As a Dominican I got to say, he was so on point Some of my relatives believe he is Dominican until this day. He went and studied that character so well, it’s amazing
@MrMannface Жыл бұрын
I saw him on the interview and he used to work with his Dominican guy that's where he got it from
@leandropereira-ws4lq Жыл бұрын
He did an amazing job he’s a great actor
@KyzaSangre9 ай бұрын
That jeffrey wright he did excellent if its him give him a raise IF IT him
@THEHIPHOPMAKER123458 ай бұрын
He sounds like the man version of my grandma's friend. She's dominjcan and says motherfukker the say way
@emilavilez77397 ай бұрын
Yea he's not even spanish
@luvbig414 жыл бұрын
Jeffrey Wright Straight Killed this character. He embodied Peoples.
@goat14084 жыл бұрын
luvbig41 indeed...20 years later still a favorite
@tomtrinchera84053 жыл бұрын
Funny, lethal and a full-bore loony at the same time. Honestly, this is an Oscar-worthy performance. Guy's such an underappreciated actor, but I get the sense he likes it that way.
@Teronze3 жыл бұрын
So damn true. Crazy how he can go from this character to the calm scientist in Westworld.
@Themaskedtalker3 жыл бұрын
He is a brilliant actor. I still hate him for killing Chalky White
@starlingermosen14013 жыл бұрын
This guy is top notch. Actor ...
@salmanotb56053 жыл бұрын
“I got some chicken wings for jou” 2:06 My man killed the accent 😂😂😂
@shawnbrown44852 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@tcjonesedits9074 Жыл бұрын
Uh uh uh... What have we got here? (Gasp) A concealed weapon
@Deadman1817 Жыл бұрын
@@tcjonesedits9074the ice man goeth. Goeth for a long time. @2:27 hit em with the Sammy Sosa
@josephinemateo25534 жыл бұрын
Yo Jeffrey Wright played the hell out this role. This man is a chameleon of an actor, fucking talent. He and Busta Rhymes are the reason why this movie is funny as hell.
@deathrager24043 жыл бұрын
you seen him on boardwalk empire? good god this guy is talented.
@VT___3 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with what you said but calling this movie funny and not including Samuel L. Jackson as one of the reasons for it being funny is crazy to me.
@mohshehri3 жыл бұрын
Yeab he is funny as Hell
@torriebrown96072 жыл бұрын
Sho-nuff
@orale_2 жыл бұрын
HOW BOUT NO BAIL
@mylesaheadmusic3 жыл бұрын
Jeffrey Wright, an unsung hero of the silver screen. Killed it as Peoples, killed it as MLK, killed it as Muddy Waters; this kat has serious range!
@SurgeCess3 жыл бұрын
I must agree. Also he was great as Basquiat and he had a small but pertinent role in the remake of Manchurian Candidate.
@williamsproductionindustri29122 жыл бұрын
Next year, I’m hyped up to see him as Jim Gordon in The Batman
@KaiserBecks Жыл бұрын
Dr Narcisse in Boardwalk Empire! This guy is good!
@jacoblantom Жыл бұрын
Muddy waters? Call me curious
@invisabeast9458 Жыл бұрын
He is the same guy that played muddy waters !!!!!! WTF!!!! That is wild
@piotrgowacki62043 жыл бұрын
"Modefok" ~Peoples Hernandez
@beastlaser96113 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@smoothpants3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Blodia19902 жыл бұрын
😭😭😂😂🤣🤣
@dgmobbdeep2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@shooshooshooshooshooter2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@DJJAZZYREAVES3 жыл бұрын
Jeff Wright is one of the most underrated actors ever. This dude can play almost if not any part thrown at him!!!!!! AWESOME ACTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #TYGAWOO #TYGAWOO 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂✔✔✔✔✔✔
@boredman18903 жыл бұрын
1:23 that clap and rub of hands is so authoritatively gangster
@luvbig413 жыл бұрын
Authoritatively Latin Gangsta.
@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom2 жыл бұрын
It don't mean shit in front of Sam Jackson.
@tiagombg6 ай бұрын
"This is egyptian cotton modofuck" Gets me everytime 😂😂
@jsphat814 жыл бұрын
Jeffrey Wright played a Dominican so convincingly I couldn't believe he's African-American.
