Omari Hardwick Opens up about the Personal Connection to his Iconic Character Ghost

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Omari Hardwick Opens up about the Personal Connection to his Iconic Character Ghost

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Actor Omari Hardwick joins Jemele to discuss the cultural impact of his hit television show, Power, and his role in helping the Power universe expand. He also dives into how he played the iconic character, Ghost, and how it made him expose some of his own personal failings.
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@QueenChastity Жыл бұрын

He played tf out of that role!!! Deserves to be on the big screen!!! Majorly!!!

@MindTrickedX24 Жыл бұрын

Omari's insights into Ghost and Tasha and everything around them are amazing. This man has thought DEEP about this.

@maxinedavieds6104 6 ай бұрын

I’m finally watching POWER now, totally addictive. The whole cast is outstanding! Ghost character is epic. Fantastic job Omari!

@mackavelimillz 6 ай бұрын

It's an amazing show!!! I hope you're enjoying it still! The spinoffs are 🔥🔥 too!!

@karenb741 Жыл бұрын

We so MISS his character.

@curtissimmons2287 Жыл бұрын

Yeah same and hopefully we get him back on screen

@Aenigmakil Жыл бұрын

They need to do something clever and bring him back. He's not dead!

@somethingneatandchic9364 9 ай бұрын

You are so missed… I would love to see you back!

@meashajensen4111 10 ай бұрын

Ghost is Power & Power is Ghost, period. Omari deserves so much more from Starz

@user-xo6hn9px6i 11 ай бұрын

Will forever watch Power because of this Guy...Omari killed the show to the end...he is the legendery...the best and the only Ghost...

@floydstuckey6063 Жыл бұрын

They NEED to bring ghost back

@alexnice2221 Жыл бұрын

We miss Ghost

@tekenta-neter7944 Жыл бұрын

Tasha said “All I see in you is the biggest drug dealer in NY” I was like Wow! Omari has always been a kind well mannered man when he used to come to our barbershop on Crenshaw and still has the same character. His brother to. Extremely respectful! We are so proud of him.

@donwondoa313 Жыл бұрын

We miss ghost like we miss 2Pac foreal ghost is a icon now

@DanettaBaby 9 ай бұрын

Facts‼️‼️‼️

@stephaniecollins9202 Жыл бұрын

When Omari says he feels uncomfortable doing s*× scenes, I was like I can't believe that. He puts his ALL into these scenes when acting in any movie he plays. Even in a video he was in, he gave it all so sensitive to the part. I miss Ghost too ❤❤ DFW, TX

@NotYourTypicalNegro Жыл бұрын

I watched the entire six seasons all over again recently and I noted that Ghost and Angela really did a LOT a f**kin'. I mean a LOT. 😅

@ShesPhenom Жыл бұрын

Wow, to hear the background story of his character is mind-blowing.

@tayburke9804 Жыл бұрын

He'll come back when they pay him more and giving him producing vibes. Which he deserves

@brovamoveson Жыл бұрын

This conversation was astounding to the fact that we truly see the mentality of the black women in the relationship to her black man when from Jemilles own words that intrinsically they think they know their men even better than himself....the audacity. And because of her understanding of her man he can't fly to his highest heights, because in her eyes his flaws will always be greater than his strengths. Power is the greatest show of all times.

@FMD023 Жыл бұрын

Omari doesn’t give interviews. Dude be preaching some deep next level shit. I get confused when i watch some of his interviews. Im like wtffff did i just hear. Jemele ask him why did ghost not have an open casket?

@VersatyleMusicGroup Жыл бұрын

Here's something deep for you. Courtney said this, if you never saw the body did they really die? They keep saying he's dead but we never saw the body, by her own rules never rule out that they could bring him back should the ratings begin to slip and they need to get back to the top.

@LadyLeo454 Жыл бұрын

He may not miss Ghost but we miss the heck out of Ghost!!!😢

@queencree7637 Жыл бұрын

The biggest mistake they made was killing Ghost off as early as they did!

@nikkis.9747 Жыл бұрын

All of the spin-offs need Ghost. Ghost never should've been killed off. I watch these spin-offs hoping that Ghost is going to show up at some point. They're good, but not as good as the original Power.

