Posted by | Cyrena Rose
In March, T.I. revealed a number of new projects he was working on and one in particular is Kelsey Grammer’s Boss. His character on the STARZ series is Tray Rogers; the series follows Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer), the mayor of Chicago, who has recently been diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder.
T.I. spoke with XXL magazine and shared the following:
On his character:
“My character’s name is Tray, Tray Rogers,” Tip began to explain earlier this week via phone from his mansion in Atlanta. “Tray is an active member of Lennox Gardens. Lennox Gardens is a centerpiece of a bargaining point for these politicians. It’s a required piece for guaranteed elections. Tray Rogers has realized that once you acquired influence and power in this area, you parlay that power and influence into the political world. Take off your jumpsuit and jogging suit and put on an Armani suit and begin in the world of politics. [My character] basically rose up to power and influence in the game in the projects and I’m beginning to take a crack at politics.”
On ‘one of the best actors he’s been around’:
“Man, Kelsey man, he’s probably one of the best actors I’ve been around,” Tip beamed. “He’s extremely groomed and trained as a thespian and actor from the school of Julliard and all that ole kinda shit. But he still maintains the down-to-earth-real-everyday-people attitude. That to me says a lot. His sense of humor, he’s special.”
Season two of Boss premieres on August 17 at 9PM.