O Quot Donnell Spots Teen In Eatery Hires For Movie

It has a screen test the next day and won the title role. Rosie ODonnell says it has seen a teenager in a restaurant in Detroit and thought he had a face that belonged in pictures. Now, 17 years Philip Johnson has the main role in America, a film Lifetime network ODonnell with Ruby Dee and that set for Feb. 28 transmission. In October, the Cass Technological High School senior was eating lunch in small plates restaurant when O Donnell spotted him and asked if d be interested in trying for a film.