Michael Wright is an American film and television

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, who is best known for his role as Eddie King Jr. in the 1991 Robert Townsend film ''

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'', Carlyle in '' Streamers'' (1983), and Raynathan in '' Sugar Hill'' (1994). and known for his television roles such as Elias Taylor in '' V (The Series)'' (1984-1985), Omar White in '' Oz'' (2001-2003), and Lazarus Prime in ''

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'' (2019).

Career

Wright's body of work in television includes the 1983

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miniseries '' V'', the 1984 sequel '' V: The Final Battle'', and '' V: The Series'' as Elias Taylor. He appeared in the 1987 episode "Duty and Honor" of ''

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'' as "The Savage", and on the 1997 HBO series '' Oz'' as Omar White from 2001-2003. Wright has appeared on ''

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'', and as Lazarus Prime on ''

''. Wright's film roles include the 1987

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'' as Victor Duncan, also starring

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, and the 1994 film '' Sugar Hill'' with

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. He played Clinton, the leader of The Del Bombers gang in the cult film '' The Wanderers''. His most recent film is 2005's ''

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''. Wright was born and raised in New York City. He is a graduate of the

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Filmography

* '' The Wanderers'' (1979) as Clinton * '' Streamers'' (1983) as Carlyle * ''V'' (miniseries) (1983) as Elias Taylor (2 episodes) * '' V: The Final Battle'' (1984) as Elias Taylor (3 episodes) * '' V (The Series)'' (1984–1985) as Elias Taylor (13 episodes) * '' The Laundromat'' as Shooter Stevens * ''Bedtime Eyes'' (1987) as Spoon * ''

'' (1987) as Victor Duncan * '' Private Times'' (1991) * '' The 5 Heartbeats'' (1991) as Eddie King Jr. * '' Sugar Hill'' (1994) as Raynathan "Ray" Skuggs * ''

'' (1996) as Rene Mazili * ''The Cottonwood'' (1996) as Simon Z. * '' Money Talks'' (1997) as Aaron * ''

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'' (1998) as Sonny * '' Rage'' (1999) as "B-Boy" * ''

Piñero ''Piñero'' is a 2001 American biopic about the troubled life of Nuyorican poet and playwright Miguel Piñero, starring Benjamin Bratt as the title character. It was written and directed by the Cuban filmmaker, Leon Ichaso, premiered at the ...

'' (2001) as Edgar Bowser * '' Oz'' (2001–2003) as Omar White (22 episodes) * '' Batman: Dark Tomorrow'' (2003) (VG) as Black Mask (voice) * '' Downtown: A Street Tale'' (2004) as Rudy * ''

'' (2005) as Marcus * '' Before I Self Destruct'' (2009) as First Victim * ''

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'' (2018) as Mr. Donaldson * ''

'' (2019) as Lazarus Prime (2 episodes)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Michael Living people African-American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni Male actors from New York City Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American people