Sofia Black-D'Elia on Her Prankster Father & New Show 'The Mick'

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>> I'M GREAT, HOW ARE YOU?
>> Jimmy: I WAS TOLD YOU'RE VERY
NERVOUS.
>> I'M SO NERVOUS.
>> Jimmy: THERE'S NO REASON FOR
NERVOUS.
>> OH MY GOSH.
>> Jimmy: LOOK AT THIS WAY, IT'S
A COUPLE OF CHAIRS AND A PIECE
OF WOOD.
THEN THESE PEOPLE.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> Jimmy: AND MILLIONS OF OTHER
PEOPLE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THAT'S ALL IT IS.
>> Jimmy: YOU DON'T SEEM NERVOUS
AT ALL.
>> I DON'T?
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO MENTION YOUR
NAME.
YOUR LAST NAME, BRALACK-D'ELIA,
IS --
>> WEIRD.
>> Jimmy: SIMILAR TO THE BLACK
DAHLIA, A FAMOUS UNSOLVED MURDER
CASE IN THE '40s.
>> PEOPLE REMIND ME OF THAT
OFTEN.
>> Jimmy: I IMAGINE YOU HEAR
THAT.
>> PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY.
AT THE AIRPORT.
THAT'S THE BLACK DAHLIA.
>> Jimmy: HAVE YOU BEEN
HYPHENATED FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE?
>> FOR MY WHOLE LIFE, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT
WAY?
>> MY MOM'S LAST NAME IS BLACK,
MY DAD'S LAST NAME IS D'ELIA, MY
MOM IS LIKE, I WANT OWNERSHIP OF
YOU TOO.
>> Jimmy: YOUR DAD IS AN
ATTORNEY.
>> HE'S A JUDGE NOW.
>> Jimmy: A JUDGE, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU TOOK A PICTURE OF YOUR DAD.
>> THERE IT IS.
>> Jimmy: I ASSUME THIS IS FROM
A MAGAZINE OR SOMETHING?
OR AN '80s TV SHOW OR SOMETHING.
>> THAT'S HIS AUDITION FOR "THE
SOPRANOS."
>> Jimmy: THAT IS A GREAT
PHOTOGRAPH JUST TO START WITH.
I WILL SAY I WOULD NEVER WANT TO
GO IN FRONT OF THIS GUY IN
COURT.
>> HE'S SCARY, RIGHT?
IMAGINE HIM BEING YOUR DAD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT'S WORSE.
>> Jimmy: IS HE A SCARY DAD IN
GENERAL?
>> HE'S -- KIND OF A SCARY
PERSON TO EVERYONE.
MY FRIENDS CALL HIM UNCLE TONE.
HE'S LIKE SICILIAN JERSEY.
>> Jimmy: I GOTCHA.
HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN A JUDGE?
>> JUST UNDER A YEAR.
>> Jimmy: DO YOU EVER GO AND SEE
HIM RULE?
I HAVE, YEAH.
BUT HE EMBARRASSED ME BADLY LAST
TIME SO I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK.
>> Jimmy: WHAT DID HE DO TO YOU?
>> HE'S IN FAMILY COURT, SERIOUS
SAD STUFF.
I WAS SITTING THIS THE FRONT OF
THE COURT AND HE WAS LIKE,
REALLY QUICK BEFORE WE MOVE ON I
JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW IT'S
COURT MANDATED, TUESDAYS 8:30,
YOU WATCH "THE MICK" ON FOX,
THERE'S MY DAUGHTER SOFIA.
AND EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, ARE YOU
KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?
LIKE I'M HERE TO GET CHILD
SUPPORT AND YOU'RE TELLING ME I
HAVE TO WATCH A FAMILY COMEDY?
>> Jimmy: HE'S SUPPORTING HIS
CHILD TOO.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Jimmy: CHILD SUPPORT OF A
DIFFERENT KIND.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, WOW.
HE SEEMS LIKE A CHARACTER, YOUR
DAD.
>> HE IS THE ULTIMATE CHARACTER.
>> Jimmy: HE IS, REALLY.
GIVE US ONE GOOD, ONE STORY YOU
TELL ABOUT YOUR DAD THAT
ENCAPSULATES HIM.
>> MY DAD'S A BIG PRANKSTER.
>> Jimmy: OKAY, GREAT QUALITY IN
A JUDGE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> GREAT QUALITY IN A JUDGE AND
A DAD.
HE USED TO DO THIS THING WITH MY
MOM WHEN I FIRST STARTED
DRIVING, HE WOULD LEAVE MY CAR
LIKE FIVE BLOCKS AWAY, THEN TELL
ME TO STAY AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE A
