Mark Curry made a huge splash in the 1990s with his prominent role in Hanging With Mr. Cooper and his time spent as host of Showtime At The Apollo, becoming a Black household name. He was recently spotted in Los Angeles, California, during a recent news interview where he commented on the state’s skyrocketing gas prices.
After a news reporter with KTLA lumped him in with “L.A. drivers” instead of displaying his name, fans instantly set the record straight, letting her know that she was talking to an icon.
While at an Exxon station in Los Angeles, Curry offered his opinion about the current gas prices in his area, which are over four dollars, and why drivers should give up on searching for cheaper gas.
“It something that we shouldn’t worry about,” the “Drew Carey Show” star said on camera. “People worry. ‘It’s three cents there. I’m gon’ drive down four miles to spend the same four dollars.’ It doesn’t make sense.”
At the end of the segment, the white female reporter corrected her mistake and acknowledged Curry after fans on Twitter informed her. “Those interviews with the people at the gas station, they’re what we call man-on-the-street interviews,” she said. “Well, that last one just happened to be with the star of the ‘90s sitcom Hanging With Mr. Cooper.”
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But for many Twitter users, the damage was already done.
“This LA driver.” Come on. That’s Mark Curry,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“This LA driver.” Come on. That’s Mark Curry. https://t.co/wvWv5WUW6r
— Rex Chapman?? (@RexChapman) May 11, 2021
LA Sports Radio reposted the news clip, joking, “The news didn’t realize they were hanging with Mr. Cooper.”
The news didn’t realize they were hanging with Mr. Cooper ??? pic.twitter.com/35WBbO4Zzz
— LA Sports Radio (@LASportsRadio) May 11, 2021
En Vogue, the popular ‘90s R&B group, also tweeted about the blunder, writing on Twitter, “LA Driver? Put some respeck on @MarkCurry’s name!”
LA Driver? Put some respeck on @MarkCurry’s name!
— En Vogue (@EnVogueMusic) May 11, 2021
Curry also tweeted about the situation, proving he’s taking it all in stride. Responding to En Vogue, he wrote, “That’s right, tell him LOL put some respect on my name.”
That’s right tell him LOL put some respect on my name
— MARK CURRY (@MARKCURRY) May 12, 2021
We’re sure Curry is appreciating all the love being sent his way. Let us know in the reactions and comments what you think about the reporter’s mistake.
