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Luckily my parents were perfect. they never encouraged me to do the entertainment industry but they didn't discourage me. because they are sane. no sane parent would say you should be an entertainer. brian: lot of people join the military and you said i'm doing standsup. >> i was having stage fright. when 9/11 hit and people are dealing with real fears. i said what am i afraid of? i have got to get on stage. brian: you are on a news channel. david had a rough upbringing. he regrets buying a ferry.

Testifying about his rough upbringing. he said the arrest of his father after an abusive incident motivated him to become a police officer in the first place. does this humanize him for the jury? >> sure. i think it does. i think that is why they're taking this calculated risk. all three of these defendants have said they're going to testify. because look they're having to combat a video. which is so compelling and so egregious. the only chance they have to be able to tell the jury their side of the story is to take the stand. the problem they have is they are going to get up and say what they...

>> let's turn to the civil rights trial in the kill of george floyd. former minneapolis officer testifying about his rough upbringing. he said the arrest of his father after an abusive incident motivated him to become a police officer in the first place. does this humanize him for the jury? >> sure. i think it does. i think that is why they're taking this calculated risk. all three of these defendants have said they're going to testify. because look they're having to combat a video. which is so compelling and so egregious. the only chance they have to be able to tell the jury their side of the...

>> you are a broadway star now. >> i have been called worst, i agree. >> 20 years ago, if i had said to you, of all the things you might do with your life, would you believe you would be headlining a show on broadway? >> no, but i'm glad i am. i enjoy it. i love it. i'm a serious guy. when i'm performing, i like to perform. i like to evoke feelings from people. >> this guy here is my father. curly kirk patrick. wait a minute, if he's my father then who the [ bleep ] is this? this gets tricky, right? >> you grew up in the bad section of brooklyn. you had a rough upbringing. how rough is rough? ...

>> 20 years ago, if i had said to you, of all the things you might do with your life, would you believe you would be headlining a show on broadway? >> no, but i'm glad i am. i enjoy it. i love it. i'm a serious guy. when i'm performing, i like to perform. i like to evoke feelings from people. >> this guy here is my father. curly kirk patrick. wait a minute, if he's my father then who the [ bleep ] is this? this gets tricky, right? >> you grew up in the bad section of brooklyn. you had a rough upbringing. how rough is rough? >> drug infested, gang infested, crime infested, no hope. just no hope...