Another reason to love Ernie Hudson
by David Hinkle 
{ Jul 10th 2008 at 4:15PM }
As if brilliant acting in films such as The Basketball Diaries, or his great TV work in shows such as Oz, weren't enough to love the man, we now find out he's addicted to one of our most beloved puzzle games: Tetris. During an interview regarding the upcoming Ghostbusters game, Hudson let the cat out of the bag."Years ago, I bought my son Tetris. He said, 'Wow, this is cool, Dad, but are you sure you don't want to play? Here, this is how you do it...' So I start playing Tetris. I have to be at work at six o'clock the next morning. Then it's 4.30am and I've been up all night, playing Tetris." It didn't end there, as Ernie (we're allowed to call him by his first name, it's cool) continued his affair with the puzzle game for a lot longer than you might think.
"For 15 years, I was hooked on Tetris. I played it every single day. I can still hear that stupid song in my head. I thought, if that one game did that to me... I just don't have time for that. So I'm not a gamer. But the kids, they spend more time than I'd like to see them spend playing games." 15 years, only to kick the habit cold turkey? Man, Ernie, talk about impressive.
[Via Go Nintendo]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nigeria @ Jul 10th 2008 4:59PM
I used to watch OZ and I always wondered: I've seen Leo Glynn somewhere. Who is he? But now I know. He's from Ghostbusters. The black guy. Six years that's been playing on my mind, sort of.