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Anthony Anderson Says Obamas Inspired Performance in ‘G20’

Anthony Anderson reveals to Us Weekly exclusively that Barack and Michelle Obama inspired his on-screen relationship with Viola Davis in ‘G20’

The 54-year-old actor told Us Weekly exclusively that he and Davis’ on-screen chemistry in the film was inspired by real-life political power couple Barack and Michelle Obama, who navigated two presidential terms together as husband and wife. “The relationship that we saw between Barack and Michelle was something that we brought to the screen for our characters,” Anderson said about his performance with Davis at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards on February 27. The Prime Video thriller stars Marsai Martin as the couple’s daughter, Serena, and Ramón Rodríguez as their trusted Secret Service agent Manny Ruiz.

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