Keke Palmer has been making Us smile since her film debut at age 10, in 2004's Barbershop 2. (She gave good eye roll!) As the live wire became an adult, her ability to draw laughter only grew. (We're still recovering from 2019's "Sorry to this man" memed moment. Heck, we wouldn't have recognized politico Dick Cheney either.) But as Palmer, 31, illustrates in her new book, Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative, she also possesses drive and a talent to inspire. "Behind the scenes, I take all this quite seriously," she writes. The actress/ singer/podcaster dug into some of her stories with Us.
Idol Encounter
An episode of Law & Order: SVU profoundly impacted a 6-year-old Palmer because of sexual abuse she had experienced by another child a year earlier. When she was 12, she landed a role on the show.
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