Oak is honestly the most underrated actor in Hamilton! He plays two VERY different characters. A very tough and masculine Hercules Mulligan, and the reserved and calm James Madison
Oak - "Diggs has got this like crazy ass hair" Me - *rolling on the floor dying from laughter* (I love his hair but the way Oak said it made me lose it😂😂)
Interviews can get tiring when the journalists ask the same three boring questions over and over, but this one was great! It showed how amazing Oak is, which doesn't come through this well in most of the interviews I've seen... He's truly precious (and dear LORD that photoshoot...), I hope we get to see loads from him in the future!
I've found that all of the interviewers on this channel are pretty great. As a unit, they don't ask the standard questions. They do their homework and go deep.
I love oak so much it's unbelievable, he is honestly my favorite actor in Hamilton. He inspires me on a personal level considering I've never been good in school and I've always told that I was stupid and I couldn't do anything because of that, but he makes me think otherwise
Fio The Fanartist I agree with you. I am not doing very well in school nor my social life. If it weren’t for him I would not be into theatre, and I wouldn’t have the group of friends I have now because Oak inspired me to find something that I am passionate about. I learned how to do something I never thought I would be into thanks to him. We can both say Oak inspires us.
When I originally found out Oak played Hercules Mulligan and James Madison, I could not believe it. I honestly thought I was being fooled. He did such a great job portraying these two incredibly different characters!
I appreciate this interviewer with a passion, every Hamilton interview I've seen from her has been a favourite. I always learn SO much more than I ever do from anywhere else REALLY about the person she interviews, plus it's interesting & she gives off such a beautiful welcoming energy. Love!
"Many drops make an ocean." This guy is incredible! And he plays the piano, too? And writes poetry! There should be more interviews of him. I wish him the best. :)
When you seen him on stage or even hear him he seems like such an out going loud dude. But he is so quiet and and shy guy. The way he acts is just so interesting like he speaks so carefully you could call it. I don’t know how to explain him. It’s like when you seen him as Hercules mulligan and then watch this it’s like me going from fairy god mother to Bellatrix (true story) from Harry Potter it’s just so different
oak is amazing. i never saw him in hamilton, but he was amazing the natasha, pierre, and the great comet of 1812 (an amazing musical). i feel like he's the most underrated member of the obc of hamilton.
"You have to actively work at being empathetic" Five years later, I go on his Twitter account and see him asking a very angry person "Who hurt you?" and seeking to understand them... he lives up to that quote.
I really like Laura I've seen this interview and the one with daveed and I'm about to see other interviews with people I know but honestly such a good interviewer she does her job well 👏🏽
Love, love, love this!!!!! Love Oak and so glad I got to know him much more through this. I too am a poet, and feel as if I am the most honest version of myself when I write. So I was so excited to hear him talk about his poetry!! Just love everything about this!!
Ok out of all the cute sweet, awesome people in Hamilton.. Oak is DEFINITELY the most of a cinnamon roll. Some say Eliza but irl, Phillipa is different while Oak is aLWAYS Madison mode 😂😂😂 (in a good way, of course he is awesome)
I just love him as Hercules Mulligan and Daveed as Lafayette, as well as King George. Of course Hamilton & Burr. Yet, Oak truly represents a strong character in Mulligan. I googled the name and to my delight - he really existed, An Irishman, tailor, a spy.
As a great-grandchild of the Armenian Genocide survivor, I really appreciated his enthusiasm and genuine interest towards sharing and spreading information on various genocides that have happened throughout the years
I now get to see & love him weekly on ABC's "Station 19", as firefighter Dean Miller ❤😊❤😊. I remember seeing him perform as a member of the "New Jersey Youth Theatre" in the 2000's. New Jersey's own! He is proof that hard work, practice & perseverance can lead to great things. 🎭🎭🎭
I feel like Oak would be like the BFG in real life, he's so kind, he works hard, and he's amazing actor. He is underrated, kind of wish to see him in more big projects in the future.
