As Elle notes in an interview with the actor, Anthony Anderson dropped out of Howard University after losing his scholarship, returning home to discover that his father had installed a payphone and even put a lock on the refrigerator. Clearly, he wasn't playing around.
His mother supported the move 100%, with Anderson revealing she told him, "Your daddy has a point. You're a grown-ass man. You need to get out of this house, and I'm going to support my husband. I love you, son, but I taught you to be independent. Go out and get a job." Anderson worked hard to make it as an actor, gradually finding his way in the industry.
When it came to marriage, Anderson's parents were a huge inspiration to him, too. As the "Black-ish" star explained, he learned all about unconditional love from them, meaning that, no matter what happens, it's important to always work together to get through it. "My parents ... never went to bed angry," he said. "They may not have agreed with one another, but they didn't let that disagreement stop them from laying with one another in peace at night."
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