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Jonathan Daviss Talks Playing Snoop Dogg In Upcoming Biopic & His Reaction to Getting the Role
- Jonathan Daviss will star as Snoop Dogg in a new biopic directed by Craig Brewer, produced under Death Row Pictures' deal with NBCUniversal, announced April 23, 2025.
- Universal Pictures developed the film to explore Calvin Broadus Jr.'s rise in West Coast hip hop, continuing its focus on iconic rap biographies after 8 Mile and Straight Outta Compton.
- The film features music from Snoop Dogg's career and is produced by Snoop, Brian Grazer, and Sara Ramaker, with Universal executives Ryan Jones and Tony Ducret overseeing the project.
- Snoop Dogg expressed excitement about Daviss's casting, saying, "Let's go nefew!" and praised the biopic as a full picture of his wide-ranging influence and business acumen.
- This biopic marks Death Row Pictures' expansion into motion pictures and highlights Snoop Dogg's crossover from hip hop to broader pop culture and ongoing NBC collaborations like The Voice.
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Cd. of Mexico.- The biographical film about rapper Snoop Dogg that Craig Brewer's filmmaker enlists, already has his lead actor: Jonathan Daviss will give life to the same producer and composer. According to Deadline and Variety, Daviss is known for playing Pope Heyward in the Netflix series, Outer Banks. Raised in Tennessee and Texas, Jonathan began acting in small television roles before entering the successful show in 2020. Snoop Dogg's biogr…
The Source |Jonathan Daviss Tapped to Star as Snoop Dogg in Upcoming Biopic Produced By Death Row Pictures
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Jonathan Daviss To Star In Snoop Dogg Biopic At Universal From 'Hustle & Flow' Director
Outer Banks star Jonathan Daviss has been tapped to star in Universal’s upcoming Snoop Doog biopic, which is being helmed by Hustle & Flow director Craig Brewer . Last week, Brewer boarded the project, which has been gestating at Universal for a bit, as director. Snoop Dogg is producing the film with Brian Grazer and Sara Ramaker, the president of Death Row Pictures. Daviss is most known for playing one of the leads in the Netflix YA drama since
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