Netflix star Jonathan Daviss will take on the role of Snoop Dogg in the iconic rapper’s upcoming biopic. Universal Pictures will be tackling the story of the hip-hop legend with the help of director Craig Brewer and producers Brian Grazer, Death Row Pictures President Sara Ramaker, and “the one and only D-O double G” himself. Daviss, 25, is most known for starring in the hit young adult Netflix series Outer Banks, where he played the teenage character, Pope. He was also in the Netflix film, Do Revenge, with Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke. This biopic will examine the life of the renowned rapper Snoop Dogg, also known as Calvin Broadus Jr., back when he started exploring the world of West Coast hip hop. In the early 1990s, he joined Death Row Records, which had signed the likes of Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur, and would rise to fame by collaborating with Dr. Dre on songs like “Who Am I? (What’s My Name?).” His first album, Doggy Style, was certified as four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, meaning he sold over 4 million albums within the U.S. Brewer previously directed the 2011 Footloose remake, Hustle & Flow, and Dolemite Is My Name, which included Snoop in a supporting role.
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