da Vinci wasn’t ready BMF Blow up as fast as it did. The series, which returned for a second season this week, was a huge hit for Starz. Brooklyn-born Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, one of his two Flenory brothers from southwestern Detroit and built one of the nation’s most influential crime families in the 1980s. The actor’s breakout role came after a turn-on. Mature When all americanSuch a high-profile part made him a rising star for fans to watch, but his sudden fame left him vulnerable.
“I wasn’t raised to play ball at this level,” says Da’Vinchi. “It can make you feel lonely because it fucks you and you don’t know who to trust. It’s a whole new world on every level.” I was. Da’Vinchi’s family struggled financially as he grew up, left in a constant battle for survival that carried over into adulthood. The Abraham D. Justo-born actor tells Complex that he knows his life well on the streets he portrays on screen.
Da’Vinchi was born in Brooklyn to Haitian parents. When he was younger, he always got into trouble and had to hide his origins to avoid being bullied by other children. “Whenever you were a kid and your parents were from another country, you were automatically an African booty scratcher and just a foreigner,” he says. Having just gotten off, they gravitated toward making fun of foreign children.” But the most volatile event of his youth was the shooting death of his cousin, who turned the actor’s older brother into a self-destructive Witnessing the impact gun violence has had on his family, Da’Vinchi recognizes the impact mental health access has on people who come from environments like him and his show. Did.
“I am here to speak on behalf of the work I do so that I can explain that I am not trying to promote this violence,” Da Vinci says. “I come from that environment and I would never try to do that. I would never advertise something that would kill us.” (HBCU) and other institutions are in the process of creating his tour of Mental Health. The actor has also come up with tools and self-care routines to help him work through his own anxiety.
In addition to therapy, he limits his media use as much as possible and avoids using his phone for 30 minutes each morning when he wakes up. He works out, listens to motivational content, does guided meditations for anxiety, makes positive affirmations, and prays for five minutes a day. Da’Vinchi opened up to Complex about his struggles with mental health, his family story, and why he believes using the platform to help others is the true purpose of his life. Read our conversation below, edited for length and clarity.
