DRAKE WANTS TO PLAY OBAMA ONSCREEN
Rapper DRAKE is eager to return to his acting roots to portray U.S. presi dent BARACK OBAMA on the big screen.
The Best I Ever Had hitmaker rose to fame as a teen star in his native Canada on the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation before taking the h ip-hop industry by storm last year (09).
But Drake admits he’s keeping an eye on potential acting projects docum enting the life of America’s first black president - because he’s been st udying Obama’s behaviour and speech patterns from the news.
He tells Paper magazine, "I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama=E2=80 =99s life soon because I could play him. That=E2=80=99s the goal=E2=80=A6 Anytime I see him on TV, I don=E2=80=99t change the channel, I definitel y pay attention and listen to the inflections of his voice."
Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com)
