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NICK CANNON WANTS TO BE A DRAMA KING: Actor wants Meatier Roles.
*Most men want to get as far away from drama as possible, but for actor Nick Cannon, he wants more of it.
The actor, rapper and comedian hopes his appearance in the upcoming film "American Son" will make Hollywood casting agents look at him in a more serious light, reports columnists Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith.
"It's (the movie) something that's extremely dramatic," says Cannon, who plays the lead character in the film. "It's about a young Marine and what he goes through during the 100 hours before his deployment. I was excited about doing something few people have seen me do."
Cannon said he went through three weeks of boot camp as research for his role, but he said the most challenging part of the script wasn't military maneuvers.
"We actually shot this full scene with me naked. I didn't expect to have to do that. That was interesting. I mean, I had nothing on at all. But I'm kind of an exhibitionist anyway, so I kind of got over it," he adds with a laugh.
Cannon's co-stars include Melonie Diaz, Matt O'Leary and Chi McBride.
Cannon also hosts "Nick Cannon's Star Camp," a reality series. The show is about a youth group known as The Giggle Club, as they learn how to be stars. It's streaming every Sunday on Nickelodeon's broadband video player, TurboNick (www.turbonick.com).
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