30 Things You Should Know About Neil Brown, Jr.

    The actor takes our Q&A!

    1. What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?

    Roll over and kiss my dream girl of course, my wife... Being EXTRA careful not to wake her up cause she is not about that life… Then I have prayer and Bible study.

    2. When you walk into a bar, what do you typically order?

    First thing is always water.

    3. What's the one word you are guilty of using too often?

    “Always.”

    4. What is the last thing you searched for on Google?

    Miyamoto Musashi…long story.

    5. Who is the last person that called or texted you?

    Catrina, my wife.

    6. What's the wallpaper on your phone and/or computer?

    The Battle: Los Angeles premiere photo of me and my wife on my phone and a different one of us on my computer.

    7. What was the last awkward situation you were in and how did you handle it?

    This guy approached me and my wife at the beach and tried to fight me. Instead of breaking him, I laughed and told him to tell me where the camera was right then. His camera man was hiding behind a tree. It was a prank.

    8. What is your TV guilty pleasure?

    Cops and Locked Up.

    9. What's the first CD you bought?

    Boyz II Men Cooleyhighharmony.

    10. And what music are you currently listening to?

    Jidenna, J. Cole, and Marlon Craft.

    11. What is the one food you cannot resist?

    The chicken.

    12. What movie makes you laugh the most?

    Bad Boys 1, 2, and Life. Need them all.

    13. What toppings do you like on your pizza?

    Pepperoni.

    14. What drives you absolutely crazy?

    Glitter... I HATE glitter.

    15. What was your first online screen name?

    Cbrown11.

    16. What’s the last thing you copied and pasted on your phone?

    A link to an article about my show, Dirk Gently.

    17. What’s your favorite curse word?

    I don’t curse.

    18. What's your favorite emoji?

    Blushing happy face hands.

    19. Pick one: kittens or puppies?

    Puppies.

    20. New York or Los Angeles?

    Los Angeles — the weather, man.

    21. Twitter or Instagram?

    Twitter.

    22. Bacon or Nutella?

    Bacon of course.

    23. Britney or Christina?

    Christina.

    24. Coffee or tea?

    Coffee.

    25. NSYNC or BSB?

    NSYNC.

    26. 2 a.m. or 2 p.m.?

    2 p.m.

    27. Beyoncé or Rihanna?

    Come on now, Beyoncé.

    28. Netflix and chill or just Netflix?

    Just Netflix.

    29. Hannah Montana or Lizzie McGuire?

    Lizzie McGuire — love me some Hilary Duff!

    30. And finally: Tell us a secret…

    Answer 17 is a motherfucking lie… (Sorry mom, I woke up like this, *Blushing Happy Face Hands*).

    Catch Neil on Dirk Gently this Saturday at 9 p.m. on BBC America and Insecure this Sunday at 10:30 p.m. on HBO.