Rae Valentine (a.k.a. Harold Ray Brown II) is the son of Harold Ray Brown Sr., the founder and original drummer of the musical band

War War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

. Rae produced and recorded on War's 1994 ''

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'' album and performed on tour as backing keyboards, percussion and vocals from 1993 to 2001. Rae is also an actor who appeared in ''Running Mates'' (1992) starring

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and

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, '' The Family Man'' (2000) starring

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and ''

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'' (2002) starring

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and

Bokeem Woodbine Bokeem Woodbine (born April 13, 1973) is an American actor. In 1994 he portrayed Joshua, Jason's troubled brother, in ''Jason's Lyric''. He won a Black Reel Award, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Awa ...

Filmography

*'' Running Mates'' (

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) *''The Family Man'' (2000) (Mr. Thompson) *''

'' (2002) (Technician 1, as Rae Valentine)

External links

*http://www.raybrown.me *http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/rae-valentine/504726 *http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/war-biography *http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0884297 1965 births Living people War (American band) members {{US-actor-stub