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He Grew up on The Chi. Now He's Building the Blueprint — Actor & Entrepreneur Shamon Brown Jr.
He's been in front of the camera since he was five years old. Shamon Brown Jr. grew up on one of the most important Black shows on television. And now — at 21 — he's really getting started.
In this episode of NAACP+ Inside the Industry, host Ariana Drummond sits down with actor, recording artist, entrepreneur, and voice of Michelangelo, Shamon Brown Jr. — best known as Papa from Showtime's The Chi — for one of the most candid and genuinely inspiring conversations in the series so far.
Shamon gets into:
→ What it was like growing up on The Chi from age 12 to 21, and what those years took and…
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