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NFL Analyst Akbar Gbaja-Biamila Picks His Ultimate Football Boy Band

NFL Analyst Akbar Gbaja-Biamila Picks His Ultimate Football Boy Band

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Football analyst Akbar Gbaja-Biamila might have won the YH award for Best Smile and Best Skin, but he could also contend for Most Believable Face! We catch up with the former NFL player during Super Bowl XLVIII where he gives us his picks for an all-football boy band, his skin care secrets (may or may not be true), and his ultimate Super Bowl Half-time Show performer! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak). Check out the Young Hollywood Store Here: http://shopyounghollywood.com/

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Young Hollywood

How are you?

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

Will you say your name five times fast? Akbar Olu Wakim, I, I, I.

Young Hollywood

You didn't even break eye contact, that's what I like the most about it.

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

You can tell I've been practicing my name since I was a kid.

Young Hollywood

So, first of all, we want to give you the award for best skin and best smile.

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

Oh, thank you so much. I really appreciate that.

Young Hollywood

The Hollywood award.

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

Yeah, thank you so much. I didn't know that they had that award.

Young Hollywood

What's your secret? The females want to know what your secret are.

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

Well, you know what, it's uh, there's an old oil in uh, in Africa, uh, made by the indigenous people of the Yoruba tribe. And yes, and and so they use olive oil and uh, goat cheese.

Young Hollywood

You're from you're messing with me. I just made it up out the side of my head. Look at me, the eye contact, when you don't break eye contact like that, I believe everything that you say. I, I apologize about that. Are you ready for this one? You're going to make a boy band, four players in the NFL to make a boy band with. Okay.

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

Oh, I'm going to go Tom Brady. Okay. Um So pretty. Uh yes, you can say that. I'm I'm going to go Reggie Bush. Nice. I'm going to go Reggie Bush. Uh, I'm going to go, believe it or not, I'm going to go Peyton Manning because you need a little bit of that comedy skit. And then I'm going to go with somebody with long hair. You got to have somebody with long hair. To whip around so I'm going to go Jamal Charles from the Kansas City Chiefs.

Young Hollywood

Those are fantastic answers. And obviously the halftime show is going to be great this year, but who would be your ultimate halftime show, who would be performing?

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

You know what, I I have to go old school. Even though this person isn't alive, uh, passed away June 25th, uh, was born though, August 29th, that of course is the incomparable Michael Joseph Jackson.

Young Hollywood

I'm so with you on that. Did you know that I was a fan, can you tell? Did you know that I used to have wall Michael Jackson wallpaper? Did you know that I used to have Michael Jackson's thriller jacket?

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

You didn't kiss Michael Jackson wallpaper though, did you?

Young Hollywood

I know, but I did set up in 1992 in Pasadena to uh for his halftime show. I did.

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

Can you moonwalk?

Young Hollywood

I can't moonwalk, not with my bad knee.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

    NFL analyst, interviewee, picks his boy band and halftime show

  • Nikki Novak

    Host of the interview

  • Tom Brady

    Picked for the ultimate football boy band

  • Reggie Bush

    Picked for the ultimate football boy band

  • Peyton Manning

    Picked for the ultimate football boy band for comedy

  • Jamal Charles

    Picked for the ultimate football boy band for his long hair

  • Michael Jackson

    Picked as the ultimate Super Bowl Halftime Show performer

FAQ

Who did Akbar Gbaja-Biamila pick for his ultimate football boy band?+
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila picked Tom Brady, Reggie Bush, Peyton Manning, and Jamal Charles for his ultimate football boy band.
What was Akbar Gbaja-Biamila's humorous skincare secret?+
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila jokingly claimed his skincare secret involved olive oil and goat cheese from the Yoruba tribe in Africa.
Who did Akbar Gbaja-Biamila choose as his ultimate Super Bowl Halftime Show performer?+
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila chose Michael Jackson as his ultimate Super Bowl Halftime Show performer.
Who hosted the interview with Akbar Gbaja-Biamila?+
The interview with Akbar Gbaja-Biamila was hosted by Nikki Novak.
Which former NFL player did Akbar Gbaja-Biamila pick for comedy in his boy band?+
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila picked Peyton Manning for comedy in his ultimate football boy band.

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