Sean Combs gave up his high class lifestyle for a more humble existence to prepare for his role in Television movie ‘A Raisin In The Sun’. The all around actor and singer reprised the role he took to New York’s Broadway in 2004 for a small screen adaptation, due to air in the on Monday. Combs plays Walter Lee Younger, a chauffeur who dreams of rescuing his family from a life of poverty, and the star was determined to take the role and his burgeoning acting career seriously. He tells the New York Daily News, “I moved out of my house and rented a two-bedroom apartment. I even cut off my Blackberry (cell phone). Every time I do a role I want to get better.”

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