Emmy Award-winning actor Jeff Daniels has entertained us for decades in both comedic and dramatic roles, on big and small screens, like "Terms of Endearment," "Dumb & Dumber," “The Newsroom," and on stage in "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Daniels now plays the role of Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker in Netflix’s new series "A Man in Full" based on the New York Times bestselling novel by the late Tom Wolfe. He joined Lisa McRee on "LA Times Today" to talk about the show.

Watch the full interview above.

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