George Owen Gore II (born December 15, 1982) is an American

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and comedian. He is best known for portraying Gregory "G" Williams on the

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series ''

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'' from 1994 to 1998 and Michael Kyle, Jr. on the

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'' from 2001 to 2005. He was also one of the main characters in the cast of the comedy ''

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''. Throughout his career, Gore has received four

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nominations.

Career

Gore made his acting debut at age 9 in 1992, appearing as Brian in ''

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''. His first major role was Gregory "G" Williams, the son of

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's character, on crime drama ''

'', appearing on the series from 1994 to 1998. Gore received several accolades for his work on ''New York Undercover'', all nominations: three

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, one

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(1997), and a

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(1998). He had a small role in horror film '' The Devil's Advocate'' (1997). While continuing his acting career as a teenager, Gore was a student at

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''. Gore claimed that he had to adjust to the comedic setting of the series, having mostly acted in more dramatic works up to that point. For his work on this series, he was nominated in 2004 for the

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. It marked his fourth NAACP Image Award nomination overall. Additionally, Gore earned his second Young Artist Award nomination in 2003. Gore continued playing the role until the series ended in 2005. His other television credits include guest roles on ''

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''. Gore appeared in the 2009 film ''

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'', and played a fictionalized version of himself in ''

''. Behind the scenes, Gore directed one episode of ''My Wife and Kids'' ("Outbreak Monkey"), wherein

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makes a guest appearance. He co-wrote the screenplay for ''

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'' (2022), a modern adaptation of fairy tale ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Director

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gore, George O. II African-American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people 1982 births