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How Will Smith’s Own Dad Inspired His Incredible ‘King Richard’ Performance · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Will Smith has played
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  Speaker 1: several real life characters over the course of his career,
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  Speaker 1: but none quite like Richard Williams, the father of Venus
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  Speaker 1: and Serena Williams, who helped shape them into tennis superstars.
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  Speaker 1: In the new critically acclaimed biopic King Richard, and when
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  Speaker 1: will was preparing for the role, he drew from one
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  Speaker 1: of the people who helped shaped him, his own father.
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  Speaker 1: He tells E. W. Richard reminds me a lot of
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  Speaker 1: my own father. He was of that same generation, men
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  Speaker 1: that used to fix everything with their hands. I understood
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  Speaker 1: what it was like to live at the edge of
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  Speaker 1: survival and try to sustain a dream. The first time
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  Speaker 1: I met him, I saw a little bit of a flash.
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  Speaker 1: It was one of the most misunderstood people during that time.
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  Speaker 1: He was so far ahead in terms of the balance
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  Speaker 1: between pushing and protecting. The reviews of Will's performance and
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  Speaker 1: capturing that spirit and for the movie overall, are equally stellar.
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  Speaker 1: King Richards in theaters and streaming on HBO Max That's
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  Speaker 1: direct from Hollywood