Aaron Pierre’s “Jennifer Hudson Show” Spirit Tunnel Shuffle Goes Viral: ‘He Got The Job’

Aaron Pierre knows how to turn any room into a party.

Earlier this week The Jennifer Hudson Show published a YouTube video of the actor’s spiritual tunnel dance from his appearance on the show in early December. He stopped by to promote Mufasa: The Lion King.

On his websitetells the talk show that the spirit tunnel tradition, which consists of “two lines of people hyping up the guest with chants and dance moves before going on stage,” was “inspired by how much fun JHud is having.”

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Peter, 30, who does Mufasa vote for The Lion King prequel which hit theaters in late December, was happy to be greeted backstage as he began his shuffle through the talk show aisle, grinning from ear to ear.

Wearing black pants, a blue T-shirt and a matching leather jacket, Pierre shook his hips as he synchronized each footstep to the beat of the backstage member’s hand clapping as they sang, “Aaron Pierre, it’s Mufasa.”

Moving his arms with his body, he gave each person a high-five and turned before reaching the end of the aisle and saying to the group, “Thank you!”

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Various fans complimented his dance moves in the comments section of the clip.

“He got the job done! ,” one person wrote.

“Wow, the way he got on the floor with them, it was so beautiful; it was like they had met before. What a humble man!” wrote another.

It’s no surprise that Pierre was excited to appear on the show to promote Mufasa: The Lion King as he told PEOPLE in August that he feel a personal “connection” to the “journey” aspect of Mufasa in the film.

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“What’s so special about it Mufasa: The Lion King is that we get to see his childhoodand we get to see him discover himself from this young cub to this adult lion,” he said. “There’s something very special about that. It allows Mufasa’s qualities to feel tangible, accessible and within reach.”

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