Doug E. Doug Reveals Why He Left Hollywood After 'Cool Runnings' As Sanka: Turned Down Dress
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- comedyyhype.com - For his first one on one with HYPE+, comedian actor Doug E. Doug joins us. The actor would become a noteworthy talent due to films like Cool Runnings and The Cosby Show. In this moment, Doug shares why people stopped seeing him. Instagram: @ComedyHype & Twitter: @ComedyHype_
I'll forever remember him as "Popsicle" in Class Act no matter what character he play LOL
Hell yeah 🤣🤣💪🏾
😂
Damita I thought u was gonna play with my frog......your frog ain't jumping in my direction 😂😂😂classic
Yabba dabba doo his breath smell like doo doo!!!!
Right💯🔥🔥🔥
Thank you sir for saying “NO”
He made the right decision 2 🖕🏿Hollywood and their decisions to demasculate the strong black man!
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
👍🏿shit was never funny
AMEN
Ok, but it’s no conspiracy. Plenty top tier Yt actors wore dresses. What the problem is. Say yes, or say no. Be a man gatdamit. Don’t cry bloody murder when it’s just a proposal.
Much respect for Doug E Doug. He kept his integrity when most give it away or sell it
I absolutely agree with you 💯
Yes He chose dignity over dollars
I agree
yes
Amen
He’s aged well. ❤mentally & physically. Bless him.
Much respect!!! What shall it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul! You won Mr. Doug E. Doug!!! 🙏🏾
❤ Amen
Amen
Hallelujah
Amen
Yes! Well quoted sis!
I truly respect a man saying no. A black man saying no to wearing a dress to satisfy Hollywood for a dollar. Thank you for standing strong. Its not about a acting job. When he states so many appetites in the industry, I felt him telling the truth and not wavering from what he is and not willing to do. The trend seems to be men of color more than anything else , and I am glad they are standing up and strong and many are saying no. Amen Doug E Doug. Its beyond a dress it's about your spirit, your legacy and what you fight for and against.
Dave Chappelle said the same thing: "THEY" wanted me to wear a dress. Question: Do you know who "THEY" are yet? They are now our masters fellow slaves; they're paying us with monopoly money
What's even more dope is the movie was still made and was a great movie
Know your price!!!
Know your value
They tried to get Dave Chappelle to do the same thing and he also said FTS...Bravo to these men...👏👏
A man that stands for what he believes in. Great to see Doug E. Doug alive and well. Great interview.
Quite right. And his reasoning is perfect. If they're going to ask him to wear a dress, explain why it makes sense.
YES 🙏🏾😘😘
He’s no Tyler Perry
It's crazy because I was just thinking about what happened to him yesterday and then this comes off of my feed. Wow
@@Freddy_Confetti Tyler Perry whole career happened because of a dress. A fat, asexual granny too
I saw him in the subway in New York taking his kids to school years ago. I said to myself," That's Doug E. Doug". And we acknowledged each other and went on our way. Glad to see he's doing well.
He lived near BMCC and he’s been consistently beautiful ❤. His spirit is righteous.
Such a good dude! I used to see him every morning during my years of teaching while he walked his dogs. Such a great dude man.
this man kept his spirit and his faith over all 💙 inspirational ❤
"I'm bout as free as a nigga can be." Respect 👏🏿
I'm so inspired with his temperament; it's cool , firm and resolute. Very proud that he choose what his spirit needed over money. He didn't sell his soul for money. He loved his craft but himself; sanity and self respect more. Bravo 👏 🎊 🎉
Yes. And THAT about him makes him THE most attractive man in the world to me: Knowing himself, being conscious of himself, and being true to himself. There's a lot of comedians who do not move me at all because I see their undercurrent of not knowing themselves and not giving a damn to.
YESSSSS🎩👏🏾
He's so talented I remember his career. Glad to see him 😎 chillin!
Tried to get my boy to wear the dress 👗
Being able to look in the mirror and know you did right is everything.
His take on the dress issue was the most eloquent I've ever heard. Most just piggyback the last interview without adding much thought. Much respect to an underrated talent.
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While, I agree with you. I personally don’t agree with him that they’re not conscious of this act to emasculate a brother. I believe it has always been deliberate.
@@sbf254 one has to be a damn fool to believe that these people are not deliberate. The actors and the ones behind the scenes are ALL apart of the big plan...
@@sbf254 Do it with all the white actors aswell. Who runs Hollywood ? Kanye ?
Spot On!
This was mine and my brother’s number one favorite movie when we were kids, and I had the biggest crush on Doug. He’s a wonderful soul, totally radiant. ❤
This is a good soul, we used to hang out back in the day and he was always humble, fun, goofy and super cool.