@blackscreennoiseforrelaxat15173 жыл бұрын
Is he really?!??!
@quint45733 жыл бұрын
@@blackscreennoiseforrelaxat1517 yea
@Docmananoff3 жыл бұрын
When an actor is good at his craft.
@dgmobbdeep3 жыл бұрын
He’s also native and European.
@stilesjohnson17452 жыл бұрын
Wow
@chitowngirl4 жыл бұрын
I love JW..you wouldn't even know he wasn't Dominican or even Hispanic the way he played this part so well!!
@luvbig414 жыл бұрын
WORD? I could've sworn he was Dominican. Dude made this part his. DARE I say......He stole this movie.
@dgmobbdeep3 жыл бұрын
@@luvbig41 I swear I also thought, at first, that he was Dominican. Dude embodied this role.
@uptownmurda Жыл бұрын
Straight from Wash Heights.
@Danko_Sekulic Жыл бұрын
I genuinely thought the actor was Hispanic until I looked him up!
@kawaiipotatolewis9507Ай бұрын
I really had know idea.
@on2wheels3783 жыл бұрын
I saw Jeffery Wright in this film, I actually believed he was Dominican.
@dgmobbdeep3 жыл бұрын
Same for me
@Hotstylez902 жыл бұрын
Me too
@kinaroxxz69962 жыл бұрын
Me too so good lmao
@edercortes19602 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching this film in high school and I honestly thought Jeffrey wright was actually Dominican. I even ask Dominican people and even they said they didn’t know
@WarrenPace2 жыл бұрын
We all did. How he didn’t get an Oscar for this is beyond me.
@straingangtv33082 жыл бұрын
Jeff handled this role beautifully! From the Way he walks , whips his head left to right , the clapping and rubbing of the hands , the swagger . Jesus , the dude embodied this character.
@Nemesis09213 жыл бұрын
"You best sleep in that vest" 🤣🤣
@doublepromo8240 Жыл бұрын
NAH, he said you best sleep in that best LOL
@JDMEXforme2 жыл бұрын
Jeffrey Wright is a beast. Lol, he was the best villian. Wish he had more roles during the early 2000s while he was still young.
@jj1only3 жыл бұрын
Jeffrey wright is such an underappreciated actor
@user-ig7qm2uw8j6 ай бұрын
Their are certain people that shine wherever they go. Mr. Jeff Wright stole the movie in this scene!!! Bravo!!!
@beatricewoods83772 ай бұрын
And 2024 he's nominated for an OSCAR!!!!!!! American fiction movie ❤ March 10 2024 Oscar program 🎉 I'll be watching
@robjackson52454 жыл бұрын
The drum bangs as he comes out. That shit is beastin. G
@JJHcars3 жыл бұрын
That Sammy Sosa Salute at the end 2:26 had everyone laughing 😂 😂 😂 😂 on set. You can see the actors smiling
@FrenchJae2 жыл бұрын
I don't get it lol
@JJHcars2 жыл бұрын
@@FrenchJae look up Sammy Sosa home run celebration. That should clear things up. Lol
@FrenchJae2 жыл бұрын
@@JJHcars OH ok thankyou!
@Joseph-vn2zj2 жыл бұрын
dude I never noticed that when I first saw this movie until now and I've been watching baseball forever. I was like wait did he just do the sosa sign? lol
@JJHcars2 жыл бұрын
@@Joseph-vn2zj for real I was like did he just do that 🤣
@gmarcustv2083 жыл бұрын
Peoples killed every scene lol.
@monblancnoland46663 жыл бұрын
20 years later and the guy in the bike still kills me
@djhathaway983 жыл бұрын
Me too I wish I knew what he says
@jeremylevant2 жыл бұрын
What did he say???
@paulfeliciano11872 жыл бұрын
@@djhathaway98 he says: " Damn they caught the big man, i cant beleive this.
@mylesaheadmusic2 жыл бұрын
@@paulfeliciano1187 Thank you for translating because I have been wondering this for years!!
