After moving to Hollywood to pursue his big-screen dreams, Cortez Smith's acting journey led him right back to the city that birthed him, Chicago. A one-time cameo in Spike Lee's Chiraq changed his life forever. Now, Cortez can be seen as a series regular on The Chi. We sit down with Cortez for a REAL conversation on adversity, being a girl-dad, Hollywood life, working with some of the greatest actors and actresses of all time, and much more. Tap into this can't miss episode as Lou and Cortez keep it 100 on all things. 

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