4 crew members who were promised a role in NBC's 'Bel-Air' speak out: 'I left my son for a year for nothing'

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Crew and cast members who worked with Morgan Cooper speak out about 'Bel-Air'
Crew members who were part of the viral "Bel-Air" fan video say they made major life decisions based on the promise they'd work on the NBC show.

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I got my first TV writing job at 55. It was hard being the oldest person in the room — but I'm glad I never gave up.

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Craig Williams says getting his first job came down to a 20-year-old connection, who hadn't even read his work before reaching out.

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Clients like Taylor Swift and 'Euphoria' love my realistic airbrush tattoos. Here's how I built my business.

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Grace Joy, special effects artist, entertainment
Grace Lovejoy says fake tattoos in film and TV started to look worse and worse as Hollywood's cameras got better. She set out to do something about it.

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The career rise and stumble of Will Smith, whose notorious slap was the star of last year's Oscars

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Will Smith accepts the Oscar for Best Actor.

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'Everything Everywhere All at Once' costumes and props — including iconic hot dog fingers and 'Raccacoonie' — sell for thousands each in A24 auction

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The famous hot dog fingers from "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

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I was promised a part in the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' remake — instead I left LA jobless and in debt

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Rufus Berns with DJ Jazzy Jeff
Rufus Burns (left) met DJ Jazzy Jeff at a Kansas City festival in 2019 after the viral "Bel-Air" short film dropped. Jeff played Jazz in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" sitcom, and Burns played Jazz in the short.

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'Suite Life of Zack and Cody' star Brenda Song opened up about trying to make it in acting as a kid: 'We had no money'

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Brenda Song Suite Life and present day side by side
Brenda Song regularly appeared on Disney Channel from 2004 to 2011.

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Jena Malone said her experience as a child actor in Hollywood was uniquely positive: 'My voice was heard, validated, respected'

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Jena Malone says she went through "awkward times of transformation" like most kids, but Hollywood actually didn't make things worse.

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7 fun details that you might miss in the trailer for 'Air,' the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon movie about Nike signing Michael Jordan

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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, with Damon in character as Sonny Vaccaro, on the set of
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, with Damon in character as Sonny Vaccaro, on the set of "Air."

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Tyler Perry is one of the world's highest-paid entertainers. Here's how the Hollywood mogul makes and spends his $1 billion fortune.

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FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2017, file photo, actor-filmmaker and author Tyler Perry poses for a portrait in New York. Perry is looking to reopen his 330-acre Atlanta-based mega studio soon, but other studios in Georgia are anxiously waiting for Hollywood's green light to return back to work.
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