David Lassiter - Actor - Comedian & Writer #323
David Lassiter on Purpose, Prayer, and Turning Trauma into Fulfilment.
Host Savia Rocks welcomes season seven of the Us People Podcast and interviews actor, comedian, and writer David Lassiter. David shares growing up in South Jamaica, Queens, being bused to integrated schools, and how those experiences shaped his ability to work across cultures in entertainment. He reflects on a time he didn’t like who he saw in the mirror due to survival choices, then describes shifting toward comedy and acting for purpose, fulfillment, and making people laugh, with prayer as his foundation.
He explains the realities of the industry, years of hard work, rejection, auditions, meetings, and inconsistent income, and advises persistence, gratitude, positive energy, and watching one’s circle. David says judgment wouldn’t change him, chooses Barack Obama, Malcolm X, and Michael Jackson for a desert-island scenario, shouts out his manager and collaborators, and shares where to find him online.
00:00 Welcome and mission
01:10 Season intro and guest tease
01:55 Meet David Lasseter
03:04 Growing up in Queens
07:27 Mirror and transformation
10:11 Finding purpose in comedy
14:02 Entertainment grind realities
19:42 Best advice and loyalty
24:35 Energy and protecting peace
26:32 Day in the Life
28:35 No Judgment Mindset
31:58 Desert Island Picks
36:53 Finding Inner Peace
37:33 Advice to Keep Going
42:25 Shoutouts and Contacts
44:34 Podcast Wrap and Outro
46:46 Deeper Message Track
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