‘You Know Who I am?’: ‘In Living Color’ Rosie Perez Embarrassed After She Learned That Barack and Michelle Obama Saw Her Half Naked

“Do the Right Thing” starring Spike Lee and Rosie Perez played a pivotal role in the early love story of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. Barack, 63, first met Michelle, 60, in 1989, the same year “Do the Right Thing” hit American theaters. The future First Family’s first date included seeing the Universal Pictures-distributed film.& Perez, 60, played Tina in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama that the former first family saw on their very first date.& Lee, 67, starred as Mookie in the lead role. He also served as the director, screenwriter, and producer. During a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Perez spoke about having an awkward conversation with Barack about her debut film-acting performance. “Do the Right Thing” star Rosie Perez recalls making an embarrassing comment when meeting then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama for the first time. (Photo: rosieperezbrooklyn/Instagram; barackobama/Instagram) The ex-choreographer for “In Living Color” initially met the Democratic politician when he was still a U.S. senator from Illinois between 2004-2008. “I was like, ‘Senator, senator, senator, hi. I’m a big fan of yours.’ And he goes, ‘I’m a big fan of yours, too.’ I said, ‘You know who I am?’...