Michael, who was voiced by Phil LaMarr in the original "Proud Family," is now portrayed by EJ Johnson, whose father is former Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin "Magic" Johnson. That would be Michael Collins, who went from being a flamboyant young man known mostly for his oversized shirts to a glammed-up, nonbinary fashionista who seems much more comfortable in their own skin. While most characters have stayed recognizable, one of Penny's friends received a drastic makeover. We want that real dramatic energy you get from a 14-year-old finding her way." "We knew right away the energy of this show had to come out of the box blaring," he explained. Those pacing decisions and the show's occasional bursts of cartoon inventiveness were deliberate choices, Smith said. One striking element of the first two episodes provided to critics was how this show upped the ante from its predecessor in terms of its energy. Smith said that the "visual aspect of the show and the writing always informed each other," which is why making the characters slightly older allowed for more mature animation and storylines. The kids have been aged up, though the crux of most "Proud Family" stories remains: Penny gets into trouble and learns a valuable lesson or Oscar goes to great lengths to stop his daughter from growing up before Penny has to set him straight. Her friends Dijonay (Karen Malina White), Zoey (Soleil Moon Frye) and LaCienega (Alisa Reyes) are also all back for the reboot. Just like its previous iteration, the reboot revolves around Penny Proud (still voiced by Kyla Pratt) and her wacky family, including father Oscar (Tommy Davidson), mother Trudy (Paula Jai Parker) and Oscar's mother, whom everyone calls Suga Mama (Jo Marie Payton). Things happen when they need to happen, I really believe that." "Bruce and I had been begging Disney to bring us back ever since they let us go. "Any time would've been right for a 'Proud Family' reboot," Farquhar said. The reboot series brings back much of the original show's cast while adding a few new voices to the mix and updating everything from the characters' ages to the problems that modern middle-schoolers encounter every day. The first "Proud Family" ran from 2001 to 2005 and was the rare animated show depicting the life of a suburban Black family. "The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder" premiered last week on Disney+. "Those are the things that let you know it's the right time for this show because things are falling into place in a very serendipitous way," Smith said. Quinto and Porter provide the voices for a gay couple, Barry and Randall Leibowitz-Jenkins, in "The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder." When Smith and Farquhar realized that Quinto and Porter had known each other for years, it seemed like a sign from the universe that this project was on the right track. They didn’t know both were Pittsburghers and Carnegie Mellon University graduates. Smith and Ralph Farquhar cast Zachary Quinto and Billy Porter in “The Proud Family” reboot because they thought their voices worked well together.
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