Jenifer Lewis is an actress and singer perhaps best known for playing Aunt Helen on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Additionally, you may have seen her on shows like A Different World, Friends, The Jamie Foxx Show and Meet the Browns. You may have also seen her in films like Castaway, Sister Act, and Think Like a Man. Currently, she’s guest-starring on The Exes, a new episode of which airs tonight at 10:30pm EST.
Jenifer was nice enough to take a few minutes out of her busy schedule recently to answer a few questions from us.
1. You walk into a bar. What do your order from the bartender?
Water.
2. Who’s your favorite person to follow on Twitter?
Bette Midler
3. What’s currently waiting for you on your DVR/TiVO?
Homeland, Black-ish, Boardwalk Empire, VEEP and Scandal.
4. It’s your last meal — what are you going out with?
2 piece and a biscuit from Popeye’s, Hot apple pie a la mode with Vanilla Soy Ice Cream, warm Krispy Kreme donuts
5. What websites do you visit on a regular basis?
IMDB, HuffPost, Shadow & Act
6. What’s the most frequently played song on your iPod?
Oh Me Oh My by Aretha Franklin.
7. The first face that comes to mind when you think “punchable”?
George W. Bush.
8. What’s your favorite meme?
Anything with cats or dogs.
9. Dogs or cats?
Dogs.
10. Best concert of your life was…?
Jenifer Lewis at Carnegie Hall, April 2014
11. What book are you most likely to give as a gift?
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
12. What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?
My 3 year old great nephew gave me a kiss.
13. South Park or Family Guy?
South Park.
14. You have an entire day to do whatever you want. What would you do?
sleep til 9; computer til 10; eat breakfast; work out for 1.5 hours; go to the beach alone; drive home through Las Virgenes Canyon; pop some popcorn and watch a good movie (Cinema Paradiso).
15. What movie can you not resist watching if it’s on?
The Bourne Legacy
16. What’s your favorite sports team or teams?
Gymnastics.
17. Where did you eat the best meal of your life?
Monaco.
18. The last movie you saw in a theater?
Dear White People (brilliant!)
19. Who was your first celebrity crush?
Cary Grant.
20. What would you cook if Nic Cage was coming to your house for dinner?
I would not invite Nic Cage. I would invite Brad Pitt and cook the only thing I can cook — boiled eggs and bacon.
Previously: Lili Simmons
