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Comedian Brandon T. Jackson Is Half-Man, Half-Amazing In “Lightning Thief”

Written by Jerry Barrow, Senior Editor on February 8, 2010 1:48 pm

Brandon T. Jackson, star of Tropic Thunder and Roll Bounce takes his skills to the heavens in Percy Jackson & The Olympians.

In the upcoming book adaptation of Percy Jackson and Olympians: The Lighting Thief, Brandon T. Jackson plays the best friend to the lead, Percy Jackson (played by Logan Lerman) .  His character Grover Underwood is a Satyr (half man, half goat) but is 100% loyal.

In his interview with The Urban Daily the comedian and actor explains why everyone thinks that HE’s Percy and what it’s like to bring some color to Greek mythology.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/distantlover19/ distantlover19

    PERCY YOU BLACK WHITE DON’T WANT TO SEE YOUR BLACK IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY CHILL OUT DUMB BOY

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ALThickMadame/ ALThickMadame

    The movie was okay…Wasn’t too thrilled that he was half goat though…He brought some humor to the big screen, as usual…Happy that he is making money for what he did and was viewed as a “protector” or a hero of some sort in the positive light, so it wasn’t a complete waste of a character…

  • http://theurbandaily.com/movies/theurbandailystaff6/five-reasons-to-see-lottery-ticket/ Five Reasons To See “Lottery Ticket” | The Urban Daily

    [...]   Brandon T. Jackson—Nick Cannon has made no secret that he plans on being the ‘next’ Will Smith, but he may have [...]

  • http://thebeatdfw.com/movies/kitti/five-reasons-to-see-lottery-ticket/ Five Reasons To See “Lottery Ticket” | TheBeatDFW – 97.9 The Beat

    [...]   Brandon T. Jackson—Nick Cannon has made no secret that he plans on being the ‘next’ Will Smith, but he may have [...]

  • http://theurbandaily.com/special-features/best-and-worst-2010/theurbandailystaff1/best-and-worst-of-2010/ BEST AND WORST OF 2010 | The Urban Daily

    [...] Comedian Brandon T. Jackson Is Half-Man, Half-Amazing In “Lightning Thief” [...]

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