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00:00 Now it's the sit down 5 questions with Mike and Kyra
00:02 Epps hi guys.
00:04 >> Your new show buy and back the block is like a dream
00:06 scenario, you're buying renovating and revitalizing
00:09 your childhood Street. Now Mike I know that you feel
00:12 passionately about your hometown, your daughter is
00:15 even named Indiana. What did it mean to both of you to be back
00:18 in Indianapolis.
00:19 >> Not originally from Indianapolis from Chicago still
00:23 and all it was a huge deal because it's been that's
00:28 I can't claim it, I can't do it I can't do it. I love Chicago
00:31 so much, but you know I have my son there. He was he's born and
00:36 raised there. Our family houses there. So it's a huge deal,
00:40 especially for my family, our family and our legacy and what
00:43 my kids can see in their home base, you know we live in La
00:46 part of the year so it's always good for them to be able to go
00:49 back in be with their family and build that family structure
00:54 there.
00:55 >> It's a lot to me, you know being born and raised there and
00:58 then being able to come back with my wife and my family to
01:02 do a show is incredible. I would have never thought in a
01:05 while the dream that I would
01:07 get an opportunity to do this.
01:09 >> It's so amazing and you got to work on your grandmother's
01:12 house how special was that.
01:14 >> It was very special man, you know me and kind of first met
01:18 we went to visit my grandmother
01:22 my grandmother gave her a ceramic shoe and handing over
01:27 legacy to us.
01:30 >> Kyra between the both of you who is the muscle and who's
01:33 the brain.
01:34 >> She's she was definitely the brain.
01:37 >> You know what I think for sure I would say I'm the brains
01:43 of it, but I think we kind of go back and forth a little bit
01:46 you know it's a tug of war of those 2 scenarios because Mike
01:50 is a lot of time the brains to be such a creative gene. So
01:53 my and you know first he thank you and he's you know very
01:57 whimsical and his ideas, I'm super practical, I'm very black
02:01 and white and so through this process of building these homes
02:05 Mike has like help me to push my envelope a little bit to to
02:09 push my understanding of design and to be more confident and
02:12 comfortable and choices and so far.
02:14 >> And Kyra what's your favorite and least favorite
02:17 part about working with your hubby.
02:19 >> I definitely laugh every day and so I think you know,
02:22 especially when you're in a stressful environment as
02:25 construction and designing most people think is I think the
02:28 pink colors, but it's actually very difficult is very
02:31 strategic it's very mathematical sometimes I don't
02:34 understand the idea is I'm like why would that work you know,
02:37 but I think again like I said earlier, he's really pushed my
02:40 perception of design and I learned that design is about
02:44 one way of understanding things it is about different
02:46 perspectives.
02:48 >> Mike, I know that you stay super busy with acting comedy
02:51 and producing so how's life at home these days.
02:54 >> I enjoy my life is at this point we're normal couple like
02:58 everybody else we have disagreements we have
03:01 agreements but for the most part we are you know we're
03:05 growing.
03:06 >> Mike let's take a walk down memory lane, what is that one
03:09 moment when you knew you made it.
03:11 >> I did my first movie which is next Friday.
03:13 >> Clean fresh air this month.
03:16 >> I'll never forget it. I was on good morning America and
03:22 my mom religiously watch good morning America. Couple years.
03:27 And my mom see me on the one America. I knew that this is
03:32 made.
03:32 >> Who was the last famous person you texted.
03:36 >> The last person I text like you.
03:39 He wants to do a
03:42 Friday's the movie Friday's he wants to go out on to.
03:46 >> As like as a play.
03:49 >> I'm sure so and and Kat Williams will crazy but we can
03:56 find these 2 bills and get them in it. We'll it will be really
04:00 good.
04:00 >> And finally pick one of your many upcoming projects and plug
04:03 it for 10 seconds go make sure you check out our new TV show
04:07 on a sheet called by back to block cameras and nails.
04:11 >> Work by break story of family legacy and community.
04:14 Thank you so much for being here. Thank you we appreciate
04:17 it was great thanks for being kind and nice and sweet.