OMG yes! Rainbow Johnson has a brother and of COURSE itโs Daveed Diggs.
If you know anything about me, you know that Iโm obsessed with both Black-Ish AND Hamilton so this is a huge win for me. For those of you that might not know, Daveed Diggs is most known for his roles as Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the multi award winning Hamilton. He even took home a Tony this year for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. While I love all of the characters in Black-Ish, Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross) is hands-down one of my favorites, so Iโm excited to see what the creators have brewing for her storyline and her families storyline. Anyway, according to sources, Daveedโs character is named Johan, and doesnโt get along with Dre (Anthony Anderson).
Via variety.com:
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โHeโs sort of a hipster, entitled kid who gets on Dreโs nerves,โ creator and showrunner Kenya Barris said. โHeโs constantly on a search for the best conditioner for his hair. Heโs probably gone to Penn or Wharton and could have gotten a great-paying job, but heโs trying to find himself. That attitude more than anything makes Dre want to strangle him.โ
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For Diggs, who won a Tony for playing Thomas Jefferson andย the Marquis de Lafayette in โHamilton,โ thereโs even a tiny link to French culture.
Johan โhas been to Paris twice and heโs like, โYou Americans!’โ Barris said. Johan, as it happens, doesnโt like his butter to be too cold and complains about Americansโ mania for refrigeration. โHeโs like, โThis butterโs making my croissant crumble,โโ according to Barris. โDre is constantly snatching food from him.โ
The upside for Johan, who will have a โsubstantialโ recurring arc in the third season, is that the Johnson kids think heโs extremely cool โ except for Diane (Marsai Martin). โSheโs not buying that sh*t,โ Barris said.
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I love it already.
-Shanda