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Trai Byers: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me (I Hate Michael Jackson’s ‘Man in the Mirror’!)

Trai Byers
Trai Byers

Actor Trai Byers, who plays Andre Lyon on Empire which returns to Fox on March 30 at 9 p.m. ET, shared 25 interesting things about himself with Us Weekly.

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1. Christmas is my favorite time of year.

2. I have an associate degree in theater, a bachelor’s in communications, an acting conservatory certificate and a master’s in acting.

3. I am a devout Christian.

4. I sing.

5. I write film scripts, lyrics and poetry.

6. I love The Simpsons.

7. Shakespeare is my favorite writer.

8. I am probably one of the goofiest people in the world.

9. I’m an action-film junkie.

10. I have just about every movie Denzel Washington has ever made.

Terrence Howard and Trai Byers on 'Empire.'
Terrence Howard and Trai Byers on ‘Empire.’

11. I tap dance.

12. I hate Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror.” The lyrics are great, but my father played it for 12 hours straight on a car trip. To this day, that song makes me itch.

13. I hate desserts!

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14. I first met Terrence Howard as an extra on the [2001] Martin Luther King Jr. film Boycott.

15. I was an extra in [2000’s] Remember the Titans.

16. I love driving cross-country.

17. I have an extensive vinyl collection.

18. Music is my way into every character I play.

19. I can be extremely shy.

20. I went to Yale School of Drama.

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21. At Yale, I lived in a studio apartment with one window facing a brick wall. I did this to build determination to never end up in a place like this, and to remind myself of my own responsibility to break through the brick walls of my life.

22. I went to three high schools, four colleges and I don’t know how many elementary schools.

23. In every play I’ve performed in, I’ve forgotten my lines at least once, in a noticeable way.

24. My favorite singer of all time is Sam Cooke.

25. I’m a hopeless romantic.

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