Wow. You actually knew him? Cool
Yessir! Trying to reconnect with him now for a role in a film we're developing for SEL K-12@@eddiewalker2155
A great conversation with Doug. He sounds like a man with principles and integrity!!
My teenaged daughter saw Class Act with me and my husband for the first time a few weeks ago. Now every time someone says something she thinks is dumb, she says “you wanna play with my frog Damita” in Doug E Doug’s voice. She did it so much, she had to explain it to her friends. They watched it too and now Doug E Doug and Kid N Play are what’s up in these 2022 teen streets! Love rebooted indeed! ❤
Cool Runnings is another great classic featuring Doug E. Doug and John Candy. It's very family friendly. It's about a Jamaican Bobsled Team.
Wanna lick mr froggy 🤣
He did Hanging With the Homeboys but rated R. Was also in Operation: Dumbo Drop with Danny Glover and Ray Liotta, this one family friendly.
Omg I love that line! And movie
That's my movie lol
When he said a industry full of "Secret Appetites" that had me in tearz 😭😹😂 NUFF RESPECT to Brother Doug for never compromising his integrity and SUPREME RESPECT TO THE ENTIRE COMEDY HYPE CREW WE LOVE U FOREVER!!!
It was hilarious😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@potterylady44 Faxx 🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂
Why not expose those secret appetites to possibly save people from entering that depraved industry?
That man just said he was gay in weirdest way
He actually meant "secret societies" these appetites dont form themselves
Best interview I ever saw. His wisdom is so practical it’s overlooked. Grounded.
Much respect to Doug E. Doug. I always wondered why he disappeared now it makes sense. He kept his self respect at all cost.
Met him once at the Uptown Comedy Club back around 1991. He told me I was funny and it meant a lot to hear that from him. All these years later to hear him speak and see he looks well on this video matters to me.
That was my show in the 90’s
Wow I remember watching that as a kid with my sister with the t.v. down cuz we was supposed to be in bed at that time that show was classic just as classic as comic view Def jam Comedy snaps ( underrated comedy show wildnout stole alot from it)
Very mature and intellectual convo by Doug… all grown up in $hit 💯
He is a grown man in his fifties, ofcourse he is going to talk grown up things
Excellent Interview
Yes.
The SUBTERFUGE of it all! One must become IMPERVIOUS to the microaggressions of the industry.
....and alldat shit.
@@marfu1119 Sure! But this isn’t always the case for most men in the 50’s … take a look around
@@stacyhardwood5475 adults in general act like kids ..
Doug E is speaking on a higher plane than the Interviewer...he was speaking on kinks & integrity
Tbh the interviewer did a good job in engaging the convo. In fact it’s seems at times he was faking not knowing certain concept to help promote a discussion
@@Eli-akad good observation, I noticed that too 👍
Just watched Cool Runnings with my 8YO son before the ball drop and he and I were laughing so hard throughout the movie. This will be a great memory for me for years to come, thanks for your contribution to such a great movie Doug.
Brilliant to know what happened I always knew it would be something like this, the way the industry treats our people is disgraceful. So much respect to Doug E Doug thank you for sharing your talents 🖤
He has to come back. Just a naturally funny guy
He killed class act
facts.... damn good actor also!!
@@thereaganeratv8332 YES HE DID
That show "Where I live" was really good, even though it was short lived
nah, the whole industry is foul...
Doug E Doug was lit 🔥 Cool Runnings,Class Act, the Cosby’s, etc. This brother has acting chops and didn’t put on no dress ! Salute to the God Dougie Doug 👑💯
Also hanging with the homeboys
Don't Forget, That Darn Cat. LOL
Fam.. CLASS ACT was my ish DOUG was great in that.
WHERE I LIVE
It was comedy genius when he was on Cosby...
This man expresses his anger in such a masterful way, there is definitely some anger there but it is tempered... I am envious and inspired at the same time!!! It's not easy being a black dude in any industry! His words and body language echo my issues in my own specific faucet of industry... there is something unnecessarily ADDED to what we gotta do to have that word "successful" attached to us... Great Interview and I felt like I ran into a warm old friend who never changed, in a good way!
Well put.
Yes indeed, the average person doesn't understand "the anger" that comes with being black and successful particularly when your business/industry is dominated by white people. I remember the first time I got stabbed in the back. I wanted to put hands on that dude but then I would be another angry black man thats now fired or in jail. "Anger" indeed.
