Shaun Baker, is an American

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and martial artist. He is best known for his role as Quick Williams on the syndicated

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'' V.I.P.'' Baker had a minor role in the 1990

Kid 'n Play Kid 'n Play is an American hip-hop duo from New York City that was most popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The duo was composed of Christopher Reid ("Kid") and Christopher Martin ("Play") working alongside their DJ, Mark "DJ Wiz" Eas ...

film ''

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''. In 1991, Baker appeared in '' In the Heat of the Night'' (the television series). His first major television role was Malcolm on the

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sitcom ''

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'', co-starring with Doug E. Doug and

Flex Alexander Mark Alexander Knox (born April 15, 1970), better known as Flex Alexander or Flex, is an American actor, comedian and dancer. He has had a lot of guest-starring roles on many television sitcoms before portraying single father Flex Washington on ...

. After that series was cancelled, he landed the recurring role of womanizing Jamaican immigrant Russell Montego on the popular

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sitcom ''

Living Single ''Living Single'' is an American television sitcom created by Yvette Lee Bowser that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who shared personal and profes ...

''. He also guest starred on the TV show ''

Family Matters ''Family Matters'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on ABC on September 22, 1989, and ended on May 9, 1997. However it moved to CBS, where it was shown from September 19, 1997, to July 17, 1998. A spin-off of '' Perfect Strangers, ...

'' (as Harriet Winslow's cousin "Easy C" Clarence Baines), ''

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'', ''

The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. Pr ...

'', '' NYPD Blue'', ''

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'', and ''

A Different World ''A Different World'' is an American sitcom (and a spin-off of '' The Cosby Show'') television series that aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987 to July 9, 1993. The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) a ...

''. From 1998 to 2002, Baker portrayed boxer-turned-private investigator Quick Williams on

Pamela Anderson Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-American actress and model. She is best known for her glamour modeling work in ''Playboy'' magazine and for her appearances on the television series ''Baywatch'' (1992–1997). Anders ...

's campy action series '' V.I.P.'' The show afforded Baker frequent opportunities to showcase his considerable martial arts skills. He holds a first-degree black belt in

Shotokan is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" throug ...

karate."Male Celebs Who Practice Martial Arts", '' Jet'', Sept. 24, 2001, at p. 39.

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