Jordan Jones Reveals 'The Best Part' About Playing Jazz In Bel-Air
When a reboot of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was announced, many rolled their eyes. Luckily, the show Bel-Air has not fallen into the same traps as some other lazy reboots fans have seen, and one of the show's main actors has recently explained why.
Actor Jordan J. Jones, who portrays Jazz — a taxi driver who forms a friendship with Will — on the show, opened up about what his time has been like involved in Peacock's Bel-Air. Although his portrayal of Jazz has drawn plenty of comparisons to the character of the same name in the original Fresh Prince of Bel-Airon namesake alone, Jones made it a focus to make his portrayal of the character his own.
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Part of what went into Jones' effort to make his interpretation of Jazz stand out came from the encouragement he got from the original show's cast, headed by Will Smith and the original character's actor, DJ Jazzy Jeff. «That was the best part, even still, for me. Will Smith is like my idol… When it comes to comedy, I enjoy it, but I don't ever want to be boxed in that way. I want to be able to do drama… and still do comedy, and I want it to all be believable,» Jones said to Geekset Podcast. «There was no part of me to try to be like, 'Okay, so what would Jazz from the original do in this situation?' because he was never in that situation… It's not a bad thing (because) it was a comedy. We didn't need to!»
In fact, Jones' different interpretation of Jazz is one of the many liberties the show has taken as a whole compared to the original show. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air garnered the reputation it did in the 1990s primarily because of its comedic tone, though it definitely had its serious moments. That's why, to this day,
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