“We were rehearsing the Piragua Guy and Lin had this take that he was going to give the biggest side-eye to Mister Softee,” Chu told Insider about how Jackson got cast in the role.
“Right when I saw him do it, I think we all joked like, ‘Who is Mr. Softee? Who are you looking at?’” the director continued.
Chu added: “I think someone just said out loud, 'Chris Jackson’ and we were like, 'That is amazing.’”
“It’s very delightful and fun to see him out there,” Chu said about Jackson’s cameo in the movie. “I mean, he’s the original Benny — how great is that?”
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Lin to Chris every single time: “You’re my best friend. As long as I got a job, you got a job.”
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA as Piraguero, the piragua guy and CHRISTOPHER JACKSON as Mr. Softee truck driver in IN THE HEIGHTS (2021)
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