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Agree 100%
Well said young man 💯
I still remember his entire stand up routine from Showtime at the Apollo in the late 80’s early 90’s. I never thought of him as a “great actor” but he had very good supporting roles.👍🏾✌🏾
You sir are a one in a million a 💎 for sure. Not compromising under pressure. Not selling your soul. Majority who put on the dress are not even a fraction of the man you are. You stuck to your integrity and have more value as a black man than any super star that wore the dress. I bow to you. Thank You ✊🏾
Doug E. Doug seems to be a very sharp and articulate man who didn’t compromise his integrity. I salute this brother.💪🏾
He speaks so well, he’s so well spoken….. lol. Way to go.
Exactly
@@stayathome316 I don’t get it🤷🏽♂️ help me lol also.
I love Doug E Doug. I’ve encountered him many times in life and it was always a positive experience. When I was a teenager while walking past a building in Brooklyn with an older male cousin; someone said “Busta, Red man and Dougie are in the studio up there”. I loved Busta and didn’t know this was the Doug E they were talking about. I got outside of the studio and was so damn nervous. Suddenly I heard someone say, a girl is outside she wanted to meet y’all. A voice said “tell her to come in” and I bolted because the tone was uncomfortable. As I stood outside telling my cousin what happened, Doug E came out put his arm around my shoulder and gave me a wonderful speech that a young black woman needed to hear. I later met Busta on several occasions; I was so glad that I met Doug and not him that day. Doug later became a client at the Merrill lynch branch I worked at. He bought a building blocks away from where I lived. I loved his comedy, I loved acting and he the Man is a wonder representation of what we need from black men.
He was kinda famous in Fort Greene for having a house up the block from me. I always remembered and respected him after he visited my elementary school.
Thank you for sharing your personal experience of a black man encouraging and inspiring a young black female; POWERFUL ‼️🙏🏾
Thank YOU for sharing 💕💕 As a Black woman, I too am so grateful he spoke to you as a young girl , and that you listened. More importantly, , I am so happy that you ran when that voice made you feel uncomfortable 💕💕!!
“…an industry filled with appetite….” 🙌🏾
I love his vibe and energy so pure
I think everybody wanted to see more of Doug in movies, always one of my favorite actors since I was a kid
He was always a different breed in this industry. Doug was an underrated actor. More range than acknowledged for.
Yes, I love this brothers mindfulness... he cashed out and chose to keep his spirit intact instead of selling his soul to an industry that despise us ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾❤️❤️❤️
This man is so well spoken! And he didn’t use a bunch of words no one can understand without a dictionary.
Everyone needs someone like Doug E. Doug in their life.
Doug E Doug dipped out at the right time this what Dave Chappelle’s father was talking about.
When them stakes get too big * paraphrasing * but glad bro has his integrity 👏🏾
I'm so glad Doug E. Doug got out when he did. Peace and blessings to you brother. 🙌🏾🙏🏾
Thank you Sir for not selling your soul for a few laughs and a check. I loved him In absolutely EVERY thing he appeared in. Proud Black King who is naturally funny❤️🖤💚
How is that selling your soul? Genuine question.
@@rewy11 Because IF You DONT STAND For Something, then YOU'LL FALL FOR ANYTHING!!! Just THINK About THAT!!! 👌🏿✔️
♥️🖤💚
Respect Queen 👑💯
@@stayathome316 It only means something to intelligent people!! SO YOU WONT Get it!! Lol.. 👌🤦🏽♂️
Doug is an EXCELLENT interview 💯
Glad 2 see & hear a brother not sell his soul, roots & ethics just to please the masses..truly👊 you Doug e Doug💯
"Layers on layers of wrong". I love it.
Respect To Legend Doug E Doug! This is one of the most realistic comedic interviews I've seen in a long!
I remember Godfrey being on many things when I was a kid & then disappeared. As a blk man in ent he probably had a lot to be angry about bk then
The legend?? 😭😭😭
"BONITA YOU DONT WANT TO PLAY MY FROG" He was funny as hell in Class Act
Still say that today
*Domita
She was bad too 😁
Damita
🤣🤣🤣 didn't even notice he spelled it wrong it's so classic 🤣🤣
What an interview! This brother speaks honestly about the industry. His personal convictions, and so much more. Hats off to you sir.
This is a great interview!
Thank You Comedy Hype and Doug E. Doug!
He was in a Christmas parade when I was about 10 yrs old. I was hyped to see this guy I'm glad he's back to discuss why I haven't seen him in a while
I always wondered what happened to him. So glad he maintained his dignity and self respect. Much love to him!
I enjoyed listening to him. Its so refreshing to hear a real man with integrity speak in such a relatable way.
