Hosea Chanchez (born September 12, 1981), also credited as Hosea, is an American

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best known for his recurring role on ''

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'' and the quarterback football player Malik Wright on

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sitcom, '' The Game'' and its 2021 revival.

Early life and career

Born in Montgomery,

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, Chanchez spent most of his childhood in Alabama and

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. He attended Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama. After Chanchez relocated to California, he expressed in an interview with Wendy Williams that he had slept in his car for thirty days before starring in various guest roles on ''

'', ''

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'', '' NCIS'', and ''

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''. From 2006 to 2015, he appeared on the CW television series '' The Game''. Chanchez portrayed quarterback Malik El Debarge Wright, opposite

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(who portrayed his mother and agent). The series returned to the air on Black Entertainment Television on January 11, 2011, where the show has become a success. Chanchez also has a theater background with roles in ''Shop Life'', ''The Wiz'', ''The Long Walk Home,'' ''Royal Oats and Glory''. In September 2012, Chanchez starred in the

original film ''Let The Church Say Amen'' which is adapted from ReShonda Tate Billingsley's 2005 best-selling novel of the same name. This was the directorial debut of actress

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chanchez, Hosea 1981 births Living people Sidney Lanier High School alumni Hispanic and Latino American male actors American male stage actors American male television actors American people of Dominican Republic descent Male actors from Atlanta Male actors from Montgomery, Alabama