Spencer recalls that when he walked into Beverly Hills High School, it was "absolutely a culture shock." This content is imported from {embed-name}. Adrianna Freedman is the editorial fellow for Men’s Health, where she focuses on entertainment, music, health and fitness. One Rehearsal With Celine Dion Gave Josh Groban His Big Break, Sacha Baron Cohen Really Did Crash Mike Pence's CPAC Speech for 'Borat 2', ‘Practical Magic’ Costars Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Have a Bewitching Friendship, Some Say Lindsay Nichols' Death on 'The First 48' Could Have Been Avoided.

"I think it gives me a good understanding of different ethnicities, different cultures and respecting them for how they were brought up, and hopefully they respect me and how I was brought up, he said. Like his namesake character, Paysinger stood out because he knew how to play both sides of the field. As people continue social distancing and remain quarantined in their homes during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, streaming sites are as popular as ever—with Netflix of course being the biggest of all.

The former football player said in the same interview that he thinks that mixed exposure helped shape him as a person. The same thing happened to Paysinger, who the Times reports was raised in a rougher South-Central L.A. neighborhood but played ball at Beverly Hills High School. It takes a look at a reality that exists for many Americans. We'll Be Able to Stream 'All American' Season 2 on Netflix Very Soon, Viewers May Know Who Spencer's Dad Is on 'All American,' But Dillon Is a Different Story. According Screen Rant, while he was on his high school team, he had the ability to play both wide receiver on offense and safety on defense.

Having just finished its second season, and with a third already confirmed, the drama follows the story of a young black man named Spencer James from the Crenshaw area of Los Angeles, who eventually gets recruited to join the Beverly Hills High School football team, finding himself immersed between two drastically different worlds. It's the story of a young football player who works hard for his team —so hard that another coach notices and recruits him for his own team. is the son of Renée Hayes; as well as the protégé of the late Corey James. ", Spencer credits football as being the reason he was able to adjust. Playing for the Beverly Hills team helped him "assimilate himself and build up friendships.

In fact, the family was so well connected to the school that the weight room is now called the Paysinger Family Weight Room. In an interview with the Paley Center for Media, executive produce April Blair said that she knew from the get-go that it was important for Spencer to be a part of telling his story for the CW.