Rosie Perez embarrassed after jumping the line to meet Barack Obama

“Do the Right Thing” starring Spike Lee and Rosie Perez played a key role in the early love story of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.

Barack, 63, first met 60-year-old Michelle in 1989, the same 12 months “Do the Right Thing” hit American theaters.

The future First Family’s first date included watching a movie distributed by Universal Pictures.

Perez, 60, played Tina in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama which the first family saw on their first date. Lee, 67, played the lead role of Mookie. He also served as a director, screenwriter and producer.

During a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Perez opened up about a clumsy conversation she had with Barack about her debut acting gig.

The former “In Living Color” choreographer met the Democratic politician when he was still a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2004 to 2008.

“I assumed, ‘Senator, senator, senator, hello. I’m a giant fan of yours. And he said, “I’m a big fan of yours too.” I said, “Do you know who I am?” And he said, ‘Yes, Michelle and I, on our first date we saw ‘Do the Right Thing,'” Perez recalled.

The Brooklyn, New York resident continued, “I assumed, ‘Oh my God, have you ever seen my boobs?!’ I felt very ashamed. He said, “Yes, we did.” And then he asked me to campaign for him. It was wonderful.”

Rosie and Barack’s first interaction was when the actress received the Medallion of Excellence for Leadership and Community Service from Spanish Congress Club in 2008.

In 2015, Perez also told the story of first meeting Obama during an interview for the PBS documentary “American Masters: The Women’s List.” Perez also shared how she landed the role in “Do the Right Thing.”

“I met Spike Lee at a nightclub and we had an argument because he was having a butt contest in the nightclub to see which black woman could have the biggest A,” Perez said in an excerpt from the documentary.

“I found it terrifying,” she continued. “So I jumped on stage to make fun of the whole situation. The bouncer got here and took me off and took me to Spike Lee.

According to Perez, her future co-star considered that moment in the club as “fate” and expressed her desire to forged her in one in every of his movies. She credits the filmmaker with helping change the perception of her destiny.

The Obamas also admitted that Lee’s third feature film influenced their future. In 2014, Barack and Michelle praised the director in a video message during the twenty fifth anniversary celebration of “Do the Right Thing” held at the County Museum of Art in Los Angeles.

“He tried to show me his sophisticated side by choosing an independent filmmaker, and it ended up being quite a good movie – really great!” As reported by the website: Michelle said that Barack took her to a movie Hollywood reporter.

Barack chimed in, “So Spike, thank you for helping me impress Michelle, and thank you for telling a touching story. Today I have a few more gray hairs than in 1989. You don’t look like Mookie anymore. “However, ‘Do the Right Thing’ continues to hold a mirror to our society, make us laugh, make us think, and challenge us all to see ourselves in each other.”

“Do the Right Thing” received two Oscar nominations. Lee won for Best Original Screenplay, and Danny Aiello won for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Sal.

In addition to Lee, Perez and Aiello, the forged of “Do the Right Thing” also includes Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, John Turturro, Samuel L. Jackson and Martin Lawrence.

Perez endorsed Obama in the 2008 presidential race against his Republican opponent, Arizona Sen. John McCain. She too he campaigned for him in Florida. Obama won the state’s 27 Electoral College votes and have become president.

After Obama won in 2008, Perez served Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. PACHA members provided advice, information and proposals to the Obama administration on domestic and global HIV/AIDS policy issues.

“Today I’m pleased that a brand new group of experts has joined PACHA; and I look forward to hearing from the Council about our ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of HIV infection in the United States and to provide care and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS around the world,” President Obama said in response to the company’s creation ARMPIT.

Perez later became a political pundit on television as a daily co-host on the 18th season of “The View.” She recalled leaving the ABC daytime talk show in 2015 as: “bittersweet.”