Doug E. Doug Is the man. My favourite film he was on was Hanging with the homeboys one of my favourite movies, but shout out to him for having integrity and being a stand up man and rejecting the foolery.
He was my absolute favorite on Cosby. Something about his humor and cool swag. Much respect for standing firm! Salute 👊🏽
He got out, and is still okay! God bless him!
I wanna hear more Doug E. Doug maybe we'll see more of him in the future but then again he seems like the type of guy that speaks publicly only when he has something to say.
Bro looks like Uncle Ray Murphy
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So true. I would definitely like to hear more from Doug. People who have something to say, seem to say less.
I always liked him. Now I really respect his integrity.. a great interview. Much respect🙏🏾🙏🏾
This is so mindful oh how cautious he was with his morals and didn't let anyone taint him into making a decision that didn't fit well with him and he has no regrets.
Comedy Hype appreciate y'all for this one. When he disappeared about a decade ago. Like all our favorites, I wondered what happened to Doug. I know our history in Hollywood and all that happens to the brothers. I am so glad that Doug was able to walk away on his terms with his soul. I just wish more brothers could do the same.
LOVED him in Cosby. Besides Phylicia Rashad, Doug E. Doug was the perfect comedic companion to Bill Cosby. Their chemistry was great. Cosby is my favorite sitcom of all time. I wish he could come back on HIS terms.
This was a dope interview. Cool Runnings one of my favorite movies from a kid. Well said Doug, well said.
This a classic man, grateful yall put this out in these times
It’s odd listening to him now when the last time I heard him he was a playing a goofy kid. I’m so happy to see and hear him this well.
I recently rewatched Hangin’ with the Homeboys. Man, I realized how much I miss seeing Doug E. Doug in movies. He was always solid. I’m glad he’s in a great place and wish him all the best 👍🏼
So much wisdom. I'm glad he chose to follow his survival instincts and got the hell out the foolishness.
me to. well. done for him.
We’ll said.
Doug E. Doug is a class act & an exceptional actor!!
He also played in the movie, Class Act. Lol
I couldn't have said this better myself. 👏🏾
He is very interesting to listen to, very intelligent and articulate. Thankful he didn't sell himself in that way.
Remember him from hanging with the homeboys!! Classic underground comedy! Glad he stayed solid!!
That movie is a classic!
No Doubt!! "Willie!"
Underrated movie for real
Cuz I’m a black man!” 😂
@@fluseason6779 🤣🤣🤣🤣 💯
Cool runnings was one of my favorite movies but the fact this man did not get sucked in, seems wise and healthy and aware. Praise the Lord for his wisdom and knowledge and understanding.
Great interview by both men! Much respect to this brother for keeping his integrity and walking away with the bag too!
This Doug E Doug interview is probably the best and most comedy related thing I have seen on this channel. For once it was truly Comedy Hype instead of Comedy Fights. Doug E Doug is a true comedian with a natural humourous spirit.
Man a true legend, thanks for all the classics, doug e doug. Deserve all his flowers
Doug is still looking good 😍 I'm glad to see he's doing well, I miss seeing him on screen. He has always been funny and talented
Thanks for being who you are Doug E Doug. This needs to touched on my channel when it comes to sports, and every channel should touch down on it . A lot of wisdom coming from this man
This is what integrity looks like. right now, seeing your self control and integrity and explaining it to us.... that's what it's all about. I'm sure the decisions u made blessed your family 10x over more than Hollywood ever would have. May you continue to be blessed.
Me and my daughter favorite movie with him is hanging with the homeboys. It’s such a classic. We watched it over and over again ❤
Such a classic!
@@FlyAwayChi yes and it’s usually on Tubi tv you just gotta keep checking
I love that movie.
Always loved Doug E. Doug. Yes, better to have peace in your life than outrageous fame. Fame is out here destroying folks.
That part.
The love of money, smh
I forgot about this brother… he definitely deserve his flowers. Like Martin said “before I sell out, I gets the h311 out”… I’m glad he did…
My mom loved your comedy. She has since passed but she always wondered what happened to you. Glad you got out and have conviction and morals. You were one of the few comedians to make her laugh. God bless
This was so good to watch. My favourite movie of all time. Sending love from the UK 👊🏽🙏🏽
He dropped so many gems in this interview as brief as it was. This makes the whole Kanye situation even more insidious. It’s about control at the end of the day.
