Leslie Nielsen was my favorite growing up; getting to work with him was amazing.

'Hairspray' was a show I was involved in from the very first reading, and I was 19. And, 'Hairspray', was one of my favorite movies growing up.

I'm all about unity and loving your neighbor... If somebody told me when I was growing up that the music I was listening to was stupid, and I listened to them, I wouldn't be where I am today.

I always loved comic books when I was growing up, and Spider-Man was definitely a character I gravitated towards because I loved the story of an average teenager having super powers.

Magic Johnson was my favorite player growing up.

It is pretty amazing to still see him going, but growing up with him you just knew it was something that he loved and he was going to stick with and try to be the best that he could at it.