Taraji P. Henson Talks 'Around The Way Girl' and Plays Password On The Tonight Show
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Actress, Taraji P. Henson visited The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon to chat about her new book, Around The Way Girl. She also played a game of "Password" with Fallon, Tariq Trotter and, Questlove.
Fallon raved about Around The Way Girl, however, he said the pictures were fantastic. He showed a couple of photos of a young Henson and even a selfie with her dad.
Henson's hair was the topic of discussion and she explained that her mom was her best hairdresser, until she cut her hair off.
Meanwhile, Henson also told a story of singing De Barge in high school and the realization that she was born to perform in that moment.
Later on in the show Fallon and Henson joined forces as they went up against The Roots members Questlove and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter. After being introduced, the teams got ready to start giving their partners clues.
Questlove and Trotter took the first five points but Fallon and Henson came back, making it a pretty awesome game. You can see how it all played out below.
You can watch Taraji P. Henson's interview and game of "Password" from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in the video below. Around The Way Girl is out now.