Be a Dumb Genius with Kevin Hart
6/17/20261 hr 1 min
Comedian and actor Kevin Hart talks about why he put down the basketball shoes and picked up the mic to pursue a long running career in comedy and entertainment. He opens up about his fatherhood journey and the crucial lessons he learned from his mother and a fateful run in with his own father.
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First 90 secondsKevin Hart· Guest0:00
I up and moved to Los Angeles And at no point during that process did you get any kind of professional- No ...
Craig Robinson· Host0:06
development?
Kevin Hart· Guest0:07
Dumb genius.
Craig Robinson· Host0:08
Dumb genius.
Kevin Hart· Guest0:09
I moved to Los Angeles without a plan.
Michelle Obama· Host0:11
No acting classes, no nothing.
Kevin Hart· Guest0:13
I moved to Los Angeles- Kevin Yeah ... with 25,000... I had about $25,000 left.
Michelle Obama· Host0:19
Left of the development deal.
Kevin Hart· Guest0:21
I owed about- [laughs] ... 60 grand to, to the IRS 'cause I didn't pay taxes.
Michelle Obama· Host0:25
Well, there, there's that.
Craig Robinson· Host0:26
Oh, boy.
Kevin Hart· Guest0:26
So I'm technically in debt. I moved to Hollywood, and I remember, I remember moving [laughs] and walking down, [laughs] walking down, like, Sunset Boulevard, and I was like, "Okay."
Michelle Obama· Host0:37
"Here we go."
Kevin Hart· Guest0:38
"This is it. [laughs] What now?"
Michelle Obama· Host0:41
[upbeat music] This episode is brought to you by Chase Home Lending.
Craig Robinson· Host0:51
Hey, little girl.
Michelle Obama· Host0:54
Hi, Craig Robinson.
Craig Robinson· Host0:56
How are you?
Michelle Obama· Host0:57
I... You know what? I'm doing, I'm doing pretty good, you know? I, everything is in one piece- Yeah ... I believe. I feel healthy.
Craig Robinson· Host1:04
Good.
Michelle Obama· Host1:05
How you feeling?
Craig Robinson· Host1:06
I feel great.
Michelle Obama· Host1:07
Well, our, our, our next guest- Okay ... you know, his, his latest stand-up, which cracked me. I mean- Yes ... tears rolling down my face. It's talking about us getting old, you know?
Craig Robinson· Host1:20
And the funny thing is he's so, still so young.
Michelle Obama· Host1:23
[laughs] I know. I mean- And he's talking about getting old ... it's true. It's like, you know, we got to say hello. We're talking about Kevin Hart, who is here with us today.