Mike Henry, Kevin Michael Richardson and Shay Mitchell Drop By the Penthouse: July 7
Mike Henry, Kevin M.Richardson & Shay Mitchell Drop In!
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Lil Mo' - Mo'Nique poses with her niece, who did an excellent job of playing the part of little Mo'Nique for the evening. (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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The Mike Henry Show - Mike Henry, executive producer of The Cleveland Show, steps into the Penthouse. He is also the voice of the show's main character, Cleveland Brown.(Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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"Merlynd" - Henry came up with the idea for Cleveland after playing basketball with a friend from "Merlynd" (Maryland). His friend was, as Henry describes, "was a real laid-back guy... he had that lazy 'R' [when he spoke]". It was his impression of this friend that led to the creation of Cleveland. (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Elementary Acting - Henry knew early on that he had a knack for voice acting due to his bouts with his teachers."When I was a kid i just got in trouble all the time. I would just imitate the teacher in third grade, and you know, get put in the corner," he says. (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Enter Cleveland Jr. - Kevin Michael Richardson enters the stage and immediately begins channeling the voice of Cleveland Jr. (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Elementary Acting II - Much like Henry, Richardson found his calling for voice acting at an early age as well. "I just knew from that [early] age that I loved animation. I would take a tape recorder, watch Spider-Man and record it on a tape recorder—the entire episode—bring it to school and act out the parts while it was playing to my classmates", says Richardson. (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Steps to Success - Althugh always interested, Richardson fell into voice work after a chance meeting with his agent. "I had an agent that represented me for commercial work. One day at the office I walked by and heard them messing with this reel-to-reel tape machine and heard funny voices," says Henry. The encounter sparked his interest in doing voiceover work, and after a year he acquired a role. (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Pretty in the Penthouse - Shay Mitchell swings right into the Penthouse. Mitchell currently appears on the TV show Pretty Little Liars in the role of Emily Fields. (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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Looking So Crazy, Right Now? - According to Mo'Nique, Mitchell will challenge anyone to the Beyoncé dance. After further examination, Mitchell explained that she likes to get down when she's dancing to Beyoncé. (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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More Than an Actress - Outside of acting, Mitchell is active in protesting human trafficking in Cambodia. (Photo: Darnell Williams/BET)
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