@mpuchar5003 Жыл бұрын
@@paulfeliciano1187 he said something “loco” too
@user-vr1uh2nq7w Жыл бұрын
Two of the best black actors in hollywood, two of the most heavily respected modern actors in general by critics, honestly two of their most memorable performances, and it’s in what people will call a “B” movie. Crazy how many gems we might have missed out on listening to the critics back in the day
@ndo5335 ай бұрын
Best actors* better than most actors in Hollywood period, blk, hisp, Asian, or white
@wileecoyote5749Ай бұрын
He's dead
@olaoluwaafolayan655410 ай бұрын
On another note, I love how Tobias Beecher was able to turn his life around after _Oz_ and become an NYC police officer lol! 😂😂😂😂
@foxboy720062 жыл бұрын
"You wouldn't know Egyptian Cotton if Pharoah himself sent it to ya you knock off wearing mother fucker!" One of the best insults eber!!
@saurabhkanhere7033 Жыл бұрын
Nope. People's more gangsta here
@miguelthrifts66024 жыл бұрын
Beef started over shaft being a hater lol
@SinSA2103 жыл бұрын
Lol😅
@josephpena61812 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@undercover6562 ай бұрын
😂
@ps360813 жыл бұрын
You wouldn't know Egyptian cotton if Pharaoh himself sent it
@yeshetgobena16503 жыл бұрын
Ethiopian cotton is a lot higher quality cotton
@theonecalledvino81653 жыл бұрын
That was a good comeback
@mrp42353 жыл бұрын
The guy played that part, and MLK.....cmon man. 😂😂🏆🏆🥇🥇
@Drockafella-pb1bn2 жыл бұрын
And Jean-Michel Basquiat.
@rao85592 жыл бұрын
" I got chicken wings for ju" lol
@directedby76533 жыл бұрын
Wright should have at least been nominated for a Golden Globe for this role, lol!
@XanderFrederick3 жыл бұрын
20 years later.....Jim Gordon in "The Batman". lol Love Jeffery Wright.
@josephpena61812 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@PhoenixPhantom13374 жыл бұрын
Oh! There you go papi! You're under arrest for assaulting an officer! 😂😂
@Nukie50503 жыл бұрын
He arrested him for assault after he hit the man 1st with a basketball 🤦🏾♂️😂😂...
@joeyv81972 жыл бұрын
@@Nukie5050 gotta love the police double standard lol
@undercover6562 ай бұрын
@@Nukie5050😂 Police logic
@AckzaTV2 жыл бұрын
nyc in 2000 was one big SNL afterparty
@kstarrify2 жыл бұрын
He did an excellent job in Cadillac Records as Muddy Waters too
@steeez02 жыл бұрын
I totally forgot about that......
@stilesjohnson17452 жыл бұрын
Damn this movie 21 years old where does time go Geesh.
@jacobrichardson19522 жыл бұрын
Gold movie for 2000.
@stilesjohnson17452 жыл бұрын
@@jacobrichardson1952 facts
@mrnoface13483 ай бұрын
As a Latino that grew up with Dominicans I can say this! I was in shock when I found out he was not Dominican! 😂
@wileecoyote5749Ай бұрын
He's French
@joannehines7806 Жыл бұрын
Jeffery Wright was FINE AS HELL in this film & loved that Hispanic accent!! He is definitely one of Hollywood's finest versatile actors!!
@thetruesoulofanaquarius9302 Жыл бұрын
Facts I had the biggest crush on him.
@mysunflowers7 Жыл бұрын
He’s a good actor. To see him go from this to a sophisticated nerd from Hunger Games in unreal
@JRPete6 ай бұрын
Also as the tech guy on HBO's west world and the watcher on MCU's What if.
@jacobrichardson19522 жыл бұрын
I can't stop laughing at this scene 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Peoples Hernandez COME ON DOWN!!!!
@olaoluwaafolayan655410 ай бұрын
I love that fake Latino accent that Shaft uses to say that line lol
@mikey354510 ай бұрын
Best character in this film, by a mile
@slickcharlie3432 жыл бұрын
The guy rolling up in the bike kills me 🤣
@jarrellkeenerjr48852 жыл бұрын
Why does he get such a serious/scared look on his face though? I can't find the reason for this.
@0ut1and3r2 жыл бұрын
what did he say
@jeremylevant2 жыл бұрын
What did he say???
