What is the biggest misconception about single dads?
WHITE: Well, I don’t’ know, but I’ll admit I’m a terrible cook. I’m always buying stuff that was already cooked and whipping up things that way. Surprisingly, my sons can cook. I was always on the go a lot; my guys ate out a lot. But I’m no longer single and have joined my two boys, 18 and 13, with my wife’s children, and we’re like one big happy family and we just had a baby girl. My wife’s a doctor. ESSENCE.COM: Ya don’t say…So, has she given you any pointers for your role about the medical world? WHITE: My wife gave me good marks on it. Whenever I do something, I submerge myself into it. I was spending easily 40 to 50 hours a week at the hospital before we started filming. The doctors were real receptive to me shadowing them. I always wanted to be a doctor, so this show gave me an excuse to learn anatomy and stuff I have always been fascinated by it. It’s so rare that I get to play such a strong, intelligent [character], and at times I was the comic relief. That’s something a lot
