La La Anthony On Her Work On “The Chi” & “Power,” Kellogg’s, Future Plans & More
Simply put, La La Anthony is an actress, producer, New York Times best-selling author and entrepreneur. Anthony is perhaps best known for her role as Lakeisha Grant on the hit show Power, which wrapped its sixth and final season on Starz in 2020. Anthony has since appeared in Season 3 of The Chi, which premiered June 2020 on Showtime and announced that she will be starring in indie drama Gypsy Moon with Lena Headey and Sam Worthington. If that were not enough, Anthony has teamed up with Issa Rae to executive produce upcoming horror comedy for Universal Pictures, Juju, and is currently adapting The Love Playbook — producing alongside Queen Latifah — for television.
Prior to finding success within television and film, La La Anthony began her entertainment career in radio at the age of 16 at Atlanta’s Hot 97 station. Following a brief internship while still in high school, she was given her own show, the wildly-popular Future Flavas alongside rapper/actor Ludacris. At 19, she received an offer to co-host The B-Syde at 92.3 The Beat in Los Angeles. In 2001, she joined MTV and became the network’s premiere talent, co-hosting the original TRL and Direct Effect. In turn, Anthony has been doing things at a high level within the entertainment field for more than 20 years.
On February 17, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with La La Anthony via Zoom, as embedded below. We spoke about upcoming projects, career goals, maintaining energy — she gave some credit to Kellogg’s on that one — and plenty more. Additional info related to the multi-hyphenate can be found online at www.instagram.com/lala, www.twitter.com/lala and www.facebook.com/LaLa, while more on Kellogg’s is online at www.kelloggs.com and www.instagram.com/kelloggsus.
About the Author
Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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