He seems so genuine and I adore it. I love learning that he's a poet (ditto) and a pianist (I wish) and loves Sara Bareilles (likewise!). Plus they shouted out the Sara/Leslie collab for "Seriously." AMAZING song! Also, I've watched a lot of interviews lately. This is probably the best interviewer I've seen.
I feel like I relate with Oak so much. Him and probably a few other people who contributed to Hamilton (cast, off stage people, everyone else) are similar to where I'm at. As for with Oak, I only like writing creative pieces in the form of poetry. I play piano. I try my best to get straight As above a 95% but it doesnt always work out and what he said about education hit me really hard; I don't have to deprive myself of happiness if I get below a 94% (or do I?). Also I relate to Lin because just as Les Mis brought him into the arts world, Hamilton is doing that for me. I did not care at all about arts and theater until listening to You'll Be Back in history class. I didn't even care about celebrity singers and like rarely ever listened to music. Hamilton is so far the only music I listen to other than some bits of classical music. I feel like I want to add some sort of theatrical appearance to my (as my English teacher claims, not as I think of myself) writing like writing songs for a musical or at least getting to be a part of theater (on stage for Hamilton, off stage for anything else).
Love, love, love this guy aka Hercules Mulligan!! I was great in both roles in Hamilton and actually did a 180 degree turn from one role to the next. Very good interview. The interviewer is good at what she does.
Oak is honestly the most underrated actor in Hamilton! He plays two VERY different characters. A very tough and masculine Hercules Mulligan, and the reserved and calm James Madison
Not underrated for me, lol, Madison is my favorite character, Hercules is my second and I absolutely adore Okieriete XD
Harper Craven Same! He has been my favorite since day one. He has such a large character range to work with and he does it beautifully.
Harper Craven you crazy I don't think any one underrates him he is the best
Harper Craven his ability to go from
HERCULES MULLIGAN
to
...France
Is honestly astounding.
Justin Graham in. comparison to the other cast members, he's basically never talked about.
I'm slowly but surely falling in love with everyone in Hamilton
Same
Who isn't 😂😂
*cough cough* once again
Same. One second im like “Oh my God Leslie Odom is so handsome” then Im like “Daveed Diggs? Holy moly!” And now Im here
That’s a beautiful observation. I feel the same!
He's so soft ???? I love his voice ????? I'm in pain I love oak
Dj Spooky Jim SAME FAM
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Yeehaw
@sam garner
So do I, his voice is so soothing
"Whatever you can pronounce the easiest."
HERCULES MULLGIAN
jagurz BAHAHAHA
*AHEM COUGH* JAMES MADISON
A tailor spying on the British government
@@hweshi I TAKE THE RESIDENT INFORMATION AND THEN I SMUGGLE IT (WHAT)
@@jagurz Up to my brother's revolutionary covenant, I'm running🏃💨💨 with the sons👦 of liberty🗽 and I am loving❤️ it!
There are honestly not enough videos with Oak.
I agree! I want more Oak content
How can a softie like this play as Hercules mulligan I want to hug him
Person Because it’s acting?
Great Ima Amazing acting
Doesn't everyone want to hug him?
@@vox3347 Yes.
@@normalperson659 haha same
Oak - "Diggs has got this like crazy ass hair"
Me - *rolling on the floor dying from laughter*
(I love his hair but the way Oak said it made me lose it😂😂)
frenchthellama • same😂
WHAT TIME
Sea Pearl 6:23
+Sarah Dukeshire Thank you! :D
😂😂
Oak and Daveed are my favourite cast members. But seriously, OAK DESERVES MORE CREDIT!
PTX! At The Disco I know right! he's like the most underrated cast member
Oak is awesome.
I love Daveed and oak. If you watch them in the background in the first act as Lafayette and mulligan they are always goofing around
Oak sleeps alot, I sleep alot... I feel a connection.
m o o d
Why's the entire ham-cast so precious and amazing like what did we do to deserve them
Elvira Lind We are living through the Age of Trump so God HAD to give us something excellent to make up for it.
