O'Shea Jackson Jr.
American actor ‧ Ice Cube's son
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Sep 2, 2026
Michael IrvinGUEST
So what has it been like? you know, following your dad, those big shoes you gotta try to fill?
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
I've done it with a chip on my shoulder because what I did straight out of Compton, you know, I had auditioned for two years to get that role.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And then when the movie come out and I kill it, they say, oh, well, of course he could play his dad.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And it's like, you just told me that I wasn't supposed to get it in the first place.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
So I told my team, every role I take has to be different from the last one so they can't put me in a box.
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O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
It is like, bro, that little bit of that magic dust on top of there, that is some of the best chicken I've ever had in my life.
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O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
So, you know, there was a, there was a couple of times where I was carpooling with, uh, Sheridan and his mom.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
So Mason and his mom would, would, uh, take me to work, and we would just, you know, just talk about, uh, my journey with acting, uh, what he sees for himself, and obviously the, the craziness that's going on on set of Idiots.
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Some things you'd rather type than say out loud.
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O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And it's, it's one of the scenes where, like, the majority of the cast is together in, in Peter's first scene.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
S- the nicest guy in the world, um, will sit and talk to you about anything, you know.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And of course, everybody who meets Peter Dinklage kinda has to talk about Game of Thrones, I'm sure.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Because y- you went against the original Three-Eyed Raven's wishes, and you're really the Night King.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Because at the end of the day, the true king, Jon Snow, is all the way at the wall, and the guy who was touched by the Night King is sitting on the throne.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Um, yeah, Idiots is, uh, it's definitely the wildest film that I've done.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Um, myself and Dave Franco play two guys who, the same day that we're meeting, we're put onto this mission because we work for this, this service company that if you need something delivered, we deliver.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Like, you know, my friend, uh, he believes in me, and so I, I paid so much attention to, you know, every detail to kinda find what type of person Dave is, the person I play is.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And, um, it's definitely the most vulnerable I've been in my acting career, um, as far as the emotion behind the character.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
My whole goal was, like, if I get to four before my dad could have a four, I'd be happy.
Rich EisenHOST
how did you feel hearing about how much LeBron decided, I'll just take that from Philadelphia as opposed to 5X that to
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Yeah, I, you know, I'm one of those fans who actually enjoyed his time here in the Lakers.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
for delivering a championship when Laker fans needed it the most after we lost Kobe Bryant and everything that was going on in 2020 that it was the ultimate band-aid that we needed.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And so, you know, I'm not one of these Laker fans who are blowing every basket that he made, which I thought was foolish.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
But there is one thing that bothers me is this whole thing has been a little contradictory.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
I mean, You talk about how you might have been offended that the Lakers didn't offer a max contract, but then you signed for 8 mil.
Steve MasonHOST
That's good, right? Now, what do you think of the actual fit in Philadelphia? Have you thought about that at all?
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
It does sting a little bit 'cause I was, you know, one of the actual Laker fans that actually had a good time while the man was here.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
It does not feel good, you know? And there are some things that fans point to during his tenure, but there are also some things that, you know, just wasn't the guy's fault.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Like, he didn't want Solomon Hill crashing into his legs and then, you know, telling us that he'll never be the same player again.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Um, he didn't want AD to get hurt during that Suns series where it looked like we were about to make another run to the, the championship.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
I mean, the, the craziest thing about that is, is everybody's gonna be looking at LeBron and the Warriors, and like what does that, you know, that relationship mean? Him teaming up with Al Horford sh- is the real [laughs] story.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
You know, I definitely would have loved to see him retire and perfectly go.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And, you know, one standstill, I think the longest of any of the stops he's had in his career.
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O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Italy? You know, the heavyweight fight, the heavyweight fight, Oba and Brock, we really, I'm really interested in seeing how this is going to go.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
You know, Oba, you got a situation where he might be coming in a little overconfident.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Yeah, if I beat somebody up in under four minutes, I'm pretty confident, you know.
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Rich EisenHOST
get 22-year-olds talking that way? He sounds like he's been waiting 20 years for this moment.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
I mean, I haven't heard one like that since Kobe Bryant or LeBron James.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
You know? And it's hard not to root for him, but I'm going to do a very good job.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And then I think it was watching, uh, I noticed that s- this dude Scott Hall looks a lot like Razor Ramon.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And then my brother was like, "Yeah, he's, uh, he was with WW-" "What do you mean he was with WW-?" And then so I started to piece together, like, oh, sh- that's Diesel.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Uh, uh, you know, uh, I think two or three, it m- it might even have been longer than that.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
But about, I think about three years ago, Knicks fans were screaming that.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Uh, I mean, I am in their series, but once it gets to the, to the big boy, like, I want the Knicks to win the championship 'cause not only is it something that I [laughs] would like to see in my lifetime, guys-
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
These are the things that usually get the ball rolling, but we need something to make them feel like, 'No, this is LA's team.' You guys gotta win the fans before we win a game." And she agreed.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Give us some time." Couple months later they sent me this idea, and of course, I was all over it.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
There was, um, they were super collaborative and, you know, 'cause they, they know how important that is to my family.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And all, all that I asked was like, "Don't put a bunch of AI in it of my dad or anything like that."
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
West, you know? So it's definitely to see growth when you are recovering from a drought.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Because, you know, after the Westbrook situation, this wasn't a fun team to watch, you know? And so now that we are towards the up and up, yes, to a Lakers normal standards, us not reaching a championship, of course not.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
But, yeah, I'm not looking towards the future with a dark cloud anymore.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
But, like, yeah, she won, and now whenever, like, it used to be, like, whenever the ladies were on, she, I'd see her peeping, see her peeping.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
But it was earlier this year where, um, I w- I was watching wrestling, and I, I know I can hear a second screen of wrestling happening.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And, uh, behind the couch, she's on her iPad watching CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Hell in a Cell.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And my sister goes, "It's her fourth time watching that match." She calls it.
T.J. HolmesADVERTISER
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O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football, or my career in sports media.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Well, somewhere along the way, this platform became bigger than I ever imagined, and now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand-new podcast, The Clifford Show.
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Danny TrejoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
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O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
And then one day he sat a notebook in front of me, and he was like, "Listen, you're not here right now.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
When you get it down, can you come back?"I was like, "All right, all right, sure." I just started writing, started writing, started writing.
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A win is a win.
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
How many times can you, in your mind, imagine a, a, a star player getting to the line on back-to-back possessions, let alone three times in a row? Let a...
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
Like, this is somebody somewhere is like, or, or a group of refs is like-
O'Shea Jackson Jr.GUEST
... we know that, we've heard, we've heard, uh, I forget who the ref was.
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