FEW HOURS TOO LATE AND BE LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW, I THINK WE
SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN HER THAT
LICENSE.
AS IF I DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT.
MOM IS LIKE, THAT'S TOO FAR.
>> Jimmy: I SEE WHY YOUR MOTHER
WANTED OWNERSHIP, YES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
SHE WAS LIKE, I DON'T WANT
PEOPLE TO THINK THAT YOU'RE ONLY
HIS KID, HE'S KIND OF A
NIGHTMARE.
>> Jimmy: CAN YOU GET AWAY WITH
ANYTHING WHEN YOU HAVE A TRIAL
LAWYER AS YOUR DAD GROWING UP?
>> YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH.
>> Jimmy: BECAUSE YOU HAVE HIS
GENES, OF COURSE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Jimmy: YOU'RE GOING TO OUTWIT
HIM IN SOME WAY.
>> I LOOK AT EVERYTHING AS, CAN
I GET AWAY WITH ALL OF THIS?
THEN I THINK ABOUT HIM TELLING
ME THE LEGALITY OF THINGS.
>> Jimmy: I WOULD IMAGINE --
EXPLAIN TO YOUR DAD, A DARK
SENSE OF HUMOR THAT THEY
APPRECIATE YOUR TELEVISION SHOW.
BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF A RAUNCHY
SHOW, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM.
>> THEY LOVE IT.
THIS IS THE FIRST THING I'VE
DONE THAT I THINK NEVER MY
FAMILY ACTUALLY REALLY LIKES.
>> DID THEY TELL YOU WHEN THEY
DON'T LIKE STUFF?
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: OH, REALLY?
>> THEY DO NOW.
MY COUSIN TANKY.
>> Jimmy: WHAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS REAL
NAME ISRY I CALL HIM TANKY.
HEY, CUZ, IT'S TANK.
I WANT TO SAY, THANKS FOR BEING
ON A SHOW I CAN FINALLY WATCH.
>> Jimmy: TANKY IS VERY
CRITICAL?
FOR A MAN NAMED TANKY.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH, HE'S LIKE, THEY ALL FIND
THIS REALLY FUNNY, IT'S THEIR
SENSE OF HUMOR, I THINK THEY'RE
HAPPY I'M ON SOMETHING THEY
DON'T HAVE TO BEGRUDGING MY
WATCH.
>> Jimmy: "ALL MY CHILDREN"?
>> TANKY WAS NOT INTO "ALL MY
CHILDREN," NO.
>> Jimmy: HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN
YOU WERE DOING "ALL MY
CHILDREN"?
>> I WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH
SCHOOL.
I WAS WORKING AT TCBY AT THE
TIME SO I GOT TO QUIT.
>> Jimmy: ABOUT YOU DO IN IT
DRAMATIC FASHION?
>> DEFINITELY, THREW ICE CREAM
EVERYWHERE AND JUST LEFT.
I WAS LIKE, I'M MAKING A LOT OF
MONEY NOW, BYE!
IT WAS GREAT.
>> Reporter:.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT, WHY.
THAT'S YOGURT, TCBY?
>> THE COUNTRY'S BEST YOGURT.
>> Jimmy: IS THAT WHAT IT STANDS
FOR?
WOW.
>> I'M SO HAPPY I CAME, JIMMY.
>> Jimmy: I LEARNED SOMETHING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
DID YOU KNOW THAT ARBY'S IS RB
FOR ROAST BEEF?
>> YEAH.
NO, I HAD NO IDEA.
>> Jimmy: WE'RE LEARNING FROM
EACH OTHER.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Jimmy: AND NOT HAVING TO WORK
AT THE YOGURT SHOP ANYMORE.
>> IT FEELS REALLY GOOD.
I'M IN THE UPPER ECHELON NOW.
>> Jimmy: DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO PLUG FOR YOUR
FATHER?
SINCE HE IS PLUGGING YOU AT WORK
IT SEEMS LIKE --
>> IF YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH
GETTING YOUR CHILD SUPPORT AND
YOU ARE IN THE JERSEY CITY
VICINITY, GO TO THE -- JUDGE
D'ELIA.
>> Jimmy: DON'T TAKE MATTERS
INTO YOUR OWN HANDS, TAKE THEM
TO COURT.
"THE MICK" AIRS TUESDAY NIGHTS

Sofia Black-D'Elia on Her Prankster Father & New Show 'The Mick'

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