Ro Brooks Shares How to go from Extra to Actor | BHL's Success Is The New Black

BHL: Success Is The New Black -- In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Ashida Onrae and Tara Johnson welcome Ro Brook to talk about what it takes to be successful in today's world. American Actor Ro Brooks, born Jerome Curtis Brooks Jr. Currently, his role on Tyler Perry’s hit show on OWN, “The Haves and the Have Nots” has created a big buzz! Ro has worked on numerous films, commercials and television shows including: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, ABeautifulSoul and Squatters starring with Richard Dreyfuss; television shows HBO’s critically acclaimed The Wire , FX’s Sons of Anarchy, Showtime’s Shameless, FOX’s Brooklyn Nine Nine and 24, CBS's CSI New York, ElRey's Matador and many more; Toyota Avalon Commercial Campaign starring opposite International Actor Idris Elba. With a background in music, Ro welcomed the opportunity to return to his musical roots while integrating and expanding on his acting talents to include music videos, working with such artist as: P. Diddy, 50Cent, Justin Timberlake, Lil' Wayne, TI, Jill Scott, Syleena Johnson, Young Jeezy,Ice Cube, Snoop Dog, Lil' Mo and Master P. to name a few. Ro grew up in West Baltimore. His Grandmother and Great Aunt, who would encourage Ro and his three sisters to perform dance and musical routines by throwing change at their feet, cultivated Ro’s natural acting ability. During his younger years, Ro began developing his musica lprowess by rapping and dancing at talent shows and local events. While attending Walbrook High School, Ro’s early success started when he got together with a group of friends and formed the rap and dance group Twice As Nice. The group performed at local venues and later won a talent show that earned them a spot on the bill at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater for a taping of Showtime at the Apollo. A few years later, Ro landed his first role in a feature film, directed by Robert Townsend. All of this and more on the October 6th, 2016 edition of Success Is The New Black! Make sure to subscribe to BHL! -    / blackhollywoodlive   HELPFUL LINKS: Website - http://blackhollywoodlive.com Follow us on Twitter -   / bhlonline   Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/BlackHoll... ABOUT BLACK HOLLYWOOD LIVE: Black Hollywood Live is the world's first online broadcast news network with programming and content dedicated to African American entertainment news. The network features long form, in-depth celebrity interviews, smart commentary and discussion as well as news and inside information. The network was created by producer Keven Undergaro. Black Hollywood Live had guests from shows/films like 12 Years A Slave, The Butler, America's Got Talent, The Game, Chicago Fire, Believe, Hannibal, Suits, Parks and Recreation, Dallas Buyers Club, Real Husbands of Hollywood, The Best Man Holiday, The View, Shameless, Basketball Wives, Being Mary Jane, Scandal, Single Ladies and many more. Notable guests on the network include: host Wayne Brady, The View's Sherri Shepherd, Late Night's Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyer and others. 🛍 Shop our closet at Melanin & More: https://poshmark.com/closet/melaninan...