The Colman Domingo Episode

Colman Domingo came over to our house. The first thing you learn about him is that he goes for the embrace. It’s a Philly thing. This man is truly West Philadelphia, born and raised, to a level where he literally went to high school with Will Smith. He is also a true actor’s actor. He’s the most fashionable man. He’s Mr. Vacation. He’s 56 and looks 38. We want to know how to look like him. We want to know how he transforms into an entirely different human being right in front of your eyes. We want to know, would he wear a fat suit or gain the weight for real? We want to know whether he considers Dave a historical figure. In short, we want to know everything about this fascinating man. Thanks for watching us learn about the craft of acting from Colman. We respect you! What happens: 0:00 intro 0:27 60 people to cook for 3:11 teaser 3:34 the philly embrace 4:11 going to high school with will smith 4:52 how does colman look 38 at 56 6:17 dave's fashion choices 7:15 the best 10-year era of your life 8:22 being in your truth-telling season 9:36 does colman believe in astrology 10:51 you gotta believe in something 12:25 will smith before the fresh prince 13:25 the last time colman saw will smith 14:38 how colman transforms into his characters 16:04 the real life cast of sing sing 18:30 transforming into joe jackson 19:14 can dave call him cole 19:36 planning the perfect vacation 25:16 unpacking vs. living out of a suitcase 26:28 why dave doesn't like museums 27:24 dave & kristin in the sicilian catacombs 28:28 stuffed animals 28:52 interior design 30:15 colman's jewelry 30:33 dave's whole foods rubber band 32:47 how dave & benny met 34:43 the time dave dressed like benny 35:29 when colman fell in love with benny 36:39 why wasn't colman cool growing up 37:50 dave's ugly child phase 39:19 would colman do anything for a role 40:42 does colman stay in character 42:42 picking up characteristics from characters 43:05 dave without a beard 44:21 colman without facial hair 45:08 colman's acting advice 47:25 how colman builds a character 48:27 an acting exercise 50:06 how to stop being self-conscious as an actor 50:20 is dave a historical figure 52:11 colman performs shakespeare 54:12 debating the acting process 55:38 dave's crying scene 58:29 surrendering to the process 59:08 listening & reacting 59:48 serving stephen spielberg & his vision 1:00:34 getting out of your own way 1:02:00 how colman met his husband 1:02:59 how selena first told benny she loved him 1:04:10 dave & kristin's first i love you 1:05:38 defining the relationship 1:06:34 beautiful Show socials: https://www.instagram.com/friendskeepsecrets https://www.tiktok.com/@friendskeepsecrets https://www.x.com/FKSpodcast https://www.facebook.com/FriendsKeepSecrets/ https://friendskeepsecrets.com Hosts socials: www.youtube.com/@bennyblanco https://www.youtube.com/LilDickyRap https://www.instagram.com/itsbennyblanco/ https://www.instagram.com/lildickygram https://www.tiktok.com/@itsbennyblanco https://www.tiktok.com/@lildicky https://x.com/ItsBennyBlanco https://x.com/lildickytweets?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/itsbennyblanco/ https://www.facebook.com/LilDickyRap Thank you Domino’s for sponsoring this episode. Thank you to Head and Shoulders for sponsoring this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.