we both came out of boston, he was a roxbury kid. he was an inquisitive, brilliant performer, it's just tragic. it's horrible. >> what's next for you? obviously you're doing everything, stand-up, the movies, tv, whatever -- whatever comes your way, it's all turning gold at the moment. what's the ambition left for you? >> i think it's -- i made a choice a few years ago, i had been on this like whirlwind arena tour all throughout u.s. and i thought, as i take my fans and kind of tell new stories and bring them into the new, you know, mediums, i'd like to, you know, exceed my own expectations. i've always tried to do things that would entertain my families, my friends, my fans and with choices like "answers

crackhead. ♪ roxbury crackhead cell phone ringer ♪ >> the lieutenant has spent more time with gomesst five months. >> there's no free come of speech in jail? >> he's already pulled several sprinkler heads and activated the heads and attempted several times to harm himself and he's been extremely verbally abusive and threatening to harm staff. >> no sooner does the captain come on duty he spots gomes standing on his toilet reaching for a sprinkler head. >> what were you doing up there? i saw you up there. what were you doing up there? you don't have anything in your cell, do you? >> like what? >> anything. >> you searched me five times and still can't find no [ bleep ] that i have. every time they leave i break out a bag of coffee or [ bleep ] peach kool-ade and [ bleep ] have a sip. they never get everything. i got [ bleep ] you'll never find. >> want me to try? >> turn around. >> captain assembles a team of deputies to inspect gomes' sprinkler head and the rest of his cell for any contraband. within seconds of removing gomes from his cell, the deputies unravel the string from aroun

understand it did well at the roxbury and urban world film festiva festivals. that's good stuff. >> we won best audience award and best screen play. >> i have to ask you, since you played in "ray," what it was like to work with jamie foxx. >> nice. i enjoyed every minute of it. >> okay. >> i was very fortunate. i have been fortunate to work with some brilliant people. i hope it brushed off on me. >> the latest movie, the one before this, "the help". i have heard a lot about it. >> have you seen it? >> i have not. >> you have to see it. >> i promise i'll do that. >> i worked on "the help" that came out a couple months ago. amazing people in that as well. >> i know we are going to see more of you. the movie is "money matters." it premiers at 6:00. we hope lots of folks come out to see it. >> please do. please do. >> we'll be seeing you. back to you. >>> when we come back, three toys are recognized today and headed for the toy hall of fame. why it may not be a good idea >>> the temperatures are coming down. so is the rain now. >> yeah, doug. what a difference a da

it ranged from back bay, beacon hill, the very, you know, affluent aspects of the city, to roxbury, the classic impoverished black--african-american community and i--pockets of middle-class irish. it was a fascinating experience, especially for a kid. c-span: what was your dad's profession? >> guest: he was a lawyer. c-span: is he still alive? >> guest: no. c-span: you have here a dedication in your book, who--we'll get a close-up of it in just a second, so people can see it. who are these two folks? >> guest: you just made my children famous: my daughters--and readers, i should say. c-span: and where are they? >> guest: one's in paris and one's in new york--city kids. c-span: doing what? >> guest: my older daughter is teaching and translating and doing some cross-cultural things in france. and my younger daughter is a lawyer with the--with women's issues. c-span: and what do they think him him of this book? have you talked to them about it? >> guest: oh, yes, they read it. him him i'm lit--that's literally true because i--even from the time they were freshmen in college, i--i ran a lot