J.B. Smoove
Now, the story of J.B. Smoove’s audition to play Leon Black is one for the books. Apparently, he walked right in as his character and they told him he would improv with Larry. He said of that moment, “I said, ‘OK, let’s do this …, Larry.’ Because we improv-ing right? I said, ‘I’ll smack you in the face, right?’ And Larry looked at everybody, like, ‘Who the … is this guy?'” Yet, then they started the scene and Smoove gave his now-signature Leon look, ” that little turn to the head like my eyebrows go up, cause I got this thing with my forehead where one side of my head, like one side of my forehead gets wrinkled up, right? I’m like The Rock. Have you ever seen The Rock do his little eyebrow? My sh*t is more pronounced.” Larry couldn’t control himself, and that’s how Smoove got the part!
J.B. Smoove