The street you grew up on isn’t always the place you were born, it’s sometimes the place that feels like home. On this episode of Street You Grew Up On, Kerry Washington and Sarah Paulson dive into this idea. For Sarah, someone who moved around quite a bit, it was the house her grandparents built on Azeele Street in Tampa, Florida. She remembers the memories her and sister created at that house; performing Broadway musicals on staircases and rehearsing commercials in the bathroom mirror. Sarah’s love for playing and completely transforming into characters (anybody seen American Crime Story or American Horror Story?!) came from her grandparents bringing imagination and magic into the home through “Miss Manners”, “The Clean Plate Club” and even “The Boogeyman”.
About Street You Grew Up On: Simpson Street is where our journey begins. It’s the street that Kerry Washington’s mom grew up on in The Bronx, NY. Through this social series, Kerry Washington interviews artists, influencers and industry experts to uncover their origin stories, amplify our common humanity and affirm the value of every individuals' journey, beginning with the “street they grew up on...”
Simpson Street: @Simpson Street
Kerry Washington: @kerrywashington
Sarah Paulson: @mssarahcatharinepaulson