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Jada Pinkett Smith has a whale of a time playing a hippo in 'Madagascar 3'

Playing a wild animal didn't come naturally to Jada Pinkett Smith, who co-stars in "Madagascar 3" as Gloria the hippopotamus. But she figured out how to make it work."I always have to reach inside to my inner hippo," Pinkett Smith told TODAY's Ann Curry Wednesday. Here, she chats about how the film has brought her a whole new raft of fans -- nursery-school children -- and about being best friend
By Randee Dawn

Playing a wild animal didn't come naturally to Jada Pinkett Smith, who co-stars in "Madagascar 3" as Gloria the hippopotamus. But she figured out how to make it work.

"I always have to reach inside to my inner hippo," Pinkett Smith told TODAY's Ann Curry Wednesday. Here, she chats about how the film has brought her a whole new raft of fans -- nursery-school children -- and about being best friends with her husband, Will Smith. 

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