Snoop Dogg Poised to Blaze New Path at NBC’s Olympics: ‘My Preparation for Primetime Is Being Me’
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor In an Olympics telecast that NBC has packed with surprise guests and non-traditional programming gambits, Snoop Dogg may be the most shocking of all.
The rapper-turned-entrepreneur is slated to offer commentary and mix things up with athletes and parents throughout NBCUniversal‘s two-plus-weeks of covering the athletic extravaganza across the NBC broadcast network; the Peacock streaming service; the Telemundo Spanish-language outlet; and sundry cable venues.
Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, Jr.., seems ready to give viewers something they may not have anticipated. “My preparation for primetime is being me.
Google me. Look me up, dog. I’ve done fighting a bit. I’ve done sporting events. This is what I do. I’ve been doing this since y’all have been goldfish,” he told reporters earlier this week.
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