‘Love Life’ star William Jackson Harper on what it takes to ‘get naked’

nypost.com:

William Jackson Harper, who’s best known for playing neurotic Philosophy professor Chidi on “The Good Place,” stars as a newly divorced man on Season 2 of “Love Life” on HBO Max. “I wanted to play certain things closer to who I am in life,” Harper, 41, told The Post. “I feel like I’m often called upon to be a little bit more enthusiastic and a little bit more bright and ‘up’ than I actually am.

In a lot of ways, [my ‘Love Life’ character] Marcus’ persona is closer to how I move through the world than anything else that I’ve done.” But, he notes that the show presented a new challenge in the form of having him “get naked every other episode.” Premiering Thursday (Oct.