Ten-Year Old Kwesi Boakye Stars in The Number One Box Office Film and Finds Tyler Perry An Inspiration

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 22, 2009

Kwesi Boakye can do no bad! The ten-year-old star appears in the number one weekend box office hit, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, alongside Tyler Perry. The film hit theatres September 11, 2009 and brought in over $ 24 million.

With attention-getting performances from big-named actors and actresses such as Taraji P. Henson (2008 Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.), Gladys Knight, Mary J. Blige and Adam Rodriguez, Kwesi is adding this film to his already prominent acting resume.

Kwesi's character, Manny, is one of three children that have to live with their Aunt April, played by Taraji P. Henson, after their grand-mother disappears. Considered to be a difficult character to play, Kwesi said his character is "a very tough kid and he is a little rough around the edges with a very sharp tongue as he had to grow up pretty fast."

The Los Angeles Times referred to Tyler Perry as "a one-man empire," writing, producing and directing but is now also a mentor of new talent. Tyler Perry is known for discovering young talent and Kwesi is now considered one of the hottest new child stars in Hollywood. As a new addition to the big screen, Kwesi is considered one of his prot?g?s. The young star is busy receiving outstanding reviews by critics and moviegoers.

"Somebody has to give the underdog a chance," said Tyler Perry. "As you will see in this movie there is a lot of new and great talent"

Taraji P. Henson also found Kwesi's performance noteworthy. She found his acting skills impressive and was especially amazed at his ability to cry on cue. Kwesi, a modest and mature child, described his crying techniques as just being easy, "I just think about something sad like how my dog got hit by a car and then I cry."

Kwesi also exceeds in the tedious challenge of memorizing lines. Mature actors in the movie business face challenges of memorization, but to Kwesi, his photographic memory allows him to learn a script of any length with great ease.

"I am unsure of what the longest script I have had to memorize is, but it was definitely double digits, one hundred percent," boasts Kwesi.

Working with a big name like Tyler Perry can be nerve wrecking and working on set with so many celebrities generated a little nervousness initially. But having the opportunity to work with Tyler Perry was a chance of a lifetime.

"I knew him before the movie and I have always been a big fan," said Kwesi. "It was like a dream come true when I finally got to meet him and it was a good experience working with him. He has a way with kids and breaks things down in the movie with a kid's version."

For Kwesi, the hectic routine of working on a film was enjoyable. "It was fun because every day someone would crack a joke and everybody would be laughing," said Kwesi. "It was a very fun place to be and I really would love to work with Mr. Perry again."

Kwesi admits that the greatest lesson taught while filming was that he "learned how to ad lib," a specific trait Tyler Perry is known for.

Kwesi's charm and wit helped light up the big screen and at such a young age, his prolific acting career continues to grow. In August 2009, filming began for "Men of a Certain Age," the new TNT series starring Kwesi, Andre Braugher and Star/Executive Producer Ray Romano. Mike Royce, writer and producer for "Everybody Loves Raymond," reunites with Ray Romano for the hour-long drama.

"It's called "Men of a Certain Age" and there are three men who are in their mid forties and they are going through a mid life crisis and I am one of the men's son," said Kwesi. "My character's name is Jamie and I play the son of Andre Braugher. I have another little brother in the script and our dad is going through a mid life crisis and we're caught in the middle of it."

An audience can expect a lot of humor from the new TV series because, as Kwesi says "It's fun. Ray Romano is a big star and he's very funny and he tells a lot of jokes."

Recently, Kwesi booked the new Disney Princess movie, The Princess Frog. This will be Disney's first full-length cartoon adaptation of an African American princess located in the French Quarter in New Orleans, set for release in December 2009.

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Britney, Paris, and Other Celebrities Embrace Latest Self Help Book To the Stars

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 1, 2008

Maybe stars are more like us than we realize. When we're feeling stuck in some area of our lives, many of us look for answers by perusing the self help section of our local Barnes and Nobles. With the latest trend of celebrities buying and even endorsing self improvement literature, regular folks who read about how to spice up their love lives or manifest more money may just spot a famous face pouring through the same self improvement books as them.

This is an interesting trend. Stars who seem to have it all: Looks, money, fame, supportive families, and creative fulfillment are still looking for ways to improve themselves by reading books that promise the good life(Or in their case, an "even better" life). Oprah Winfrey has become a very public advocate of Eckhart Tolle's spiritual books, even going so far as to sponsor globally telecast online workshops with the spiritual teacher. In her decades as a journalist, Oprah says endorsing Tolle has been the most important thing she's ever done. Many famous faces have endorsed the now legendary self help book, The Secret, including Winfrey, Britney Spears, and Nicole Kidman. Even Paris Hilton claims The Secret was one of two books that helped her stay strong while serving jail time.

The latest uber-trendy book becoming hip with the celeb crowd is called:"Feel it Real! A Guided Approach To Bringing The Law of Attraction Into Your Life" by Denise Coates; a book that claims to help readers manifest more joy, money, health, romance, and career success into their lives by pretending they already have their desires. It consists of fifty games the reader plays in order to "shift their vibration" to feel like their desires have already manifested. Coates claims that "when you imagine you already have your desires, you shift your body chemistry and your moods lift". She also claims that by focusing on one's desires as if they are already here, one invokes the "Law of Attraction'(made famous by The Secret) to magically draw their desires to them.

Feel it Real's sudden popularity could be due to the fact that it gives readers hope and faith during these trying economic times. It endorses a sense of personal empowerment which is something our downtrodden country may look to in order to keep from feeling hopeless. Or maybe it is simply getting popular because celebrities have made Feel it Real! the "It" book of summer.

Either way, it is an interesting phenomenon that celebs who have been spotted reading Feel it Real!: (Britney Spears, ParisHilton, Lindsey Lohan, Meg Ryan, Nicole Kidman, and Sarah Ferguson ("Fergie") of The Black Eyed Peas, among others) have any material desires left to fulfill. What could these stars possibly want more of? It is feasible to say that Britney could use more self love or she could use Feel it Real! to help her visualize her custody court cases going well. But what about Oprah, who brought the Law of Attraction into our homes when she had The Secret authors on her show? She may have been trying to help others learn to improve their lives, which is applaudable. But personally, what else could she want?

Maybe the answer is that no matter how much good fortune anyone has in his or her life, there is always going to be something new to wish for; some new dream to strive towards. Somehow, this makes the celebrities seem downright human; just like the rest of us.

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