I was like, "What's going on? What did Marlon do?" Like I didn't know they were going to blow up like that because it's literally two scenes. I couldn't imagine the pain and the turmoil that somebody removed from his child would have, especially if he thinks in his head that he did it for the right reasons. I just wrote my daughter a post on Instagram for her birthday that's like three pages long. ![]() I don't know that part because I'm a father and I love my kids. So I just felt like the part had so much substance. It'd be like, "Oh, Martin's on Fresh Prince?!" I think the only one else that could've done it and made the same impact is if Martin would've played the father. you know, it's crazy that the Wayans Bros. Will had called me-pre-slap-and he was like, "I'm busy, I'm supposed to play it, but it'd be really cool if you played it." I was like, "Yeah, send it to me." I got the script and casting director Vicky Thomas, who I've known for a long time, was like, "He'd be great for this." And I think they needed somebody that. I was like, um, I think it's an Emmy! They shoot right past the Emmys and go, "It's time to give him his EGOT!" Like, yo, let me get nominated first. ![]() How surprised were you by the response, and what was it like seeing this kind of support and appreciation for you and your work? There was literally a story with the headline, “Marlon Wayans Has Fans Calling for His Oscar After His Surprising Bel-Air Performance.” I’ll admit that I was behind on Bel-Air when the finale dropped, but it was impossible not to be spoiled that you showed up as Will’s dad since the internet was going nuts and you were trending.
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