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Dorien Leon Wilson (born July 5, 1963) is an American actor known for his role as Professor Stanley Oglevee on the
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sitcom ''
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'' (the spin-off series of ''
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'', which ran from 1999 to 2004), his recurring role as Terrence Winningham on the sitcom '' Sister, Sister'' (from 1994 to 1996) and his supporting role as Eddie Charles on '' Dream On'' (from 1991 to 1996). Most recently he has starred as Jay Weaver on the
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comedy sitcom ''
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''.


Early life

Wilson was born on July 5, 1963, to his parents in
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, and has two siblings, sister Savita Carothers and late brother, Jamont David Wilson, who died in 2015. Wilson developed an interest in acting while attending high school in Lompoc, California.


Career

Wilson played the role of Professor Stanley Oglevee on the
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sitcom ''
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'' and as talk-show host Eddie Charles on
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's series '' Dream On''. He had a recurring role as Terrence on '' Sister, Sister''. He also played Warrington Steele on ''
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'' and co-starred alongside
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on the short-lived sitcom ''
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''. He has appeared mostly in television roles but appeared in a few film roles as well. He co-starred in '' House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute'' in 2001 and had a
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as a doctor in the 2004 film ''
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''. Wilson appeared in
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's series ''
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'' as "Mad Money Mitch" with the Mighty Megamix, "Mad Miguel at Mid-night" on the Spanish Station, and "Mad Mountain Mitch" with the Good Ol' Country Hits. He appeared on ''
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'' as Juggles the clown strapped with a bomb and holding Judge Banks hostage; he appeared on the sitcom ''
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'' as a theatre producer; and he made a couple of appearances as a pastor on the sitcom ''
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''. He also had an appearance in ''
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'' as Cassi Davis' college love-interest. Dorien was also Chandler's boss on the hit TV Show ''
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''. In the 1980s Dorien was a resident Actor of CTC—California Theatre Center—in Sunnyvale, CA. He was also an Acting Conservatory Teacher at CTC. After recognizing her former teacher—Dorien Wilson—on Friends & various other shows, one of his CTC students from the 1980s, Anita Fortner Jones, who played his daughter—Fezziwig Sister, among other roles—for 2 Seasons in the stage play of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," created the Dorien Wilson Fan Club. He has also appeared in a KFC commercial for boneless chicken.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

* 1963 births Living people African-American male actors American male television actors People from Lompoc, California Male actors from California 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people {{US-tv-actor-stub