@iTzReloadedLeaguexD Жыл бұрын

He made the show, I just don't find Tariq nor Tommy as complex or interesting as Ghost.

@chrismoneystl 11 ай бұрын

@@iTzReloadedLeaguexDfacts!

@Jebro439 Жыл бұрын

Always loved his interviews. You learn something new every time

@spotdollars Жыл бұрын

Tasha was the antagonist the whole time Don’t sleep

@wrestlingrelations8115 Жыл бұрын

GHOST is the man💯

@Donnie75 Жыл бұрын

Bring Ghost back.

@KyxLimitless Жыл бұрын

I didn’t think ghost was too much a narcissist he always did what was the best option to drive his family forward

@ImNotNotAllCityChi Жыл бұрын

Until season 5 but to his defense everyone around him pushed him to it

@djackson9984 Жыл бұрын

Ghost did what was necessary to push himself forward and his own agenda. The thing about that though is usually what was best for Ghost was also what was best for everyone else in the long run. He was always more forward thinking than everyone else but had very selfish tendencies none the less. Lol Even with all that he was still my favorite character.

@jennifergilliam457 Жыл бұрын

He's coming back!!🎉🎉

@Niqueplus3 Жыл бұрын

That’s a damn lie

@ImNotNotAllCityChi Жыл бұрын

@@djackson9984 he wasn’t selfish at first they pushed him to it. He didn’t become selfish until he tried multiple times to set everyone around him up for success, and realized that as long as he was around, they would never put the effort into becoming better. He wasn’t being selfish. He was trying to survive the people around him were selfish because they couldn’t let him go

@tanyaking2116 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE YOU OMARI ❤️

@AlOlivares-q9w 19 күн бұрын

Omari is a GOAT!! 50 is a genius and Power will go down as top 3 shows of all time.

@PAWTheGoldStandard Жыл бұрын

"Whether it was Courtney's pen, or she needed a reason to get rid of me" Uh huh. Welp there it is............

@VersatyleMusicGroup Жыл бұрын

Boom

@KRayTV1 Жыл бұрын

He said it all right there

@war1518 Жыл бұрын

A sensitive ego writer got rid of ghost.

@jameskellyii4425 Жыл бұрын

@@war1518 And this is why I no longer watch the show.

@curtissimmons2287 Жыл бұрын

@@war1518 yeah i still think they should’ve did a spinoff

@dukethomas7217 Жыл бұрын

About to finish Power today. Coming right back after.

@MrCrews-hl2le Жыл бұрын

Bring Ghost back to Power. Let's vote.

@wyp617 Жыл бұрын

What power showed me was that we as people don’t know what to do with greatness. He had to die because he was getting to big and they didn’t have more ideas to prolong him another 6 seasons along side the build on everyone else’s storyline as well…. It’s unfortunate that all good things must come to an end.

@InfoOnly2U Жыл бұрын

Exactly Same with Blacklist

@mikethompson2381 Жыл бұрын

Nah he died because Courtney didn’t want him on the show anymore. That woman is a genius she could had written more.

@wyp617 Жыл бұрын

@@mikethompson2381 what would be her reason for not wanting him on the show? It would be more advantageous for her to continue to leverage and capitalize off him right?

@InfoOnly2U Жыл бұрын

@wyp617 writers never want the character to become bigger than the show. She tried a few times to make his character a villain and he out acted the role.

@mikethompson2381 Жыл бұрын

Courtney is brilliant but her ego destroyed the show. It’s still watchable but it’s not as intense without ghost. She destroyed one of the best shows ever created

@narrowroadtraveler4167 Жыл бұрын

I'm 🤬 an 😃 at the same time I'm just now learning that the Show Power was Created , Man o Man I've been Bieng Watching Power that Show is Amazing An Omar Hardwick I knew he was going to be A legendary actor the first time I saw him on Gridiron Gang the unforgettable part on Next Day Air Shavo , I was wondering like bro Where is that dude When I first Saw him back in the day Power 💯 across the board love it

@lg3385 Жыл бұрын

50 said in an interview that he knew Omari had to play 👻 from the next day air character

@jirrellj Жыл бұрын

I feel they could bring ghost back… It would just have to be a very vague and mysterious come back… Almost ghost like I would say… Like a short appearance or a note cryptically telling Tariq that he is alive and watching his every move or something like that.

