Don Cheadle on 'Fight Night,' friendship with Kevin Hart, turning 60

>>> HE ALREADY HAS US LAUGHING. WE HAVE HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY IN STUDIO 1A. DON CHEADLE IS A GOLDEN GLOBE GRAMMY AND TONY AWARD-WINNING ENTERTAINER. >> HE'S STARRED IN BLOCKBUSTERS HITS LIKE THE "AVENGERS" FRANCHISE AND HIS ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED ROLE IN "HOTEL RWANDA" IS CELEBRATING ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. >> HARD TO BELIEVE THAT. NOW DON HAS JOINED THE ALL-STAR CAST OF "FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST," IT IS A TRUE STORY OF AN AFTER PARTY AFTER MOHAMMAD ALI'S COMEBACK FIGHT IN ATLANTA BECAME THE SCENE OF AN INFAMOUS HEIST. DON PLAYS J.D. HUDSON, TASKED WITH BRINGING THOSE RESPONSIBLE TO JUSTICE. >> ME MY AND MY BUDS WENT DOWN AND TOOK THE EXAM I MESSED AROUND AND ACED THE THING. THE REST IS HISTORY. I'M IN THE RIGHT JOB, BEING A COP. I'M GOOD AT IT. >> YES, YOU ARE GOOD AT IT. DON CHEADLE, GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. >> I SAID, THAT YOUR REAL HAIR? >> AND IS THAT YOUR HAIR, YES, BECAUSE I KEPT IT. AND THEN YOU SAID, IS IT MY REAL HAIR -- >> HE GOT OUT OF IT! >> SO, WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS STORY, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ATTRACTED YOU TO THIS, IT'S NOT JUST IMPORTANT TO TELL A STORY, BUT STEM CELL A STORY WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT, ESPECIALLY INVOLVING AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY. IN A CITY LIKE ATLANTA. >> DEFINITELY, AT A TIME WHERE, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, HISTORY IS, YOU KNOW, UNDER ASSAULT AND YOU KNOW, I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE INCUMBENT UPON ACTORS TO LIKE HOLD THE LINE SO THAT WE, YOU KNOW, GET THESE STORIES. BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS A VERY INTERESTING STORY. IT'S AMAZING THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT. GIVEN WHO'S INVOLVED AND WHAT HAPPENED. BUT AGAIN, IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TELL A GREAT STORY, AND I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO WILL PACKER AND KEVIN HART FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER. >> IT'S TO NEAT WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING IT, IT'S AN INCREDIBLE SHOW TO WATCH, THAT YOU'RE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MOST OF US PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, IT WAS A TRUE STORY. THE CAST MAKES IT SO FUN TO WATCH, TARAJI P. HENSON AND KEVIN HART WHO ALSO PRODUCED AND STARRED IN THIS. YOU GUYS HAVE A FRIENDSHIP,LY CALL IT. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO WORK WITH THIS WHOLE GROUP? >> EXCEPT FOR KEVIN, IT WAS FANTASTIC! >> WE KNEW THAT WAS COMING. >> KEVIN IS MY BOY. WE GO BACK A LONG TIME. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING TO DO FOR DECADES, ACTUALLY. WHEN THIS CAME ALONG WITH THE CAST, AS YOU MENTIONED AND THE PRODUCTION VALUES THAT YOU CAN SEE AND JUST THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM ACROSS THE BOARD, IT WAS LIKE A NO BRAINER. >> KEVIN HAS A REALLY LOW-KEY, LOVING MESSAGE FOR YOU WE WANT TO SHOW YOU. >> DON, KEVIN HART HERE. YOU'RE DOING THE "TODAY" SHOW. I WANT TO TELL YOU ON THIS DAY, TODAY, THIS MORNING, THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE LET YOU HERE. AND I TRIED TO VETO IT ALL, OKAY? SO SOMEHOW YOU GOT AROUND ME. BUT HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE LONG ENOUGH BEFORE I GET YOU OUT THE DOOR. I DON'T WANT YOUR VOICE. >> YEAH. >> I THINK -- >> HOW DO WE EVEN KNOW THAT'S KEVIN. >> ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY BACK? WE'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT. >> I'LL SEE KEVIN LATER. >> SWITCHING GEARS, CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS YEAR MARKS THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF "HOTEL RWANDA"? AND AT THE TIME, DID YOU KNOW THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE? >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. THAT MOVIE HAD A GREAT IMPACT ON MY LIFE PERSONALLY. YOU KNOW, I TRAVELED TO THE REGION. IT GOT ME TO DARFUR. AND I WENT ON A CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SUDAN WHILE THAT WAS -- WHILE THE GENOCIDE THERE WAS HAPPENING. AND IT'S HORRIBLE WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE NOW, YOU KNOW, WE NEED THE ATTENTION ON IT AGAIN. AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE RELEVANT. BUT, NO, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE. AND THANKFULLY, PAUL, WHO I PLAY IN THE MOVIE, WHO WAS IMPRISONED IN RWANDA LAST YEAR IS HOME WITH HIS FAMILY, AND BACK, SO THAT'S A GOOD PART OF THE STORY. >> SO YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE GETTING READY TO MARK A MILESTONE BIRTHDAY COMING UP. >> AL JUST HAD 70. >> I JUST HAD 70. >> FOR YOU HITTING YOUR SIXTH DECADE, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU -- BUCKET-LIST KIND OF THING YOU WANT TO DO. WHAT HAVEN'T YOU DONE YET? >> I WOULD LIKE TO BECOME 70. I WANT TO STAY HERE. NO, IT'S JUST LIKE, EVERY DAY IS ABOVEGROUND IS GREAT. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT TO BE IN PROJECTS LIKE THIS AND CONTINUE TO HAVE WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPEN, KIDS ARE HEALTHY, MY WIFE IS HEALTHY, EVERYBODY'S HAPPY, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT COMING IN, YOUR SEGMENT PRODUCER, DYLAN MURPHY, CAME UP TO ME AND SAID, YOUR TEACHER TAUGHT ME IN SECOND GRADE, CINDY CHEADLE, AND IT'S ALWAYS AMAZING WHEN I MEET SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO MY SISTER HAS IMPACTED. THEY COME UP TO ME, THEY'RE LIKE, I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR SISTER. >> ANYTHING YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT "ARMOR WARS," NEXT MARVEL -- >> WHAT'S "ARMOR WARS ". >> OH, COME ON! >> LISTEN, THE LINE, I COULD TELL YOU, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO KILL YOU AND I JUST MET YOU. >> WELL, YOU COULD KILL OUR STAGE MANAGER, ZACH. >> LET HIM KNOW -- >> ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO GO DOWN? >> OKAY, WELL, DON, I JUST THOUGHT -- >> THANK YO