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Think Like A Man
''Think Like a Man'' is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Tim Story, written by Keith Merryman and David A. Newman, and produced by Will Packer. It was based on Steve Harvey's 2009 book '' Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man''. The film stars an ensemble cast, featuring Kevin Hart, Meagan Good, Jerry Ferrara, Regina Hall, Michael Ealy, Terrence J, Taraji P. Henson, Romany Malco, Chris Brown, and Gabrielle Union. The film was released on April 20, 2012, by Screen Gems. It received mixed reviews from critics, who complimented the film's humor, its soundtrack and the performances of the cast (particularly those of Good, Malco and Hart) but received criticism for being a "standard romcom". The film was a commercial success, grossing $96.1 million against a $12 million budget. A direct sequel, '' Think Like a Man Too'', was released on June 20, 2014, with the original cast returning, to negative reviews from critics but was a moderate commercial success. Plot The film f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Story
Timothy Kevin Story is an American film director. He is best known for '' Barbershop'' (2002), ''Fantastic Four'' (2005), and the ''Ride Along'' franchise. He has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie in 2006 and 2013. He is the founder of The Story Company, a production company co-founded with his future wife Vicky in 1996. He is the first African-American film director to have grossed over US$1 billion at the box office. Early life Story was born in Los Angeles on March 13, 1970. From a young age, he made home movies with an 8mm movie camera when his brother became bored using it. Story attended LA's Westchester High School, with jazz pianist Eric Reed and actresses Regina King and Nia Long. He was senior class president at Westchester High. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1991. While in high school, Story briefly attempted a career in music. He was part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan African Film Festival
Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is a non-profit corporation in Los Angeles, California, United States, that states its goal is to promote "cultural understanding among peoples of African descent" through exhibiting art and film. It hosts a film festival and an arts festival in Los Angeles in February of each year. The ''Los Angeles Times'' in 2013 called the film festival "the largest black film festival" in the United States. Background The festival was founded in 1992 by actors Danny Glover, Ja'net Dubois, and executive director Ayuko Babu. Babu had no ties to Hollywood and was working as a financial consultant before he contributed to finding the film festival. Glover and actress Whoopi Goldberg co-hosted the festival in 1992. One of the main goals was to expose others to African films because many of the films were not being screened and going unnoticed. Babu states, "A showcase festival, maybe two of them. First, try one in Hollywood. That would get the attention of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arielle Kebbel
Arielle Kebbel (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress and model. She has starred on several television series, including ''Gilmore Girls'' (2003–2004), ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2009–2017), ''Life Unexpected'' (2010), 90210 (TV series), ''90210'' (2011–2013), ''Ballers'' (2015–2016, 2019), ''Midnight Texas'' (2017–2018), ''Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector'' (2019–2020), and ''Rescue: HI-Surf'' (2024–2025). Kebbel has also starred in films such as ''American Pie Presents: Band Camp'' (2005), ''John Tucker Must Die'' (2006), ''The Grudge 2'' (2006), ''Forever Strong'' (2008), ''The Uninvited (2009 film), The Uninvited'' (2009), ''Think Like a Man'' (2012), ''Fifty Shades Freed (film), Fifty Shades Freed'' (2018), ''After We Fell'' (2021), ''After Ever Happy'' (2022), and ''After Everything (2023 film), After Everything'' (2023). Early life and modeling career Kebbel's mother, Sheri, owns a production company. Kebbel graduated from Crenshaw School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morris Chestnut
Morris Lamont Chestnut (born January 1, 1969) is an American actor. He first came to prominence for his role as Ricky in the 1991 film ''Boyz n the Hood''. He has appeared in feature films such as ''G.I. Jane'', ''The Brothers (2001 film), The Brothers'', ''Like Mike'', ''Ladder 49'', ''The Game Plan (film), The Game Plan'', ''The Call (2013 film), The Call'', and ''Kick-Ass 2 (film), Kick-Ass 2''. He has also played Lance Sullivan in ''The Best Man (1999 film), The Best Man'', reprising the role in the sequel film ''The Best Man Holiday'', and follow-up series ''The Best Man: The Final Chapters''. His television roles have included Ryan Nichols in American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''V (2009 TV series), V'', Ike Prentiss in Showtime (TV network), Showtime's ''Nurse Jackie'', the lead role of Beaumont Darius Rosewood, Jr. in Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's ''Rosewood (TV series), Rosewood'', Hakeem Rashad in Prime Video's ''Goliath (TV series), Goliath'', and Barrett Cain in F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleel Harris
Caleel Harris (born April 19, 2003) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Antron McCray in the Netflix miniseries ''When They See Us.'' He also played AJ in the Nickelodeon animated series ''Blaze and the Monster Machines'' ("Runaway Rocket"–Season 3). He was Clyde McBride in the Nickelodeon animated series ''The Loud House'' (2016–2017). He also played Duke in the films ''Think Like a Man'' (2012) and ''Think Like a Man Too'' (2014). Career He joined Nickelodeon in 2015, and replaced Dusan Brown as the voice of AJ from ''Blaze and the Monster Machines'' in the Season 1 episode "Runaway Rocket" up to the Season 3 episode "Defeat the Cheat", where he was replaced by Ramone Hamilton at the start of Season 4. Later in 2016, he provided the voice of Clyde McBride on ''The Loud House'' until season 3, where Andre Robinson succeeded him in the role due to Harris's puberty. Harris also played Duke in ''Think Like a Man'' and its sequel ''Think Like A Man Too''. Filmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La La Anthony
