“Then a friend of mine told me there was a book called ‘Anansi Boys’ and sent me the book… I never expected that I would be playing some character that my grandma used to tell me about. “I had heard of Anansi because of my grandparents and hearing their stories,” Jones revealed. He fully embodies the role of the elegantly bespoke suit-clad provocateurthat magically transforms into a spider - always willing to help people get out of dodgy situations with his chaotic gifts. Nancy is lightening in a bottle as far as spot-on casting choices are concerned. Related: ‘Black-ish’ star Tracee Ellis Ross: Acting makes ‘all aspects of me’ come aliveįor the record: Orlando Jones as Mr. The rest of it was our casting directors, who sort of really pushed it forward,” he added. “It was a combination of good will from the fans and definitely I think Neil was a proponent of me doing it.
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Unbeknownst to the 49-year-old Mobile, Alabama native, casting directors for the series were already eyeing him for the part with no knowledge of the social media hullaballoo. So, fans, including myself, we all went crazy,” Jones recently told NBCBLK.
That's a great idea.’ So, he liked the tweet and re-tweeted it. So, I sent a message to like, ‘Yes, I would. “Somebody on social media said, ‘Orlando Jones would be a great Anansi’ when they were announcing that they were going to start developing this project. Nancy in "American Gods" Jan Thijs / (C) 2015 Fremantle Media North Am And social media had a hand in helping him seize the role of a lifetime in the critically acclaimed series based on Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel, which centers on the convergence of theological, mythical and psychological deities waging a war in modern times.
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