in the original series, but a little-known soul tune called"I Need You More.
“That alone makes this very special to me,” theWest Wingalum tells EW.
“They say art imitates life, but life informs art,” the actor says.
Dulé Hill plays music professor-slash-funk musician Bill Williams on ‘The Wonder Years.'.Erika Doss/ABC
“For myself, having a 17-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old son, I understand what drives Bill Williams.
It was a “no-brainer” for Hill to joinThe Wonder Years, he says.
But I was also very aware that I didn’t see myself reflected in the show.
Dulé Hill on ‘The Wonder Years’.Erika Doss/ABC
“And I love working with people that don’t bring ego to the table.”
“And Laura’s the same way.
She’s extremely talented and knows her craft very well; I love playing scenes with her.
Dulé Hill dispenses some fatherly wisdom to Elisha ‘EJ’ Williams on ‘The Wonder Years’.Erika Doss/ABC
But that mixture, he adds, is especially resonant for our current moment in time.
And as we look back to the ’60s, it was the same thing.
It wasn’t all water hoses and dogs for Black families in America.
Oftentimes we can think this is all it was for this group of people.
And it was not.
Still, there’s one person whose opinion is foremost in his mind.
The Wonder Yearsairs Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