FACTS! 📠
I peeped that too and when he said, "you marry ppl that's not necessarily good for you but they're in proximity" I immediately thought of Will and Jada
facts
I don’t know I think he could say what Kanye is trying to speak proving a point they can talk about blacks and no one can talk about the Jew nor a white man and the black economy is treated like crap maybe he’s just trying to figure out what life means to him besides people won’t leave him alone holocaust wasn’t the worse they give the history and know this is no say all of a sudden that just the truth not hate only god know how many black people were burned and hanged molested I mean we just got to a point where a black can pee with a white in the same place if you want to get technical black weren’t the problem look what happens to the natives combine black combine native wow some messed up stuff I mean a man sought war that war stuff but land that’s different to try to burden both forever is pure evil I mean the Jews got saved eventually who’s saving a colored man saves himself eventually.
@@youtubehatestruthtellers8065 I was thinking Kim K. and (fill in the blanks).
It is great to see a man operating on such a sustained level of success. Quiet professional is what pops into my mind as I listened to this. Thank you for sharing your hard earned wisdom! All the best to you and yours!
This brother is the epitome of black excellence, calm and under control of his spirit. He was thinking about the totality of his life, when many others only see the here and now! Wonderful conversation.
He was my English teacher back when I was in high school.
A living legend here!!!!! , One of my favorite movies I would watch over and over was Cool Running ,grew up watching him
He had a really funny show called Where I Live about a Caribbean family living in Brooklyn. It's special to me because there aren't very many stories in American media about Caribbean/West Indian culture.
I missed that show, but I saw some episodes on TH-cam. The 90’s was the golden era for black TV
I remember that show! Wowww 😂
It was classic they won't show it again
"Welp, since I'm gonna be harassing you the entire the semester you should at least know my name. How you doing my name is popsicle....Cheerio" 😭😭 Legend in my own lane still look great 30 years later
Facts
😂😂😂
That’s a good brother right there. Respect to him 🙏🏾
What was hidden, shall be revealed. Amen, Amen and Amen. Thank you for sharing your story dear sir. ❤
Love how this channel transitioned into in person interviews. Genius
Big respect for Doug and standing up for himself. He was one of my teachers in high school and he always seemed to be better than the fame and not affected by it at all. Never wearing expensive clothes and jewelry and was a humble dude. Never talked about his career without you asking about it and was always genuine.
@denny osifo thats the whole point of this interview, and the answer as to why he isnt now.
@denny osifo you clearly didn’t listen to the interview 😂
What subject did he teach? #FormerTeacher 🤎
@@BlackGirlUnLOST He was a summer school teacher for my school and he taught english/media. he would make us watch a movie or tv show and write it out like how a script is written and then perform it for the rest of the class. in between he would talk to us about anything and he was a really cool dude to talk to.
@@Suflysflash Thanks for responding! The fact that the experience you had with him still resonates says A LOT. So glad you had an amazing and memorable time. Great and effective teachers are so rare. Thanks for sharing. ✨✨✨
Amen, Amen, Amen Doug E Doug!!! You didn't sell your soul. To climb the ladder in Hollywood selling a soul is required. The higher you climb the deeper the rabbit holes goes, and the more you get owned by what you did to sell your soul. I loved and respected you as an actor. I can watch your movies over and over again, and laugh as if I am watching it for the first time. I love and respect you even more now. I am glad you valued yourself enought to leave, than to sell your integrity for fame and money. I look at all these Hollywood actors and actresses who are achieving high levels of success and wonder what they had to do to get there, and know they no longer own themselves. I think you are a class act, a true winner, because you loved yourself enough to walk away!!! Everything about you screams success!!! Priceless!!!
Doug E Doug was my n!66@!... I still be putting younger kids on to his show Where I live...Also loved him in class act...that brother always has my respect as a comedian/actor... Amazing interview!... glad to see he is still maintaining & healthy..Shout out to Comedy Hype on this one frfr.. 🔥❤️✊🏿...
Everyone needs to see this interview and understand what true contentment looks like. It is beautiful to be at such peace, in control of your own life, having genuine relationships needing for nothing. Life is good!
Crazy this video popped up because I was just thinking about what Doug E been up to nowadays. Brotha is very wise & I applaud him for not allowing Hollywood to Hollywood him! Much respect!
Sobering to the bone. Thank you for the gems that these new generations need to hear. When the boogiemen are exposed the imagine is tamed
This was so eye-opening. This has got to be the most honest interview I ever witnessed.
You guys were definitely fortunate to get such and excellent interview for this man.
Just showed my children Cool Runnings last night! I remember him from his sitcom “Where I’m From” as well
Happy to see him doing so good❤
This was a real good interview!!! He revealed a lot about Hollywood and how it changed people.
Nah he’s reading into it too much
@@Freddy_Confetti How’s reading into things too much that he experienced???