''Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!'' is an American

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series created by

Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film ''Ray'', for which he won the A ...

and Jim Patterson that premiered on

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on April 14, 2021. In June 2021, the series was canceled after one season.

Cast and characters

Main

as Brian Dixon, a single father and businessman based in Atlanta. He inherited his mother's cosmetics company known as BAY Cosmetics. ** Foxx also plays in one-time episode roles: Rev. Sweet Tee, the local church's reverend; Cadillac Calvin, Brian's uncle and Pops' brother; and Rusty, a bartender *

David Alan Grier David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as Bernard on ''Damon (TV series), Damon'' (1998), as David Bellows on ''Life with Bonnie'' (2002–2004), as Joe Carmichael on ''The Carmic ...

as Pops Dixon, Brian's father * Kyla-Drew as Sasha Dixon, Brian's teenaged daughter who recently moved from Chicago to Atlanta after the death of her mother * Porscha Coleman as Chelsea Dixon, Brian's sister and Pops' daughter *

Jonathan Kite Jonathan Kite (born September 2, 1979) is an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He is perhaps best known for his role as Oleg Golishevsky on ''2 Broke Girls.'' Life and career Kite grew up in Skokie, Illinois, the son of Lynn and Dav ...

as Johnny Williams, Brian's best friend who is an Atlanta police officer *

Heather Hemmens Heather Hemmens is an American actress, film director, and film producer. She is best known for her role as Alice Verdura in The CW series ''Hellcats'' (2010-2011). She starred as Stacy Collins in the Netflix comedy ''Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!'' ...

as Stacy Collins, Brian's colleague at BAY Cosmetics

Recurring

Valente Rodriguez Valente Rodriguez (born February 14, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ernie Cardenas on the sitcom ''George Lopez''. He also starred as Cesar in the TV Land sitcom '' Happily Divorced'', as well as guest starring on ' ...

as Manny, Brian's handyman * Miracle Reigns as Zia Williams, Sasha's best friend and Johnny's daughter

Guest

Luenell Luenell Campbell (born March 12, 1959), known mononymously as Luenell, is an American comedian and actress. Career In the early-1990s, Luenell appeared regularly on ''Soul Beat TV'' on the Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city an ...

as Sheila *

Eugene Byrd Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Wink in the film '' 8 Mile'' and Dr. Clark Edison on the FOX series '' Bones''. Early life Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Gr ...

as Matt Ross *

Jackée Harry Jacqueline Yvonne Harry (born August 14, 1956) is an American actress, comedian, and television personality. She is known for her starring roles as Sandra Clark, the nemesis of Mary Jenkins (played by Marla Gibbs), on the NBC TV series ''227'' ...

as Elizabeth, Pops' sister and Brian's aunt

Episodes

Production

Development

On September 1, 2020,

gave ''Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!'' a series order. The series was created by Jamie Foxx and Jim Patterson who also executive produced it alongside

Bentley Kyle Evans Bentley Kyle Evans (born August 10, 1966) is an American television writer, producer, director and actor. He is a native of Oakland, California. Evans made his acting debut in the 1990 film ''House Party''. He is most notable as the show runner ...

and Corinne Foxx with Alex Avant serving as a producer.

Ken Whittingham Ken Whittingham is an American television director. Some of his directing credits include ''American Housewife'', ''Gilmore Girls'', '' Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', ''Ugly Betty'', '' Still Standing'', ''Community'', ''Yes, Dear'', ''30 Rock'', ...

directed six of the eight episodes. On June 18, 2021, Netflix canceled the series after one season.

Casting

Upon series order announcement, it was announced that Foxx was cast in a starring role alongside Kyla-Drew,

, Porscha Coleman,

, and

while

was cast in a recurring role.

Filming

The series was filmed at

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, but it is set in

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,71 ...

Release

The series was released on April 14, 2021.

Reception

The

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website

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reported an approval rating of 25% based on 12 critic reviews, with an average rating of 4.98/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Jamie Foxx is funny – sadly, ''Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!'' is not."

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gave the series a weighted average score of 49 out of 100 based on 10 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* * {{Netflix original ended series (2019–present) 2020s American black sitcoms 2020s American sitcoms 2021 American television series debuts 2021 American television series endings English-language Netflix original programming Television shows set in Atlanta Television series about families Television series about single parent families Television series created by Jamie Foxx