Jay Ellis | Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? | Talks at Google

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Star of HBO's Insecure Jay Ellis joins us to discuss his book “Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?” As an imaginary friend morphs into adult consciousness, Jay charts an unforgettable story of looking within yourself for guidance to some of life’s biggest (and smallest) challenges. A testament to the importance of imagination, trusting oneself, and making space for your creativity. Get the book here: https://goo.gle/3QEJbdZ Born in Sumter, South Carolina to a military family, Jay Ellis spent his childhood inventing new personas for every town he landed in. Too many to count. After college, he realized the NBA wasn’t good enough for him and he didn’t want to crush other players’ dreams as he dominated the league so he decided to take his one-man show to Hollywood, where he got his start on BET’s The Game. Now an accomplished actor, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, Jay is best known for his role as Lawrence on HBO’s Insecure, for which he won an NAACP Image Award. He appeared alongside Tom Cruise, flying jets through the skies, in the Oscar-nominated film in Top Gun: Maverick. When he’s not on set filming, he spends the majority of his days cleaning up the messes that his daughter’s imaginary friend “Jack” made. Karma. Moderated by Lana Garrett.