@bernicebaker2596 Жыл бұрын

Nah..his character is not coming back .the show is moving forward with younger actors...Tommy has gone to a different State..Ghost dead..and the others gone..moving on to new actors..every one is connected to each other one way or the other...

@dereckwilliams4163 Жыл бұрын

This is a ghost interview not an Omari hardwick one. If you notice he’s talking from ghost prospect

@strongbk Жыл бұрын

O is so on point!

@ghostmh7827 Жыл бұрын

Definitely agree that Ghost wasn’t has big of a narcissist has people said he was

@samuraibenjamin929 Жыл бұрын

Can’t agree . He manipulated everyone he encountered

@jirrellj Жыл бұрын

@@samuraibenjamin929 He was in the drug game. You have to manipulate and move as a chess player in order to survive. He wanted the best for for everyone tho… A True extreme narcissist only wants the best for themselves and they’re willing to step on their loved ones to get it.

@ghostmh7827 Жыл бұрын

@@jirrellj exactly, he don’t know what he talking about. He wanted Tommy out the game and he wanted to best for Tariq unfortunately he wasn’t in love with Tasha but that’s life

@jirrellj Жыл бұрын

@@ghostmh7827 yeah I think the Tasha thing was gradual. She didn’t support his elevation into becoming a legal businessman

@ImNotNotAllCityChi Жыл бұрын

@@samuraibenjamin929 ghost manipulated people yes but a narcissist would manipulate people and not care about the outcome that happened to that person ghost cared about Tasha Tommy and Tarik, anytime that he manipulated them it was to try to make them better that’s not narcissistic up until season five everything that he was doing was to get all of them to be more than what they were because if they could be more than what they were, they wouldn’t need him if he was a narcissist he would be like Kane in the new series

@Stephanie-et4qm Жыл бұрын

Yesss 👏🏽 good insightful interview...more background on how he embodied his character. His continued growth forced him to move on disguised as Courtney's jealousy. He was truly "The one that got away"..

@FMD023 Жыл бұрын

Don’t believe that BS. Him and Kourney has something going on. For someone who made this character so great not to be recognize when he “died.” Don’t you think Omari would have been vocal about it? Because the way he speaks sure does. Instead straight quiet. He’s not done with this character yet.

@Stephanie-et4qm Жыл бұрын

@@FMD023 oh ok you think he's laying low..I always felt the door was open for him to come back but, it's clear they didn't get along. He said it was all in "Courtney's pen" and right after the finale he said he didn't agree w/his son 🪦him.

@FMD023 Жыл бұрын

@@Stephanie-et4qm ya I heard that too but I really think it’s smoke and mirrors. Why is it that Angela gets an open casket funeral and ghost didn’t. Every character that dies got to go “power heaven” and talk on the power after show. Why was a main character as popular as ghost didn’t even get that respect ya know? Wouldn’t you feel slighted if you were the main actor and didn’t get that respect? Also for an a power aftershow why doesn’t anyone ask that question. IMHO both been wayyyy too quiet. This show was so popular I’m sure people question that but never gotten a straight answer. Maybe I’m looking into it way much but a spin off called ghost. Tariq quoted “ghost is never gone,” at his grave. Also we all know fiddy loves to troll. If they really had beef he would be the first to tell the world.

@Stephanie-et4qm Жыл бұрын

@@FMD023 understood...at the very least Courtney is no longer the Show-runner.. hopefully the new one will add Ghost 🤞🏽

@what_antmade7409 11 ай бұрын

juice of ghost fanatic is prosperous good man wish he come back.

@dickersonr6172 Жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why tariq killed ghost. He didn’t do nothing too much to warrant all that hate

@chrisfarquharson4203 Жыл бұрын

Bro get back in the show!!!! The show ain't got the same feelings

@NotYourTypicalNegro Жыл бұрын

Personally, I still think the brother is processing his way back to himself. I think playing that role for so long took him deep. I wouldn't be surprised if he's been in therapy all this time.

