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‘Running Point’ Star Brenda Song on Her Real Career Goal: ‘All I Want Is To Be On Sports Center’

The Bentonville Film Festival honoree talks about her long career from "The Suite Life of Zach and Cody" to roles like "The Last Showgirl."

She even seemed to navigate the challenging transition from Disney child star on “The Suite Life With Zack & Cody” to mature prestige projects like “The Social Network.” But a couple years ago, she found herself at a crossroads after the birth of her second son with longtime partner Macauley Culkin. About a week later, Song was asked to meet with showrunners David Stassen, Ike Barinholtz and Mindy Kaling about a role in their upcoming Netflix comedy “ Running Point.” Based loosely on executive producer and L.A. Lakers owner/president Jeanie Buss, the series stars Kate Hudson as an underestimated woman put in charge of her family’s basketball empire, the Waves. “This woman is incredible and the more they told me about her, the more I wanted to say, ‘Stop telling me because if you don’t hire me, you’re breaking my heart.’” Fortunately, Song was offered the role — and didn’t even have to move any cable.

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