But she has always been in my ear about saving my money.”Īida listened. She was like, ‘You get paid like a white man.’ As she fought for it, she took a pay cut so that I could get paid. “Big ups to Tiffany Haddish, who made sure that I got paid like a white man in comedy. Then there is funnywoman Haddish, who put Aida and her sharp comedy on my radar. Aida said she interned for 2 Live Crew’s Luther Campbell, aka Uncle Luke, who always taught her how to get paid. She has trusted her gut and her mentors - to very successful ends. I can’t trust you, lady.’ It shakes the foundation.” Aida Rodriguez was kidnapped by family members twice as a child. I had a joke about it in my last special about when my grandmother would be like, ‘Hey, you want to go to McDonald’s with me?’ And I’ll be like, ‘Nah, messing around with you, I end up in Milwaukee. And it shows up still to this day, and I’m still a work in progress … I didn’t trust people. And I was mad at my grandmother because even though my grandmother was doing what she thought was best for me, I wanted to be with my mother. And when my grandmother came and got me, she cut all my hair off because she wanted to hide me when she flew me across state lines. “Then my grandmother took me from my mother my mother was on the run with a man who was wanted by the FBI for murder. When she was a toddler, her mother took her from her father in the Dominican Republic and brought her to the US. She was kidnapped by family members twice as a kid. The proud Latina of Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage, who grew up in Miami, chose an appropriate title, because she had to fight through a lot of trauma as a child. It’s called “ Fighting Words” and it’s streaming on HBO Max. Now she has a hilarious comedy special, her first hour. In 2019, Tiffany Haddish picked Aida’s half-hour set to be on her stand-up showcase, “ They Ready,” on Netflix. In 2014, she was burning up “Last Comic Standing” as a contestant. In the meantime, Aida is blowing full steam ahead in her career. I hope one of the big cellular providers is reading this, because they need to make a campaign starring Aida and De Niro right now. “When I went to the screening with Robert De Niro, he just laughed at me. She even made the “ Goodfellas” star chuckle off-set. “My agent was like, ‘You know that that was Taylor Hackford, and Bobby is Robert De Niro.'” Upon landing back home, she talked to Hackford, who has directed movies like “An Officer and a Gentleman” and “Ray.” She apologized and landed a role in his 2016 flick, “The Comedian,” starring De Niro. But she was left red-faced after she told her agent about the exchange. I’m just calling because I saw you at the Cellar and I want you to be in this movie with my friend Bobby.’ And I was like, ‘Hey, Taylor. Shortly after her set, she flew to Israel and when her cellphone rang, the call went like this: “‘Hey, this is Taylor. Aida, who stopped by “Renaissance Man” this week, told me that a few years ago, she performed at the Comedy Cellar in New York City and unknowingly caught the eye of a certain Hollywood giant. Jalen Rose enrolls in fashion education with Billy PorterĬomedian Aida Rodriguez does not do roaming charges on her phone - and it could have sabotaged an amazing career opportunity. Sherri Shepherd tells Jalen Rose how she developed tough skinĭevale and Khadeen Ellis tell Jalen Rose the secret to marriage Kel Mitchell dishes on 'Good Burger 2' with Jalen Rose Jalen Rose talks early hip-hop with radio host Miss Jones
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