Ayyyyy, Trump isnt bad at all.
Who lives who dies who casts these people
Stardust Ham!ltøn well trump said the cast is overrated sooo I have a different opinion on Trump
10:40 Precious embarrassed Oak....
fairycatLJT
Eeeeeee
I think its so cool that he's such an introvert (:
STÄR Döggo NO HE IS AMAZING >:8(
mindyourownbusiness *B r A h B r A h I a M h E r C u L e S m U l L i G a N*
Katerina Frascaria He’s a dork >:)
The anti-Hercules
mindyourownbusiness It seems like everyone is nowadays. 😒
Holy biscuits, his acting method is GENIUS!!
He seems like the nicest person!
CreamedKitty x that's what I said!! Gimme a hug Oak😭
He is
No one can say his name as beautifully as Daveed like....he perfected Oak's name!
Oak is so precious! I wanna hug him!
me too
Emily Elizabeth me too
Where did you find him saying it
Is it in this interview
He is a cinnamon roll
Alison Dilaurentis i like to call him a pizza roll, lin is more of a cinnamon roll ^_^
Pastel Pastry !! Lin is a linnamon roll
Pastel Pastry !!
It's called a Linnamon Roll.
Get it right.
A very underrated cinnamon roll
Pastel Pastry !! He is a pizza roll.😂😂
Oak in two words:
"Incredibly admirable"
Oak in two words: Okieriete Onaodowan
I love that to a tv interview he wears mismatched socks
Imma Weirdo it's like a smaller version of how lin wore jeans to the fucking white house
Theo Taylor lol “let’s wear dress pants and not tell Lin”
Jenna Sounds like me on a daily basis
"Mitch-matched" ! So cute.
i just love how he is wearing odd socks
Interviews can get tiring when the journalists ask the same three boring questions over and over, but this one was great! It showed how amazing Oak is, which doesn't come through this well in most of the interviews I've seen... He's truly precious (and dear LORD that photoshoot...), I hope we get to see loads from him in the future!
😊 yay! - Laura
I've found that all of the interviewers on this channel are pretty great. As a unit, they don't ask the standard questions. They do their homework and go deep.
The interviewer is very good, and Oak did a great job. Both seem like great people
Thanks for watching us! - Laura
HE WENT TO ALL THREE OF MY SCHOOLS AGH
•BurningElizard • wait... Seriously?!
I love oak so much it's unbelievable, he is honestly my favorite actor in Hamilton. He inspires me on a personal level considering I've never been good in school and I've always told that I was stupid and I couldn't do anything because of that, but he makes me think otherwise
Fio The Fanartist I agree with you. I am not doing very well in school nor my social life. If it weren’t for him I would not be into theatre, and I wouldn’t have the group of friends I have now because Oak inspired me to find something that I am passionate about. I learned how to do something I never thought I would be into thanks to him. We can both say Oak inspires us.
When I originally found out Oak played Hercules Mulligan and James Madison, I could not believe it. I honestly thought I was being fooled. He did such a great job portraying these two incredibly different characters!
*Oak is like that masculine teddy bear that everyone wants to hug*
Oak=TeddyBear
she exposed him so hard he was so done with it I'M DYING
I appreciate this interviewer with a passion, every Hamilton interview I've seen from her has been a favourite. I always learn SO much more than I ever do from anywhere else REALLY about the person she interviews, plus it's interesting & she gives off such a beautiful welcoming energy. Love!
❤️❤️❤️ this means everything to me! Thank you!! - Laura
Is everyone in this play an insightful, openminded, empathic genius 😭
Yes
9:24-10:00 it's like he's in my brain !!!
I had no idea he plays the piano!!! 😱❤️❤️❤️
aw hes such a soft precious boy
"Like Diggs has got this crazy ass hair, so no matter where he is you're like, 'You know that guy!'"