@jlobryan6566 Жыл бұрын

I was NOT team Tasha for the simple reason that Ghost wanted to get out the game and go legit and his wife didn’t support him. I was team Ghost to the very end and beyond. How is he a narcissist if he always came back to help crazy Tommy and knucklehead Tasha.

@tasireN Жыл бұрын

Love this

@coles_recovery 3 ай бұрын

They made a massive mistake killing him off, he is the face of power. Ghost is definitely dead in that timeline but we need to have a story about where it started and how ghost and tasha setup kanan to serve 10 years in prison. There are a lot of layers to the original story that we didn't get to see.

@MiaDmo Жыл бұрын

they made ghost into someone he wasn’t he jus wanted to stop sellin dope and be a mogul😂😂😂everybody made him seem worst than what he was as far as his friends and family

@ImNotNotAllCityChi Жыл бұрын

Omg I’m so glad O gave the ghost perspective I’ve been trying to get Tasha fans to understand.

@dickersonr6172 Жыл бұрын

Understand what

@ImNotNotAllCityChi Жыл бұрын

@@dickersonr6172 call that ghost didn’t start off, selfish and narcissistic, and that everything he was doing was to protect everyone around him and keep them safe

@lynwilson9259 Жыл бұрын

Come back, Ghost. Lol.

@lisasmith7571 Жыл бұрын

I miss Omari playing Ghost cause he wanted the best for Tariq , Tommy , and Tasha cause Ghost did nt wants to stay in the drug game , he was Passionate for the night clubs .Tasha wants Ghost to stay in the drug game , but Ghost wanted more especially Tariq.

@thabomashale6728 Жыл бұрын

stop talking about the character and come back to the show

@Jigaboo1929 Жыл бұрын

He will be back season 5 when tyraiq graduates sorry I spoiled it but don’t expect him back in till then just clues and build up

@juanroman2036 4 ай бұрын

He goes in history omari and joseph embodied there roles 💪 just hate the ending

@ibnparker8724 Жыл бұрын

Ghost the big Homie

@onyejaysalem1698 Жыл бұрын

Whether y'all know this or not,the writer of this story help the black modern women ruin their understanding of a man like Ghost..they don't see the fact Tasha was all about herself and using anyone to meet her self aggrandizement. Meanwhile, Ghost was using anyone to make sure everyone is safe especially him cos if u get him,they all go down.The end of book one proves that.they are all scattered and fighting for their survival especially tariq.

@cg0682 Ай бұрын

Angela did embrace all of Ghost. That's why she kept going back to him and eventually ended up dead.

@The-Canon Жыл бұрын

🗣️ EPISODE ONE!!! “Tasha you don’t see me as more?” Then casual fans literally can’t understand why Ghost/James wanted to evolve & though it’s wrong.. cheated and planned to leave with Angela. Angela saw he had potential in high school and still when she saw him as an adult.. & they died trying to evolve. Tariq the now unreliable narrator never understood this because he was too young and immature.

@bigbotalert5826 Жыл бұрын

If ghost had been ugly. Woulda been a different show 😂😂😂😂

@barbarareed7437 Жыл бұрын

Facts

@Aenigmakil Жыл бұрын

This is why Ghost is the best. He was the most genuine and generous. Fuck Tasha and Tariq. It's so interesting Omari mentioning the race of his mistress. I was talking to this black woman about Power and she didn't like Ghost. I broke a lot of things down and reminded her of Tasha's behaviour as well as Ghosts. She soon admitted that Tasha wasn't really nice but she didn't like that Ghost went with someone who wasn't black. She saw him as a betrayer and I think a lot of black women feel this way. In truth though, I don't think anyone was genuinely team Tasha because she was not nice at all 😄 But they've been blinded by these other things that cloud their clarity and sense. Power had a habit of killing those with redeemable qualities. You have to be ruthless and completely shit to survive Power. That's why Ghost is dead.

@andersoncooper4852 Жыл бұрын

He working with Halle Berry and JLO now, hes not coming back to power.

@tatianasanchez5743 Жыл бұрын

He has worked with other Celebrities on their level as well also, I don’t think that’s a reason!

