{"id":147702,"date":"2025-02-02T19:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/omari-hardwick-reveals-most-starstruck-moment-with-unc-snoop-dogg\/"},"modified":"2025-02-02T19:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T19:10:00","slug":"omari-hardwick-reveals-most-starstruck-moment-with-unc-snoop-dogg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/omari-hardwick-reveals-most-starstruck-moment-with-unc-snoop-dogg\/","title":{"rendered":"Omari Hardwick Reveals Most Starstruck Moment With \u2018Unc Snoop\u2019 Dogg"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Omari Hardwick<\/strong> has worked with some legends \u2014 he even has Denzel Washington<\/strong>, Snoop Dogg<\/strong><\/a> and Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/strong>\u2019s numbers saved in his phone \u2014 but the Star Trek: Section 31<\/em> star says two celebrity interactions in particular have left him starstruck.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy most starstruck moments were when Jon Voight<\/strong> and I literally bumped into each other and proceeded to give each other a bearhug,\u201d Hardwick, 51, reveals exclusively in his 25 Things You Don\u2019t Know About Me feature in the latest issue of Us Weekly<\/em><\/a>, on newsstands now. \u201cAnd when Unc Snoop [Dogg] decided to record a song for me for my birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor has also shared some fun moments with his Star Trek: Section 31<\/em> costar Michelle Yeoh<\/strong><\/a>. (The series is streaming now on Paramount+.)<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favorite moment in Star Trek: Section 31<\/em> was the ballroom scene where [my character] Alok meets Emperor Philippa Georgiou [Yeoh] for the first time because the whole cast was involved,\u201d he tells Us<\/em>. \u201cAnother fun scene that didn\u2019t make the cut was [this] scene between Michelle and I that involved a cake and a face.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tNoam Galai\/Getty Images Like many celebrities, Tiffany Haddish experiences some crazy fan encounters from time to time. But the actress says one particular interaction stands out among the rest. \u201cMy craziest fan encounter was when a woman drove all the way from Chicago, came to my house and started rapping into my Ring camera,\u201d Haddish, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For more fun stories from Hardwick \u2014 including his childhood celebrity crushes \u2014 keep scrolling:<\/p>\n

1. I didn\u2019t take any props from the Power<\/em> set. Unfortunately, I didn\u2019t even take my suits.<\/p>\n

2. My favorite moment in Star Trek: Section 31<\/em> was the ballroom scene where [my character] Alok meets Emperor Philippa Georgiou [Michelle Yeoh] for the first time because the whole cast was involved. Another fun scene that didn\u2019t make the cut was [this] scene between Michelle and I that involved a cake and a face.<\/p>\n

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3. My secret talent is that I can imitate Donald Duck very well.<\/p>\n

4. The proudest moment in my career is that I\u2019ve been able to stick to my guns of showing my diversity and not handcuffing myself to a particular type of role, which has unlocked many opportunities for me, including becoming Grammy-nominated musically.<\/p>\n

5. My first job was a Spike Lee<\/strong> joint called Sucker Free City<\/em>, and it was shot in 2003.<\/p>\n

6. I have two favorite poems: Maya Angelou<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\u201d and \u201cInvictus\u201d by William Ernest Henley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

7. My dream collaborator is Robert De Niro<\/strong> and my dream project is [making] a groundbreaking trilogy brought to the world by [filmmaker] Zack Snyder<\/strong> and I.<\/p>\n

8. The Alchemist<\/em> is my favorite book.<\/p>\n

9. My most valuable possession is my family. My most valuable non-breathing possession is my \u201971 Chevelle.<\/p>\n

10. My first car was a \u201956 Buick, hence my love of classic cars.<\/p>\n

11. In lieu of paying homage to our beloved Los Angeles, my most starstruck moments were when Jon Voight and I literally bumped into each other and proceeded to give each other a bearhug, and when Unc Snoop [Dogg] decided to record a song for me for my birthday.<\/p>\n

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12. The most famous people I\u2019ve been blessed to be trusted to have in my phone book are Denzel Washington, Snoop and Shaquille O\u2019Neal.<\/p>\n

13. The entertainers I looked up to when I was growing up were Michael Jackson<\/strong> and Walter Payton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

14. The TV series I\u2019m binge-watching right now is The Bear<\/em>.<\/p>\n

15. \u201cPopcorn Love\u201d by New Edition is the song that brings back the best memories because my grandpa always begged me to sing it to him.<\/p>\n

16. My favorite place to vacation is New Zealand.<\/p>\n

17. I never leave the house without my headphones, my glasses and an apple.<\/p>\n

18. My older brother would say the movie I\u2019d watch for the rest of my life is Clash of the Titans<\/em>, but really it\u2019s a tie between The Shawshank Redemption<\/em> and The Empire Strikes Back<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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19. Bern Nadette Stanis<\/strong> as Thelma and Janet Jackson<\/strong> as Charlene from Good Times<\/em> and [singer] Vanity<\/strong> were my celebrity crushes when I was younger.<\/p>\n

20. The childhood memory that makes me smile the most is when I was 11 years old and both sides of my family went to Martha\u2019s Vineyard together.<\/p>\n

21. My favorite way to spend the weekend is [having] time with the family, getting about two hours on the motorcycle and watching a good movie.<\/p>\n

22. My comfort meal is chili.<\/p>\n

23. My alternate profession would be music, but I\u2019m already doing that, so firefighting.<\/p>\n

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