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Omari Hardwick has worked with some legends — he even has Denzel Washington, Snoop Dogg and Shaquille O’Neal’s numbers saved in his phone — but the Star Trek: Section 31 star says two celebrity interactions in particular have left him starstruck.
“My most starstruck moments were when Jon Voight and I literally bumped into each other and proceeded to give each other a bearhug,” Hardwick, 51, reveals exclusively in his 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me feature in the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now. “And when Unc Snoop [Dogg] decided to record a song for me for my birthday.”
The actor has also shared some fun moments with his Star Trek: Section 31 costar Michelle Yeoh. (The series is streaming now on Paramount+.)
“My favorite moment in Star Trek: Section 31 was the ballroom scene where [my character] Alok meets Emperor Philippa Georgiou [Yeoh] for the first time because the whole cast was involved,” he tells Us. “Another fun scene that didn’t make the cut was [this] scene between Michelle and I that involved a cake and a face.”
Noam Galai/Getty Images Like many celebrities, Tiffany Haddish experiences some crazy fan encounters from time to time. But the actress says one particular interaction stands out among the rest. “My craziest fan encounter was when a woman drove all the way from Chicago, came to my house and started rapping into my Ring camera,” Haddish, […] For more fun stories from Hardwick — including his childhood celebrity crushes — keep scrolling: 1. I didn’t take any props from the Power set. Unfortunately, I didn’t even take my suits. 2. My favorite moment in Star Trek: Section 31 was the ballroom scene where [my character] Alok meets Emperor Philippa Georgiou [Michelle Yeoh] for the first time because the whole cast was involved. Another fun scene that didn’t make the cut was [this] scene between Michelle and I that involved a cake and a face.
3. My secret talent is that I can imitate Donald Duck very well.
4. The proudest moment in my career is that I’ve been able to stick to my guns of showing my diversity and not handcuffing myself to a particular type of role, which has unlocked many opportunities for me, including becoming Grammy-nominated musically.
5. My first job was a Spike Lee joint called Sucker Free City, and it was shot in 2003.
6. I have two favorite poems: Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley.
7. My dream collaborator is Robert De Niro and my dream project is [making] a groundbreaking trilogy brought to the world by [filmmaker] Zack Snyder and I.
