After “Save the Last Dance,” Sean Patrick Thomas kept himself starring in films , like “Halloween: Resurrection.” Thomas also made regular appearances in the crime drama “The District” following his portrayal of Derek. His success only grew as he snagged a role in another notable film that most of us hold near and dear to our hearts.
In 2002, Thomas played Jimmy James in “Barbershop.” With a star-studded crew ranging from Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Michael Ealy, and Eve, Thomas stood out from the talented cast. So much so that he reprised his role in the sequel, “Barbershop 2: Back in Business,” and made a brief cameo in “Barbershop: The Next Cut.”
Despite the success he garnered from “Barbershop,” Thomas revealed in a 2022 interview with Eur Web that he was encouraged to turn it down. “I remember before I did the film, I had a lot of people tell me, ‘Don’t do that movie,’ because it was the first movie I did after ‘Save the Last Dance,’ which was very successful,” he revealed. “I thought, ‘You know what? I think it’s more than that.’ And so 20 years later, it’s very gratifying to know that I was right, that it was a lot more than that and I’m very proud of it.”
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