Dulé Hill gave his free time up during his work on the Broadway stage production of "Stickfly" to play the role of Gabe Robinson, Jr.
The photos of Jason Samuels Smith and Chloe Arnold were made to look old by making them black and white and then smashing tea bags on them.
The character name, Gabe Robinson Jr. is a direct tribute to tap dancers LaVaughn Robinson and Bill Bojangles Robinson.
Jason Samuels Smith and Chloe Arnold learned the duet tap dance routine in one day before filming began.
Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. is the father of Johnnie Hobbs, III.