@ellissmith232 жыл бұрын
@@jarrellkeenerjr4885 the way people looked at his crew then looked back at the guy on bike it seemed like he wanted something done to him
@youngvlasfetta211 Жыл бұрын
Underrated flick. A classic by now!
@fakeaintreal4 ай бұрын
Throws a ball in his face, on his own property and for no reason. Yet one finger he goes in jail. Man peoples just got himself a perfect lawsuit lol
@stilesjohnson17452 жыл бұрын
Might be the best villain role ever 😂
@kstarrify2 жыл бұрын
Tiger woo
@stilesjohnson17452 жыл бұрын
@@kstarrify Lmaoo
@mynameejeff15142 жыл бұрын
peoples entrance should be a whole meme 😌💪🏻
@pierrefab71854 ай бұрын
One of his best roles ever!!! They should of gave him a stand alone movie with this character
@beatricewoods83772 ай бұрын
Finally wright is nominated for an OSCAR!!!! 2024 movie American Fiction Oscar program on March 10 2024 I'll be watching.
@RedBull90232 жыл бұрын
I thought dude was Dominican foreal 😂
@Blackisciple3 ай бұрын
He was supposed to be a Puerto Rican😂
@RedBull90233 ай бұрын
@@Blackisciple damn 🤦🏾♂️😂😂
@somnuswaltz55862 жыл бұрын
Peoples is the truth!!!! And the accent and profanity is hilarious
@alexandermaybank1616 Жыл бұрын
“Jou Best Sleep In That Vest” 😭😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@doublepromo82405 ай бұрын
No, he’s sleeping in a best
@alfredsantiago25223 жыл бұрын
Bubbles really had an interesting life before he went clean...
@MizTheDonGargon2 жыл бұрын
that's why he ended up in Baltimore he got caught up out there in NYC
@lac74484 жыл бұрын
j wright played this part exelent
@corbind81934 жыл бұрын
Jeffrey went from playing this to portraying Martin Luther King Jr?😳
@gunblade76103 жыл бұрын
Yep and compare him to hunger ganes
@Drockafella-pb1bn2 жыл бұрын
He Also did Jean-Michel Basquiat.
@undercover6562 ай бұрын
His range is crazy 💯
@davidlindburg192110 ай бұрын
Helluva shot - what a outstanding basketballer! 😁
@adamgordon257211 ай бұрын
Jeffrey Wright is a dope actor 🔥🔥
@Bananaphuz2 ай бұрын
Just watched American Fiction. Took awhile, but about 30 minutes into the movie I shouted, “oh shit, that’s Peoples.” My girlfriend thought I was crazy AF. was an awesome movie btw.
@karimw.99542 ай бұрын
I'm watching American Fiction right now. Had to pause the movie to show my wife this clip haha
@BananaphuzАй бұрын
@@karimw.9954 I had to show this to mine too because I spent the whole movie giving her the “this is Egyptian cotton MFer” line.
@karimw.9954Ай бұрын
@@Bananaphuz lmao!
@elfeo1js4 жыл бұрын
Egyptian cotton wearing, ice pick packing, alligator of the hood.
@FrenchJae2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@jacobrichardson19522 жыл бұрын
That's 2000 fashion right there.
@princehmg Жыл бұрын
The character of Peoples was played so perfectly!!!!
@suave_d2 жыл бұрын
This entire scene was hilarious. LOL
@AM-vx9tj4 жыл бұрын
Peoples Hernandez come on dooooowwwnnn !
@df914 жыл бұрын
Mothorfok!
@johngonzalez42984 жыл бұрын
YESSSSS
@Hamman212 жыл бұрын
You hit me with a ball in the face, I point to your vest …. And I get charged 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@spvcs3615 Жыл бұрын
He played such a good Dominican gangster lol bro when I was a kid I thought he was actually Dominican he said Egyptian Cotton mother fohk... 🤣🤣
@scottlarock93452 жыл бұрын
I gotta say Jeffrey Wright made this movie 🎥 🍿
@saurabhkanhere7033 Жыл бұрын
Only guy to completely overshadow other characters
@ITSMRZFG4 жыл бұрын
Jeffrey Wright plays good bad guys
@greentoolsnyc39853 жыл бұрын
The samy sosa at the end is classic lol
@bcole16372 жыл бұрын
this was one of these funniest scenes in the movie
@smartchick649 Жыл бұрын
Jeffrey Wright is an amazing actor.
