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"Actor Jason Lee has explained that his Elvis-loving character in new comedy-drama Memphis Beat is not a typical impersonator. The former My Name Is Earl star told the New York Post that police officer Dwight Hendricks is as much a musician as he is a detective. &amp;quot;I think people were expecting cop-by-day, jumpsuit-sideburns-Las Vegas Elvis impersonator-by-night - curling the lip and doing all the moves,&amp;quot; he said. \u201CIt\u2019s more about a guy with a deep appreciation for Elvis who likes to perform.&amp;quot; Lee explained that Dwight is unlike detective characters in most other cop shows. &amp;quot;[It&amp;#039;s] not just about a cop having a certain moral set and as a result he hates the bad guy,&amp;quot; he said. \u201CHe\u2019s constantly striving to make where he comes from a better place, because he respects what it once was. He\u2019s a cop who\u2019s protecting [the idea of] Memphis.\u201D The actor also compared the character to his former role as Earl, saying: &amp;quot;Earl was a completely comical world, but it was grounded in that this guy really did care at the end of the day and it\u2019s very much the same here. Both characters have very redeeming qualities.\u201D He joked that Dwight&amp;#039;s sideburns were easier to maintain than Earl&amp;#039;s large moustache. \u201CWhatever works for the character, you gotta just commit to it,\u201D he said. \u201CI dig [the sideburns] - it\u2019s better than having a moustache for all those months out of the year.\u201D Memphis Beat is currently airing on TNT. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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