<p> Barack Obama says Drake has his official "stamp of approval" whenever the rapper is ready to play the former president in a future project.<br /><br />The Grammy winner, who started his career acting in the 2001 teen drama <em>Degrassi: The Next Generation</em> and went on to star in <em>Charlie Bartlett,</em> a 2007 comedy drama, first expressed interest in playing Obama in 2010.<br /><br />In a new interview with Complex, Obama said, "I will say this, Drake seems to be able to do anything he wants. I mean, that is a talented, talented brother. So if the time comes and he's ready..."<br /><br />Apart from him, the former POTUS added, Drake also has his daughters' blessings to portray him on-screen.<br /><br />"Drake has, more importantly, I think, my household's stamp of approval. I suspect Malia and Sasha would be just fine with it," Obama, who recently released his memoir<em> A Promised Land</em>, said.<br /><br />In the 2010 interview with Paper magazine, Drake had said he hopes someone makes a movie about Obama's life soon "because I could play him".<br /><br />"I watch all the addresses. Anytime I see him on TV, I don't change the channel, I definitely pay attention and listen to the inflections of his voice. If you ask anyone who knows me, I'm pretty good at impressions," the "Signs" hitmaker had said.<br /><br />Obama has been immortalised in television and film by Kingsley Ben-Adir on the 2020 miniseries drama <em>The Comey Rule,</em> Devon Terrell in<em> Barry </em>and Parker Sawyers in <em>Southside With You</em>, both films released in 2016. However, a full biopic of his political career has yet to be made</p>
<p> Barack Obama says Drake has his official "stamp of approval" whenever the rapper is ready to play the former president in a future project.<br /><br />The Grammy winner, who started his career acting in the 2001 teen drama <em>Degrassi: The Next Generation</em> and went on to star in <em>Charlie Bartlett,</em> a 2007 comedy drama, first expressed interest in playing Obama in 2010.<br /><br />In a new interview with Complex, Obama said, "I will say this, Drake seems to be able to do anything he wants. I mean, that is a talented, talented brother. So if the time comes and he's ready..."<br /><br />Apart from him, the former POTUS added, Drake also has his daughters' blessings to portray him on-screen.<br /><br />"Drake has, more importantly, I think, my household's stamp of approval. I suspect Malia and Sasha would be just fine with it," Obama, who recently released his memoir<em> A Promised Land</em>, said.<br /><br />In the 2010 interview with Paper magazine, Drake had said he hopes someone makes a movie about Obama's life soon "because I could play him".<br /><br />"I watch all the addresses. Anytime I see him on TV, I don't change the channel, I definitely pay attention and listen to the inflections of his voice. If you ask anyone who knows me, I'm pretty good at impressions," the "Signs" hitmaker had said.<br /><br />Obama has been immortalised in television and film by Kingsley Ben-Adir on the 2020 miniseries drama <em>The Comey Rule,</em> Devon Terrell in<em> Barry </em>and Parker Sawyers in <em>Southside With You</em>, both films released in 2016. However, a full biopic of his political career has yet to be made</p>