It starred Omar Gooding as Calvin Palmer, Jr., the proprietor of an African-American barbershop on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.
While the original films were no stranger to controversy, the series uses humor to more deeply explore a variety of issues related to the contemporary African-American community,[2] including drug abuse, entrepreneurship, local politics, and the use of the N-word.
Ricky, the reformed criminal, is replaced by a more hardened ex-con, Jen's distant relative Romadal Dupree.
The character was first portrayed in the original Barbershop film (where he was named Dinka) by Leonard Earl Howze.
The character was first portrayed in the original Barbershop film (where he was named Isaac Rosenberg) by Troy Garity.