Lavell Crawford Reveals Steve Harvey Hurt Him By Not Casting Him In 'Think Like A Man'
Lavell Crawford got candid about the time Steve Harvey hurt his feelings in a new interview.
The 55-year-old actor-comedian recently appeared on Shannon Sharpe's weekly podcast, "Club Shay Shay," and talked about how his feelings were hurt when Harvey did not put him in the 2012 romantic comedy film "Think Like A Man."
The movie, helmed by director Tim Story and penned by writers Keith Merryman and David A. Newman, was based on Harvey's 2009 book, "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man."
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"He helped me a lot. The only time he hurt my feelings is when he [didn't] put me in 'Think Like a Man,' you know. I was like, 'Man, I thought I was gonna get in one of these movies.' I [didn't] get in one or two," he said.
"... I was just like, 'Why didn't I get that opportunity?' But, I couldn't hold that to regard because one time he did let me in."
The stars who made it to the cast of the book-based film were Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence J, Regina Hall, Jerry Ferrara, Gabrielle Union, Romany Malco, Meagan Good and Harvey himself, among many others.
The film followed four storylines, with each focused on one particular couple.
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While the "Breaking Bad" star was hurt for not being cast in "Think Like a Man," he said he is grateful to the TV host-producer for the opportunities he has blessed him with.
"You know I give Steve flowers, flowers for allowing me the maximum he could give a funny guy," he said.
"Steve just allowed me to be blessed. He put me on this radio show and I got to do it. He tried... I'm a problem child... He helped me a lot."
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Like Crawford, Harvey began his career in stand-up comedy before venturing into other opportunities in show business. But in 2022, while promoting his ABC series "Judge Steve Harvey," he revealed that he no longer has plans for another stand-up comedy special because of "cancel culture."
"The only way I can do one more special is if it's at the end of my television career because it will end my television career," he said at the time.
"We're in the cancel culture now. No stand-up [comedian] alive that is sponsor-driven can say anything he wants to."
