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On November 22, Hulu debuted Welcome to Chippendales, a partially biographical drama about the rise and fall of America's most notorious male exotic dance company. In the show, Kumail Nanjiani portrays Chippendales founder Somen "Steve" Banerjee, with Annaleigh Ashford playing Banerjee's wife, Irene, while Quentin Plair and Robin de Jesús, play Chippendales dancer Otis and real-life Banerjee associate Ray Colon, respectively. Ahead of the series premiere, PopCulture.com spoke with the cast members who shared some insight regarding what it was like to craft dramatized characters from real-life people.

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