Blair underwood originally turned down sex and the city when he was offered to play a guy samantha wants to date just because he's black. Blair underwood is opening up about his time on sex & the city The actor, who played dr Robert leeds in the series, spoke out in an interview on q with tom power, revealing why he originally. Blair underwood reflected on his career and recalled his first offer to guest star on sex and the city, which he ultimately turned down. Blair underwood revealed he originally turned down 'sex and the city' due to a racist fetishized storyline.
Blair underwood first turned down a role in sex and the city because the character was solely based on race. In the early 2000s, blair underwood famously turned down a guest role on sex and the city before eventually joining the show as miranda's love interest, dr Robert leeds, in season 6
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