@stephenpope66294 жыл бұрын
Good scene well done !! Funny 2
@theinconspicuousbxc6 ай бұрын
That how you know Jeffrey Wright is a great actor. I thought he was Dominican for real, for real!!
@user-vy8tp1ml5l2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha it’s crazy to think Batman and gordan were in the same movie
@always_serpico2 жыл бұрын
Lol, I just got done watching The Batman and thought the same thing.
@bobbygreengetyourmoneygblo5329 Жыл бұрын
This is like one of my favorite of this movie 👍🏾😅
@AmberForeman-zp3sz9 күн бұрын
Classic loved this movie 🥰🥰🥰
@doublepromo82402 жыл бұрын
Bubbles from "The Wire" on the side LOL
@jedibrooks72353 ай бұрын
One of the most underrated performances
@moneymane96862 жыл бұрын
Tha look on tha bike riding dudes face tho was like ( & it was n this moment when he knew he fucked up )
@enochdarkk78714 ай бұрын
His accent reminds of a Key and Peele skit. Lol
@mohshehri3 жыл бұрын
One of best movies 😅😅
@MACMETALFACE4 жыл бұрын
Always been a heavy flic i used that Egyptian cotton line so much, hell i feel like i am north African by way of Osaka.
@thegrimyeaper2 жыл бұрын
Best played character ever.
@DaynJo4 жыл бұрын
*THIS... "Jeffery Wright," is the true definition of an AMAZING actor!!* You wouldn't believe this is the same human being, that is the nerdy guy in the Hunger Games. Its a damn shame the same cant be said for the horrendously miscast, (read the book) Jennifer Lawrence, as Katniss. She really is BAD , and way to "big" for the part. This is not a male / female thing. Watch Maggie Smith in Downton, and then in Best Exotic, completely different person. (TRUE Talent.)
@truballa1034 жыл бұрын
Dude completely stole the movie so underrated
@latinpride8882 жыл бұрын
I swore Jeffrey wright was Puerto 🇵🇷 Rican for the longest time lol
@CocoapieRodriguez2 жыл бұрын
The 🧤 hand, with the chop sticks (Like go AWAY peasant) 🔥
@jonathandominguez52274 жыл бұрын
Same guy who played Dr.Narcisse in boardwalk empire
@DariusG56347 ай бұрын
Shaft Look Like Alonzo Harris From Training Day With That Jacket.
@HolisticSoul12310 ай бұрын
Love this character will think of his accident on Highway nailed it brilliant
@marquesjohnson6359 Жыл бұрын
I love this movie samuel L Jackson is great in everything and this was the first movie i saw jeffery wright in he is amazing
@nateword2 жыл бұрын
he played the shit outta this
@ThomasBoyce50007 ай бұрын
Looks like Tobias Beecher got out of Oz and became a cop
@jackisblack443 Жыл бұрын
I guess no one is going to talk about how People's and his crew got downstairs so f****** quickly LOL
@thenaughtyamericanexpat11 ай бұрын
It's called film editing. Geez!
@spiderman15633 жыл бұрын
Huuuh, consoled weapon, 🤣🤣🤣 john shaft sounds funny with that voice LOL!
@iambrandon9567 Жыл бұрын
One of the only villains that I like of the movies. Jeffrey Wright is great!
@olaoluwaafolayan6554 Жыл бұрын
When Shaft goes into that fake Latino accent at 1:04, I always get so weak lol 😂
@bernadettemack103611 ай бұрын
You know what I do not understand, they was so upset that a black man played this character but no one else could pull this off, when I found out he was from DC it meant everything to me, he played the hell out of this role.
@khaliildayib196212 күн бұрын
My fav character peoples hernandez 😂.... Jeffrey Wright killed the roll 👏
@michaellmay2 ай бұрын
Jeffrey Wright MADE that movie. He was absolutely phenomenal.
@MikeFields83Ай бұрын
2:26 always gets me 😂
@torriebrown96072 жыл бұрын
I love People's 💘
@neosonic23 Жыл бұрын
20 year later and i found out that Peoples was Jeffery Wright! Amazing! I knew That character was gonna go places