<p><strong>Destined for greatness by his grandmother before he was born,&nbsp;<a href="https://inquisitivecarter.com/trace-the-series-creator-and-actors-discuss-the-show-production-and-preparation-for-roles/">Gary L. Gray</a> rose as a star child actor, continuing his career into adulthood and shifting into voice acting, among other things.</strong></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://inquisitivecarter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gary-Profile-Upload-600x600.png" alt="" class="wp-image-18801" width="495" height="495" srcset="https://inquisitivecarter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gary-Profile-Upload-600x600.png 600w, https://inquisitivecarter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gary-Profile-Upload-300x300.png 300w, https://inquisitivecarter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gary-Profile-Upload-150x150.png 150w, https://inquisitivecarter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gary-Profile-Upload-768x768.png 768w, https://inquisitivecarter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gary-Profile-Upload-331x331.png 331w, https://inquisitivecarter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gary-Profile-Upload-100x100.png 100w, https://inquisitivecarter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gary-Profile-Upload.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" /></figure> </div> <p>In the first episode of the Black Creatives Matter Podcast, Gray talked about childhood acting, the importance of AJ from <em>Fairly Odd Parents</em>, choosing the right roles and some roles/jobs he and his family turned down (<em>Menace II Society</em>, <em>106 &amp; Park</em>), his role on <em>Noah&#8217;s Arc</em>, the infamous dance scene in <em>Bring It On: All or Nothing</em>, and his production company, Gray Skies Entertainment.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Happy Birthday to an icon, a legend, Mr. <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryLGray?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GaryLGray</a> ! I appreciate the conversations and thank you again for being the first guest on this forthcoming “Black Creatives Matter” podcast. Via. <a href="https://twitter.com/InquisitiveCEnt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@InquisitiveCEnt</a> (Link to listen/download coming soon) <a href="https://t.co/9VQMaRvAzn">pic.twitter.com/9VQMaRvAzn</a></p>&mdash; InquisitiveCarter.com (IG: @InquisitiveCarter) (@InquisitiveCEnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/InquisitiveCEnt/status/1624891217195458564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Listen and Subscribe to the podcast below:</h2> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-creatives-matter-the-podcast/id1671448223">Apple Podcast Link</a></h3> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe title="Spotify Embed: Black Creatives Matter: The Podcast" style="border-radius: 12px" width="100%" height="152" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/show/6WjlCY6rCw9ZBej2vdteDJ?utm_source=oembed"></iframe> </div></figure> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Finquisitivecarter.com%2Fblack-creatives-matter-the-podcast-gary-l-gray%2F&amp;linkname=Black%20Creatives%20Matter%20%28The%20Podcast%29%3A%20Gary%20L.%20Gray" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Finquisitivecarter.com%2Fblack-creatives-matter-the-podcast-gary-l-gray%2F&amp;linkname=Black%20Creatives%20Matter%20%28The%20Podcast%29%3A%20Gary%20L.%20Gray" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Finquisitivecarter.com%2Fblack-creatives-matter-the-podcast-gary-l-gray%2F&amp;linkname=Black%20Creatives%20Matter%20%28The%20Podcast%29%3A%20Gary%20L.%20Gray" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Finquisitivecarter.com%2Fblack-creatives-matter-the-podcast-gary-l-gray%2F&amp;linkname=Black%20Creatives%20Matter%20%28The%20Podcast%29%3A%20Gary%20L.%20Gray" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Finquisitivecarter.com%2Fblack-creatives-matter-the-podcast-gary-l-gray%2F&#038;title=Black%20Creatives%20Matter%20%28The%20Podcast%29%3A%20Gary%20L.%20Gray" data-a2a-url="https://inquisitivecarter.com/black-creatives-matter-the-podcast-gary-l-gray/" data-a2a-title="Black Creatives Matter (The Podcast): Gary L. 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