIRTY THIRTY THURSDAY’ Lets get this party started right now! • FRIDAY & SATURDAY The Best “DISCO” In Town • SUNDAY..... foi'n US for and evening of soft music, and fellowshipping with friends! Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated Tyrone Jefferson and /i Sif» Oj, lie limu are know for delivering music with a message, relayed through rhythms inspired by the African Diaspora. For two days, Saturday, March 25th and Sunday, March 26th,/# lit will present Slavery: Yesterday & Today, its 6th Annual Black History concert, at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in Pease Auditorium. The concert ensemble - soloists, choir and band - will perform richly textured original compositions and familiar hymns set to Jefferson’s jazz arrangements. “KEEPING IT REAL WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY COCA-COLA REAL” “Here’s How You Can Be Connected” Submit, in writing, on your organization’s letterhead, the title of your event, data location, contact person and telephone number for your activity to; Coca-Cola Community Connection 801 Black Satchel Rd., Charlotte NC 28216 Attn: Terry Peterson - Phone 704-697-4040 • Fax 704-697-4054 or Email terry.peterson@ccbcc.com -r%
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