{"id":265422,"date":"2021-06-03T07:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T04:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-joseph-sikora-based-power-character-tommy-on-50-cent\/"},"modified":"2021-06-03T07:00:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T04:00:55","slug":"how-joseph-sikora-based-power-character-tommy-on-50-cent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-joseph-sikora-based-power-character-tommy-on-50-cent\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Joseph Sikora based &#8216;Power&#8217; character Tommy on 50 Cent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#How Joseph Sikora based &#8216;Power&#8217; character Tommy on 50 Cent<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If Dave Ch<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>elle\u2019s famous sketch, \u201cThe Racial Draft\u201d was being done today, and I was representing African-Americans, I\u2019d proudly select my next \u201cRenaissance Man\u201d guest in the first round. <\/p>\n<p>Actor and graffiti artist Joseph Sikora, who plays drug dealer and hustler Tommy Egan on \u201cPower,\u201d isn\u2019t just a culture vulture who bought a Wu-Tang sweatshirt at the mall and memorized two Tupac songs. The gritty but thoughtful Chicago native embodies the hip-hop lifestyle in the purest way with his art, his spirit and his starring role on \u201cPower.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Tommy is by far a favorite from the Starz <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, and Joseph has based some of the complicated character\u2019s mannerisms on the show\u2019s co-creator Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson. But not the current day entrepreneur, brokering gazillion dollar deals in tailored double-breasted suits. Tommy is like the raw \u201cHow To Rob\u201d era 50 Cent. <\/p>\n<p>Joseph told me he\u2019s listened to \u201cdozens and dozens, maybe even hundreds of hours of 50 Cent interviews; that the cadence, word choice, the feeling, the vibe is a lot of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the show has a very diverse fan base, which makes for some interesting viewer interactions. Joseph said there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> difference in how he is approached: White folks are a bit more timid, whereas his black fans go all out when they see him. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-acast\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"The Power of Celebrating Yourself ft. Joseph Sikora\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/jalen-rose-renaissance-man\/thepowerofcelebratingyourselfft.josephsikora#?secret=GUR1b4XQxF\" data-secret=\"GUR1b4XQxF\" width=\"618px\" height=\"750px\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s different. It\u2019s funny . . . I think white people are a little bit more like eh . . . more fearful of the character in the whole thing,\u201d Joseph told me. \u201cThe biggest reward possible is to be embraced by the black community, because that\u2019s the reason I have a job and that\u2019s a reflection of that character from that community. And I think that black people also call BS pretty quick. So to know that you\u2019re getting the validation is huge. And what a compliment, man . . . It\u2019s nice to have some symbiotic love going on right there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joseph is a multifaceted man. He knows his restaurants, music and he\u2019s a devout Roman Catholic. When \u201cPower\u201d kicked off, I did a promo for the show with him and we became good friends. I even entrust him to co-host<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bk90Pqvlj0rCoVRwEQX0H\"> \u201cJalen &amp; Jacoby\u201d<\/a> when David goes on vacation. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s even joined the campaign to stop the sale of 991 Fifth Ave., which is a gilded age mansion housing the American Irish Historical Society on the Upper East Side. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no Irish blood in these veins. But that building as the cultural identity of the Irish people and how much they did for New York City \u2014 building New York City, writing stories about New York City, blood, sweat and tears into New York City,\u201d he said. \u201cTo keep this place as a touchstone and a reminder of the plight of these people to me is a more important thing than, say, knocking that building down, knowing that you have another 10 stories of air rights just to sell this to multimillionaires rather than really supporting the people who made this city work and possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Joseph Sikora played Tommy Egan on 'Power.'\" class=\"wp-image-18415815 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Joseph-Sikora.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Joseph-Sikora.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Joseph-Sikora.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Joseph-Sikora.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Joseph-Sikora.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>Joseph Sikora played Tommy Egan on \u2018Power.\u2019<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Starz! Movie Channel<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But he knows when to pick and chose his battles and when to be vocal. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I do keep my mouth shut a lot, and part of that is because I let my voice be heard when it\u2019s important to support, especially causes that are inclusive. Causes uniting people and especially people of color at this moment in time,\u201d he said. \u201cAllowing myself to be seen and heard nominally but as an ally. But also, I think as an ally, as a white person in this country at this point, to me, it\u2019s important to say when it\u2019s appropriate to be like, \u2018Yo know, I\u2019m here and I\u2019m the ally\u2019 \u2026 And now it\u2019s my turn to listen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether he\u2019s talking or staying quiet, the suits at Starz like what they are hearing. He is currently working on a spinoff: \u201cPower Book IV,\u201d which he reveals taps into his gritty character\u2019s mind and will show how \u201cTommy became Tommy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of \u2018Power,\u2019 he\u2019s essentially lost everything except his sense of self. So I think that, the exciting part for me is how does a person, anybody, rebuild themselves when they have nothing? Is it possible? Are they the same person? Is this a new person?,\u201d he said. \u201cSo to deal with the psychology of the character is what\u2019s most fun for me. I enjoy Tommy\u2019s fearlessness and his loyalty, his steadfast pursuit of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, how that translates into relationships, how that translates into loss. So I think that people are going to get a lot of these answers about Tommy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since he\u2019s a Chicago guy, I wanted to talk football but he gave me the ol\u2019 Heisman. He admitted he\u2019s been so busy that he only gets updates on sports from his driver and his mother who is a faithful Cubs fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mother\u2019s the biggest Cubs fan, and she\u2019s always asking me this and that. \u2018Did you watch this and how the Cubbies are doing?\u2019 I\u2019m just like, \u2018Ma I have not had a chance to tackle any sports.\u2019 I haven\u2019t watched any television really,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>I still had to educate my friend on what will happen with the Chicago Bears in the next few seasons now that they drafted quarterback Justin Fields. I guaranteed him that Fields will be the best quarterback in the franchise\u2019s history. <\/p>\n<p>And he might tick off his fellow Windy City natives but he admitted he likes New York pizza better than his hometown\u2019s deep dish. But I am confident he will make it up to them with his latest venture. Joseph signed a first look deal with Lionsgate TV. He and his brother, Albin, started Black Fox Productions and will be looking to tell Chicago-centric stories and working with the city\u2019s creative class. <\/p>\n<p>But what\u2019s his first order of business? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, a starring role for Jalen Rose,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>My friend is a man of his word, so I am going to get into the gym in case I have to take my shirt off. My first suggestion is a remake of \u201cFriday\u201d based in Detroit with me playing a character like Craig. I like characters that are the butt of the joke, and I like to laugh. So if you\u2019re looking for me, I will be dusting off my IMDb page, keeping my phone on and my fingers crossed.<\/p>\n<p><em>Detroit native\u00a0<strong>Jalen Rose<\/strong>\u00a0is a member of the University of Michigan\u2019s iconoclastic Fab Five, who shook up the college hoops world in the early \u201990s. He played 13 seasons in the NBA, before transitioning into a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> personality. Rose is currently an analyst for \u201cNBA Countdown\u201d and \u201cGet Up,\u201d and co-host of \u201cJalen &amp; Jacoby.\u201d He executive produced \u201cThe Fab Five\u201d for ESPN\u2019s \u201c30 for 30\u201d series, is the author of the best-selling book, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Give-People-What-They-Want\/dp\/0804138907?tag=nypost-20\">Got To Give the People What They Want<\/a>,\u201d a fashion tastemaker, and co-founded the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, a public charter school in his hometown.<\/em>\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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