He’s a high school junior, but Chicago teenager AJ Carr already has a recurring role on a hit TV series, has formed a nonprofit and plans to expand his youth-focused outreach on a national scale. Carr stars on Lena Waithe’s Showtime drama “The Chi,” which depicts day-to-day life in a neighborhood on the South Side. The 16-year-old plays Stick, a misguided but well-meaning kid who appeared in five episodes last year and also is part of Season 2, which premieres Sunday. “Last season, the biggest thing that meant a lot to me was people that watched me grow up approached me, like, ‘Man this is crazy, it was so accurate,’ saying they could relate to it,” Carr says. He says he hopes everyone but “especially the black community in Chicago” will be watching the new season. Carr landed the role after an appearance on “Chicago P.D.” in 2017. He had been interested in acting since before second grade. He says his family “came from struggle,” but his mother Dorecia Carr worked hard to help him achieve his goal. In 2012, he and his mom moved from Chicago to Atlanta, figuring it would be easier there to gain a foothold as… Read full this story
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