Duane Martin (born August 11, 1965) is an American actor.

Early life and education

Martin was born in

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, New York, and he graduated from

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. He played

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basketball at

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and was signed as an undrafted free agent to a non-guaranteed contract in the

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(NBA) with the New York Knicks in 1989. However, he was soon cut and never actually played in the NBA.

Career

Martin first made his TV appearance in the

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comedy series '' Out All Night'', which also starred Patti LaBelle,

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and

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. He appeared in the Boyz II Men music video "

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". He was a cast member with Vivica A. Fox and

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in the short-lived

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sitcom ''

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''. He portrayed TV reporter Robert James on the

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sitcom ''

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''. He guest starred on his then-wife's sitcom ''

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'' (2009) as Chuck; and Fernando on '' The Paul Reiser Show'' (2011). Notable feature film roles include Willie in ''

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'' (1992), Jr. Philips in ''

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'' (1994), and Kyle Lee Watson in ''

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'' (1994). In the romantic comedy ''

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'' (2004), Martin plays a lead role as law student who falls in love with a celebrity. He portrays himself in the BET comedy ''

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''. In 2017, Martin portrayed Louil Silas, Jr. in the film ''

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''.

Personal life

He was married to former ''

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'' and ''

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'' star

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. The couple wed on August 17, 1996, and have two sons. In February 2018, Campbell filed for divorce and it was finalized in December 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

BET Comedy Awards *2004: Nominated, "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Box Office Movie" – ''Deliver Us From Eva'' *2005: Nominated, "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series" – ''All of Us''

Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ...

*1993: Nominated, "Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special" – ''CBS Schoolbreak Special'' NAACP Image Award *2007: Nominated, "Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series" – ''All of Us''

References

External links

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Duane Martin cast bio on The CWDuane Martin's biography on filmbug
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