-Oak Onaodowan 2016
precious cinnamon roll, too pure for this world
Pippamon Roll
Also, as much as they say James Madison is to cute and sweet nOPE HE IS THE ONE WHI SCREAMS "hIGHLIGHTS" LIKE A FREAKING POWER PUFF GIRL
P O W E R 😂😂😂
im vv late but oh my god now that you compare it to a powerpuff girl
can't take my eye off the pin she's wearing O.O WHERE CAN I GET THAT
clar lim Hamilton app
My name is oak.. and I'm a poet
i wrote this poem just to show it...
And I, just turned 31..
You can write rimes but you can’t write this one~
I practice poetry and sleeping like any other-
My daddy’s trying to start America’s bank-
( lol I don’t know what oaks dad does)
"Many drops make an ocean." This guy is incredible! And he plays the piano, too? And writes poetry! There should be more interviews of him. I wish him the best. :)
Omg he's so cute and soft I want him to tear me apart
Ariana Deuso same.
Ariana Deuso ummm thats strange
Ariana Deuso Finally someone who shares my exact feelings
Big fat mood
Are you an Unus or an Annus?
I love him so much.
If I could actually get a ticket, I would so fulfill his dream of someone shouting Hercules Mulligan in Yorktown.
Olivia Gnad SAME! my dad is working on getting me a ticket
nature goddess
LUCKY.
His voice is so calming
you. freaking. go,sir. you. freaking go
oak is so calm when he talks but when he’s on stage he’s so full of energy
When you seen him on stage or even hear him he seems like such an out going loud dude. But he is so quiet and and shy guy. The way he acts is just so interesting like he speaks so carefully you could call it. I don’t know how to explain him. It’s like when you seen him as Hercules mulligan and then watch this it’s like me going from fairy god mother to Bellatrix (true story) from Harry Potter it’s just so different
why is everyone in Ham so fucking beautiful and nice.
they're all like the exact opposite of me.
bc lin legit just casted his friends prob
I just noticed that oak has different socks so cuuuute
oak is amazing. i never saw him in hamilton, but he was amazing the natasha, pierre, and the great comet of 1812 (an amazing musical). i feel like he's the most underrated member of the obc of hamilton.
This dude needs more attention. Am I the only one who thinks he seems like an awesome hugger?
What a phenomenal dude! Wow.
Omg he is so precious XD
I'm in love with the entire Hamilton cast
Oak is so frickin adorable
And he has the most gorgeous smile ever ✨✨
"You have to actively work at being empathetic"
Five years later, I go on his Twitter account and see him asking a very angry person "Who hurt you?" and seeking to understand them... he lives up to that quote.
The interviewer is crushing on oak hard tho!!😂😂
Just learnt how to pronounce his name. OH WHAT A GUY HE IS
I really like Laura I've seen this interview and the one with daveed and I'm about to see other interviews with people I know but honestly such a good interviewer she does her job well 👏🏽
Wow thank you Bayan!! - Laura
SHE GETS THE JOB DONE!
Love, love, love this!!!!! Love Oak and so glad I got to know him much more through this. I too am a poet, and feel as if I am the most honest version of myself when I write. So I was so excited to hear him talk about his poetry!!
Just love everything about this!!
My soul! This man is so soft and like a teddy.
What did we do to deserve this cast? They're all so PRECIOUS!
He's so soft,, , 💕
His singing is so beautiful as James Madison and his voice is just beautiful in general and good to listen to. He’s also just chill, it’s really nice
He is such an eloquent speaker. He carries himself nicely, and speaks so intellectually. Can't get enough of Oki!
Ok out of all the cute sweet, awesome people in Hamilton..
Oak is DEFINITELY the most of a cinnamon roll. Some say Eliza but irl, Phillipa is different while Oak is aLWAYS Madison mode 😂😂😂 (in a good way, of course he is awesome)
"My name is Oakie, I am a poet. I wrote this poem just to show it"
omg help me, first daveed, then anthony, then lin, now oak, my obsessions need to *STOPPPP*
He's the definition of "Looks like he could kill you, but is actually a cinnamon roll" and I love it
I just love him as Hercules Mulligan and Daveed as Lafayette, as well as King George.