@hellennyagah7677 Жыл бұрын

Wait...is that a picture of Wangari Mathaai at the back ground??(

@gtgayo8675 Жыл бұрын

She was in power too 😂😂

@ronnielisa777 Жыл бұрын

Preach

@casino8857 Жыл бұрын

Folks just forgot all about Mona she was the one that was all in for ghost and James

@thedarthmal Жыл бұрын

Yeah, in the end he was supposed to get everything he wanted including her but it was just too late.

@HanmaSaitama Жыл бұрын

The sisters still don’t get ghost, the end of the show is atrocious, black kid killing his own father

@dave63rd Жыл бұрын

Courtney's pen scratched him out...

@amataratsu006 Жыл бұрын

Kinda looks like he embraced the Ghost character permanently

@timiketv Жыл бұрын

🐐

@CityXplorations 2 ай бұрын

Tasha and Tommy was Ghost Downfall

@betrueiiself2307 Жыл бұрын

I was always Team Angela. Angela was in tune with the real Jamie.

@ReeeeeeUp Жыл бұрын

He couldn’t be himself with Ang, he had a better chance of growing with Tasha.

@huddieentertainment Жыл бұрын

Himself? He was both ghost and James. He wanted to get rid of ghost and be James. He could be James with Angela . Tasha never wanted him to be anything but ghost. So no he didn't have a better chance of growing with Tasha. He had a better chance of dying with her if anything lol

@rockieleftwing Жыл бұрын

💯

@KyxLimitless Жыл бұрын

He would’ve ended up like he ended with Tasha, dead she ain’t want him out the street

@DavionSeenit Жыл бұрын

Ehh

@HanmaSaitama Жыл бұрын

Angela actually understood the street side but wanted that nerdie Jamie side of him she knew. Even his brother Tommy didn’t get that one

@ronnielisa777 Жыл бұрын

Lol...what is that weird sound at 11:30

@Jigaboo1929 Жыл бұрын

Ghost farting

@danman1992 Жыл бұрын

This is what I’ve always felt about Ghost’s character, Tariq’s behaviour didn’t make any sense at all

@danman1992 Жыл бұрын

Tasha was the problem, a hater

@MelvinMansoor Жыл бұрын

Always speaking like a preacher teaching at a university

@smartkookie1012 Жыл бұрын

The race of the mistress didn't matter (wrong is wrong). We couldn't stand the woman from Arcimony. #dowrongright

@melindawilson4470 Жыл бұрын

I stopped watching when Omari left the show .

@dwayne9486 Жыл бұрын

Why he use big words like TiP 😩☠️

@bunmisaka9681 Жыл бұрын

I stopped watching after his character ended.

@gtgayo8675 Жыл бұрын

He asked her that but he didn’t tell her what he wanted either instead just cheated immediately

@dmoody4628 Жыл бұрын

Ghost was gonna eventually die but to his son was so stupid

@djackson9984 Жыл бұрын

I'll say what ive been saying since the begining about Ghost, his affair and his wife: The wife was selfish and low down. Didn't care about his well being and only wanted to maintain her lifestyle over the longevity, stability and wellbeing of her family. I didn't like her from episode one. However, Ghost knew exactly who he married and her ruthlessness and scheming ways was exactly how they connected in the first place. If he was gonna decide he was unhappy and wanted better he should have made that decision BEFORE linking up with Angela. Angela, like the wife, got zero respect from me from jump because of her selfishness and lack of morals. For her to keep sleeping with this man knowing he was married with children made me not like her. Ghost disloyalty to and blatant disrespect of his wife when it came to Angela knocked him down a few pegs. I suddenly viewed crazy a** Tommy as a better love interest than Ghost, at least Tommy was loyal. Geesh. Lol

@Devroyal7 Жыл бұрын

Cap. His wife slept with Shawn who was like a son to him, slept with his lawyer and in the end plotted with his own son to kill him. She was trash.

@djackson9984 Жыл бұрын

@@Devroyal7Tasha only did all those things AFTER Ghost betrayed her . . . Continously. Like I said, she was low down but he knew exactly who he married and who he betrayed.