Alani Nicole "La La" Anthony (née Vázquez; 19791982) is an American television personality and actress. In the early 2000s, she worked as an MTV VJ on ''Total Request Live''. She was the host of the VH1 reality television reunion shows '' Flavor of Love'', '' I Love New York'', '' For the Love of Ray J'', and '' Real Chance of Love'', and was a dean on '' Charm School with Ricki Lake''. Anthony appeared in '' Two Can Play That Game'' (2001), '' You Got Served'' (2004), '' Think Like a Man'' (2012), '' Think Like a Man Too'' (2014), ''November Rule'' (2015) and ''Destined'' (2015). She appeared as Lakeisha Grant in the Starz original drama series '' Power''. She hosted the American reality television series '' La La's Full Court Wedding'' and '' La La's Full Court Life''. She was married to NBA player Carmelo Anthony from 2010 to 2021. Early life Anthony was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents, who are of Puerto Rican heritage, were born and raised in New York City. Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenifer Lewis
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in films ''Beaches'' (1988) and '' Sister Act'' (1992). Lewis is known for playing roles of mothers in the films '' What's Love Got to Do With It'' (1993), ''Poetic Justice'' (1993), '' The Preacher's Wife'' (1996), '' The Brothers'' (2001), '' The Cookout'' (2004), '' Think Like a Man'' (2012) and in the sequel '' Think Like a Man Too'' (2014), '' Baggage Claim'' (2013) and '' The Wedding Ringer'' (2015), as well as in ''The Temptations'' miniseries (1998). Lewis is known unofficially as "The Mother of Black Hollywood" (also the name of her memoir) given her frequent matriarchal film and television roles. She also provided the voice for Mama Odie in Disney's animated feature ''The Princess and the Frog'' (2009), and Flo in Pixar's ''Cars'' series. Additional film roles include ''Dead President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keri Hilson
Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, she began her musical career as a songwriter and backing vocalist for other artists under the wing of record producer Anthony Dent in 2002. At the age of 14, Hilson secured a record deal with the girl group D'Signe, who disbanded without any releases. She attended Oxford College of Emory University while contributing to material for popular artists, including Britney Spears, Usher (musician), Usher, Ciara, The Pussycat Dolls, and Mary J. Blige; she joined the songwriting-production group the Clutch in 2004. Later that same year, she guest performed on the single "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" by Xzibit, which marked her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Two years later, she signed with producers Polow da Don and Timbaland through their respective labels Zone 4 (record label), Zone 4 and Mosley Music Group—both imprints of Interscope Records— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams Hunter (; born July 18, 1964) is an American former broadcaster, media personality, and writer. Prior to television, Williams was a radio DJ and host and quickly became known in New York City as a shock jock. She gained notoriety for her on-air spats with celebrities and was the subject of the 2006 VH1 reality television series '' The Wendy Williams Experience,'' which broadcast events surrounding her radio show. From 2008 to 2021, she hosted the nationally syndicated television talk show ''The Wendy Williams Show.'' Williams's other endeavors include authoring several books, appearances in various films and television shows, touring her comedy show, and her own product lines, including a fashion line, a jewelry collection and a wig line. Williams was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2009. On her 50th birthday, the council of Asbury Park, New Jersey, renamed the street on which she grew up Wendy Williams Way. In 2023, Williams retired from br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Owen (comedian)
Gary Owen (born July 26, 1974) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has cultivated a large black following after headlining on cable channel BET and performing at targeted events, such as Shaquille O'Neal's All-Star Comedy Jam Tour. After being named "Funniest Serviceman in America", his big break came in 1997 on Black Entertainment Television's stand-up showcase ''Comic View''. Owen followed this debut with featured roles in the films ''Daddy Day Care'', '' Little Man'', and ''College''. In 2016, he was in a TV show on BET called ''The Gary Owen Show''. Early life Owen was born Gary Owens in Cincinnati, Ohio to Barb and Gary Owens. He later dropped the s from his surname, adopting the stage name Gary Owen, to avoid confusion with television announcer Gary Owens. Owen's parents had been high school sweethearts and his mother was 18 years old at the time of his birth. Owen's parents separated a few years after his birth, and his mother remarried shortly after. Owen' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Think Like A Man Too
''Think Like a Man Too'' is a 2014 American romantic comedy film directed by Tim Story. It is the sequel to the 2012 film '' Think Like a Man'', based on Steve Harvey's 2009 book '' Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man''. The script was written by David A. Newman and Keith Merryman, with Will Packer returning as producer but now under his Will Packer Productions banner. The film stars Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Terrence J, Taraji P. Henson, Romany Malco, Gabrielle Union, Jerry Ferrara, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Gary Owen and Kevin Hart, with Jennifer Lewis and La La Anthony in supporting roles. ''Think Like a Man Too'' was released on June 20, 2014, by Screen Gems. It grossed $70.2 million against a $24 million budget. Plot Cedric (Kevin Hart) and his friends are all in Las Vegas for the wedding of Michael ( Terrence J) and Candace (Regina Hall), with her son Duke (Caleel Harris) and mother (Angela Gibbs) joining them. Zeke ( Romany Malco) and Mya (Meagan Good) arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A Pop music, pop and hip-hop-influenced contemporary R&B, R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of R&B" by some of his contemporaries. His lyrics often address emotional and hedonistic themes. His singing and dancing skills have often been compared favorably to those of Michael Jackson. In 2004, Brown signed with Jive Records. The following year, he released his Chris Brown (album), eponymous debut studio album, which went RIAA certification, triple platinum. Brown topped the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with his debut single, "Run It!", making him the first male artist since 1995 to do so. His second album, ''Exclusive (album), Exclusive'' (2007), was commercially successful worldwide and spawned his second ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single, "Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song), Kiss Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