Of course Hamilton & Burr. Yet, Oak truly represents a strong character in Mulligan. I googled the name and to my delight - he really existed, An Irishman, tailor, a spy.
As a great-grandchild of the Armenian Genocide survivor, I really appreciated his enthusiasm and genuine interest towards sharing and spreading information on various genocides that have happened throughout the years
gOD HE'S SO PRECIOUS
I WANNA PROECT HIM FOREVER
Awesome interview!
Warpaintbroadwaymusical
Michael Anthony Butler twarpaintbroadwaymusical
Oh my god I really needed to hear what he's saying and I'm wow. I love Oak so much
I now get to see & love him weekly on ABC's "Station 19", as firefighter Dean Miller ❤😊❤😊. I remember seeing him perform as a member of the "New Jersey Youth Theatre" in the 2000's. New Jersey's own! He is proof that hard work, practice & perseverance can lead to great things. 🎭🎭🎭
He is the most underrated but one of the best
i love this man
Such a kind man. He definitely is someone we should all strive to be like.
I feel like Oak would be like the BFG in real life, he's so kind, he works hard, and he's amazing actor. He is underrated, kind of wish to see him in more big projects in the future.
Honestly appreciate Laura so much for asking such great questions...these interviews are really engaging! OAK IS AMAZING OMG😍
I feel accomplished because I can accurately pronounce his whole name.
James Evan oh-ky-rite-oh-na-oh-do-wan
“Whatever you can pronounce the easiest”
*Hercules Mulligan*
As soon as he mentioned Harry Potter I loved him even more!
oak is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want him to be my dad
Oml Oak's voice is so calming
He's so soft spoken and adorable, I love him
The one dislike is John Jay
Oak is such a great person, like aaaaaah
charles lee disliked this.
His name is Oak, he is a poet
He seems so sweet and laid-back. I just wanna give him a huge hug!
When he said poet I immediately though of Phillip... end my suffering please 😭
The main thing I remembered about Hercules mulligan is that he is almost always making weird noises when he’s on stage
He seems so genuine and I adore it. I love learning that he's a poet (ditto) and a pianist (I wish) and loves Sara Bareilles (likewise!). Plus they shouted out the Sara/Leslie collab for "Seriously." AMAZING song!
Also, I've watched a lot of interviews lately. This is probably the best interviewer I've seen.
I feel like I relate with Oak so much. Him and probably a few other people who contributed to Hamilton (cast, off stage people, everyone else) are similar to where I'm at. As for with Oak, I only like writing creative pieces in the form of poetry. I play piano. I try my best to get straight As above a 95% but it doesnt always work out and what he said about education hit me really hard; I don't have to deprive myself of happiness if I get below a 94% (or do I?). Also I relate to Lin because just as Les Mis brought him into the arts world, Hamilton is doing that for me. I did not care at all about arts and theater until listening to You'll Be Back in history class. I didn't even care about celebrity singers and like rarely ever listened to music. Hamilton is so far the only music I listen to other than some bits of classical music. I feel like I want to add some sort of theatrical appearance to my (as my English teacher claims, not as I think of myself) writing like writing songs for a musical or at least getting to be a part of theater (on stage for Hamilton, off stage for anything else).
He's so beautiful...
I am beyond ready to see him in new stuff! Soon please 🙏
Tag yourself I'm the fact oak is wearing two different socks and said amazeballs. God I love this man
Oak is a great and strong tree. That’s a powerful name
His voice is so soothing and this interview is so amazing
I love everything about this man! He is so classy!!
Love, love, love this guy aka Hercules Mulligan!! I was great in both roles in Hamilton and actually did a 180 degree turn from one role to the next. Very good interview. The interviewer is good at what she does.
Interviewer: "There's a nude photoshoot--"
Me: **kicks in door to Google Headquarters**
He is so soft and kind and loving I just want to give him a hug