Reagan Amyre Gomez-Preston (born April 24, 1980) is an American television, film and voice actress. She is known for her roles as Zaria Peterson on

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'' (1995–1999) and

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on the

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animated comedy ''

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'' (2009–2013). She has also reprised the role of Roberta Tubbs in occasional '' Family Guy'' appearances. Gomez-Preston also starred in the short-lived

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sitcom, '' Love, Inc.'' in the 2005–2006 season as Francine.

Early life

Was born in

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to a Puerto Rican mother, Cheryl Gomez, and an

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father, Dr. Bennett Preston. She has a younger brother named Kyle. Gomez-Preston's father, Bennett Preston, is a medical examiner/pathologist in Philadelphia. When Gomez-Preston was young her mother worked for the

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.Chery Creative Concepts.com Cheryl Gomez was one of the first women assigned to street patrol. Due to verbal abuse, written racist epithets, death threats, and a commanding officer expressing interest in a relationship with her, she filed a sexual harassment suit against the Detroit Police Department, which she won, receiving an award somewhere between $800,000 and $1.2 million. After this Cheryl Gomez moved the family to Little Rock, AR, then to

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. In Philadelphia Gomez-Preston was enrolled in acting, dancing, and singing lessons at Philadelphia's Freedom Theatre. Her parents eventually divorced. In 1994, she moved from

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with her mother and brother Kyle, so she could pursue an acting career.

Career

At 14 years old, Gomez-Preston began her acting career in

sitcom ''

'', as Zaria Peterson. She guest starred on

's '' One on One'' as Flex's younger sister/Brianna's aunt, Bernadette. Also, she was a guest host of the weekly music series '' Soul Train'', aired in December 1995. She also played Francine opposite

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in the short-lived

sitcom, '' Love Inc.'' She is also a former cast member of

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's ''

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''. She has been featured in ''

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'' magazine twice, first in the September/October 2003 issue, and again in the December 2006/January 2007 issue. She was one of five cover girls in her second appearance. She also appeared in music videos "

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" by

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, "No Better Love" by

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, and "

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" by T.I. Gomez-Preston is a writer of feature films, with her own business and production company. She voiced

, Cleveland Brown's stepdaughter on the

animated comedy ''

'' from 2009 until the show's cancellation in 2013. Gomez-Preston replaced actress

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. Since 2014, she has had a recurring

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role as the twin sisters Jenny and Kiki Pizza on the animated Cartoon Network television series ''

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'' and in 2016, she began a recurring role on the

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'' as Chantal Williams.

Personal life

Gomez-Preston began dating model DeWayne Turrentine in 1995. Turrentine was a member of the hip hop duo Quo. The couple married on November 10, 1999. They have two children, a daughter named Scarlett Annette Turrentine (born May 13, 2007) and a son named Tyger Attila Turrentine (born April 2, 2011).''Sister 2 Sister'' magazine
December 2003

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez-Preston, Reagan 1980 births Living people Actresses from Detroit Actresses from Philadelphia African-American actresses American actresses of Puerto Rican descent American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Hispanic and Latino American actresses 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women