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Soul Food'' is an American television drama series that aired on
Showtime
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* Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ...
from June 28, 2000 to May 26, 2004.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2000–01)
As the series premieres, six months have passed since the events of
the 1997 motion picture upon which the series is based. The major principal cast members are
Rockmond Dunbar
Rockmond Dunbar (born January 11, 1973) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Baines on the NBC series '' Earth 2'', Kenny Chadway on Showtime family drama ''Soul Food'', and Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin on the Fox crime drama '' ...
(
Kenny),
Darrin Dewitt Henson
Darrin Dewitt Henson (born May 5, 1973) is an American choreographer, dancer, actor, director and producer. Hensen was a brief member of freestyle music group Trilogy and was featured on their single "Good Time". (
Lem
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People Given name or nickname
(Alphabetical by surname)
* Lemuel Lem Barney (born 1945), American football player
* Lem Billings (1916– ...
),
Aaron Meeks
Aaron Joseph Meeks (born April 26, 1986) is an American actor. He was born in Watts, California, and is best known for his role as Ahmad Chadway on the Showtime television series ''Soul Food'' (2000−04). During his acting career, Meeks was aw ...
(
Ahmad
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),
Nicole Ari Parker (
Teri
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),
Malinda Williams (
Bird) and
Vanessa A. Williams
Vanessa Estelle Williams (sometimes professionally credited as Vanessa A. Williams) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Maxine Joseph–Chadway in the Showtime drama series, ''Soul Food'' (2000–04), for wh ...
(
Maxine). Recurring cast members include
Boris Kodjoe (
Damon) and
Irma P. Hall
Irma Dolores Player Hall (born June 3, 1935) is an American actress who has appeared in films and television shows since the early 1970s. Hall often played matriarchal figures in films including ''A Family Thing'', '' The Ladykillers'' and ''Soul ...
(reprising her film role as
Big Mama). The opening theme song -- "The Way Love Goes"—is composed by
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and
Al Green
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...
, and performed by Green himself.
Season 2 (2001–02)
At the start of Season 2, a new version of the opening theme song is introduced, performed by Al Green and
Sy Smith. This version is used for the remainder of the series. Boris Kodjoe becomes a regular cast member. A new opening credit sequence includes childhood pictures of the cast members (a device also used in the 1997 motion picture).
Season 3 (2002)
At the start of Season 3, a new opening credit sequence is introduced, depicting the seven major cast members interacting with each other backstage on the ''Soul Food'' set.
Season 4 (2003)
Season 5 (2004)
The opening credit sequence from the past two seasons is retained, though with all traces of Boris Kodjoe removed due to his departure from the main cast at the previous season's end. Kodjoe does return as a guest star in the final two episodes though.
External links
* {{IMDb episodes, 0248655, Soul Food
Soul Food