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David Oyelowo

👤 Speaker
406 total appearances

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
David Oyelowo Returns

So Oyelowo is the Anglicized way of saying it.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
David Oyelowo Returns

In Yoruba, it's Oyelowo.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
David Oyelowo Returns

I don't want you to hurt yourself.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
David Oyelowo Returns

But it means a king deserves respect is what it means.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
David Oyelowo Returns

He had four tribal marks on both cheeks and he had the word ballet written on his stomach.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
David Oyelowo Returns

And this was done with blades when you were a kid.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
David Oyelowo Returns

Um, and, uh, but I grew up with my dad telling me that the reason he had these four slashes on his cheeks was because he had fought a tiger and, um, and I completely bought it.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
David Oyelowo Returns

And it was incredibly useful at school.