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Brad James
Brad James (born July 7, 1978) is an American actor. James is best known for his role as Todd in the sitcom ''Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse''. Early years James was raised by his maternal grandparents. He spent four years as a U.S. Marine serving in combat units. Although known for being athletic and performing his own stunts in films, James is working with an ankle that never healed properly after he broke it in late 2000, while serving in the US Marine Corps. During his time of service, he studied the hand-to-hand combat, line-training and Brazilian ju-jitsu. Career James has appeared in many commercials for national brands including Walmart, AutoTrader.com and BlackBerry. In his first credited speaking role on-screen, he played the lead role of John Merser in Maverick Entertainment's Champion Road. In 2013, James won the Georgia's "Best Actor" award at the Georgia Entertainment Gala. In 2013, he was cast to portray the role of Adam in the movie ''Marry Me for Christmas''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Keshia Knight Pulliam (born April 9, 1979) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actor, and landed her breakthrough role as Rudy Huxtable, on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' (1984–1992), which earned her a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Comedy Series at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards. She later starred as Miranda Lucas-Payne on the TBS comedy drama ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne'' (2007–present). Career In 1986, Knight Pulliam became one of the youngest actresses to be nominated for an Emmy Award, receiving a nomination at age 6 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Comedy Series. She made her professional debut at 9 months old, in a national print advertisement for Johnson & Johnson baby products. At age 3, she was on ''Sesame Street''. She continued working, appearing in television commercials and TV shows, and making her feature film debut in ''The Last Dragon'' (1985). She also appeared in the movies ''Polly'' and its sequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hart Of Dixie
''Hart of Dixie'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from September 26, 2011, to March 27, 2015. The series, created by Leila Gerstein, stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, a New Yorker who, after her dreams of becoming a heart surgeon fall apart, accepts an offer to work as a general practitioner in the fictional Gulf Coast town of Bluebell, Alabama. ''Hart of Dixie'' premiered on September 26, 2011. The show was scheduled to move back to Mondays in the fall for its third season, having been paired with ''Beauty & the Beast''. The show's third season premiered on October 7, 2013. On May 8, 2014, The CW renewed the show for its fourth season. On July 18, 2014, The CW president Mark Pedowitz announced that ''Hart of Dixie'' would have ten episodes for its fourth season, which premiered on December 15, 2014. On March 14, 2015, Leila Gerstein revealed that season four of ''Hart of Dixie'' would be its last. The CW officially canceled the show on M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American Male Actors
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West/Central African with some European descent; some also have Native American and other ancestry. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, African immigrants generally do not self-ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Television Actors
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Living People
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1978 Births
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** Rose Dugdale and Eddie Gallagher become the first convicted pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outer Banks (TV Series)
''Outer Banks'' is an American action-adventure mystery teen drama streaming television series created by Josh Pate, Jonas Pate, and Shannon Burke that premiered on Netflix on April 15, 2020. In December 2021, the series was renewed for a third season which is set to premiere in 2023. The series is set in a community in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and follows conflict between two groups of teenagers in the community. Premise ''Outer Banks'' is set in a coastal town along the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where there is a stark social divide between wealthy seasonal residents and working-class locals (who have the nicknames " Kooks" and " Pogues", respectively). The show follows a group of Pogue teenagers who live at The Cut, and are determined to find out what happened to the missing father of the group's ringleader, John B. Along the way, they discover a legendary treasure that is tied to John B's father. Chased by the law and a wealthy group of Kooks from Figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A House Divided (TV Series)
''A House Divided'' is an American web television soap opera created by Dan Garcia and starring Demetria McKinney, Paula Jai Parker, Brad James and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs. The series follows the members of a wealthy Sanders family in Los Angeles after the loss of the family's matriarch while uncovering and facing a variety of secrets and scandals. The first season premiered on the streaming service Urban Movie Channel on July 18, 2019. On October 25, 2019, the series was renewed for the second season, while LisaRaye McCoy and Parker McKenna Posey have joined the cast. The first season received three Indie Series Awards nominations. At the 48th Daytime Emmy Awards it received three nominations: Outstanding Limited Drama Series, and for Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Daytime Fiction Program (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Brad James). On May 10, 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season. Plot ''A House Divided'' follows the direct descendant of Letty Sanders, an en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Soul
''American Soul'' is an American musical drama television series, created by Jonathan Prince and Devon Greggory, that premiered on February 5, 2019, on BET. The series tells the story of Don Cornelius and the creation of his legendary music and dance program ''Soul Train'' and it stars an ensemble cast including Sinqua Walls, Jason Dirden, Iantha Richardson, Christopher Jefferson, Katlyn Nichol, Jelani Winston, and Kelly Price. In April 2019, it was renewed for a second season, which premiered on May 27, 2020. Premise ''American Soul'' tells the story of Don Cornelius, "his ''Soul Train'' dancers, crew and musicians in a cutthroat Hollywood in the 1970s and how they worked, played, rose and fell against the backdrop of the show that was most responsible for the way African-American culture was perceived by the world then." The first season takes place between the first two seasons of ''Soul Train'' between 1971 and 1973. The second season jumps ahead two years later in 1975. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superstition (TV Series)
''Superstition'' is an American television mystery-drama series that was commissioned by Syfy with a 12-episode direct-to-series order in December 2016. The show premiered on October 20, 2017, with the series' first season concluding on January 18, 2018. On June 6, 2018, the series was cancelled after one season. Plot The episodes revolve around the Hastings family who owns and directs a funeral home and the cemetery in the sleepy town of La Rochelle, Georgia. The basement of the family home provides space for the city morgue as well where Tilly, the medical examiner, works. Having long been hunters of the supernatural, the Hastings and Tilly make sure that Infernals don't wreak havoc among the human populace. Things start to unravel when Friday the 13th arrives, with the appearance of the Hastings' oldest son who left the family sixteen years ago. Supernatural forces begin descending upon the town, with Calvin and his family doing their best to protect everyone. Cast Main *Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underground (TV Series)
''Underground'' is an American television period drama series created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski about the Underground Railroad in Antebellum Georgia. The show debuted March 9, 2016, on WGN America. On April 25, 2016, WGN renewed the show for a 10-episode second season, that premiered on March 8, 2017. On May 30, 2017, it was announced that WGN had canceled the show after two seasons. The cancellation came after the network's parent company Tribune Media was attempted to be purchased by conservative corporation Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which led to speculation that the latter did not approve of the subject matter of the show. The Oprah Winfrey Network acquired rebroadcast rights for ''Underground'' in 2020. Cast Main * Aldis Hodge as Noah, a driven, perceptive, and restless slave on the Macon plantation. He is one of the Macon 7. * Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Rosalee, a young, shy, and sheltered house slave on the Macon plantation. She is one of the Macon 7. * Jessica De G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Edition Story
''The New Edition Story'' is an American biographical three-part miniseries about the contemporary R&B, R&B group New Edition, from their rise to fame as a boy band from the Orchard Park Projects of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to becoming a successful adult act. It was originally broadcast on BET from January 24 through January 26, 2017, becoming the network's first scripted miniseries. All six members of New Edition served as co-producers. Plot Part One Opening Sequence - Home Again Tour - ''New Mexico, 1997'' Narration by Brook Payne (Wood Harris), the group's first manager, sets the stage: all six members of New Edition are back on tour in 1997, almost twenty years after the group's formation, separations, and solo projects. The divisions are still present as, in addition to performing the group's hits, the three solo acts - Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, and Bobby Brown - and the trio Bell Biv DeVoe (or BBD,) also have their own scheduled sets. Tensions reach a boiling po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
