This Is Us star Lonnie Chavis details experiences of racism in powerful essay
This Is Us star Lonnie Chavis struggled to hold back tears as he listened to a racist grandmother on the hit show because it brought back awful memories from his real life.The 12-year-old, who plays Randall Pearson in the TV drama, has opened up about his experiences in a new essay for People magazine and recalled how the show’s director and writers trying to calm him down as he became emotional during the scene. “I started crying listening to an actor portray a racist grandmother toward my character,” he wrote.