Marion "Pooch" Hall, Jr. (born February 8, 1976) is an American television and film

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known for his role as Derwin Davis, the football player on the sitcom '' The Game'', and as Ricky in the 2011 film '' Jumping the Broom''. He also played the character of Daryll Donovan in the Showtime drama ''

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''. Hall portrayed

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in the 2016 sports biography film ''

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'', about Ali's opponent Chuck Wepner and the Ali–Wepner 1975 world heavyweight title boxing bout.

Early life

Marion H. Hall, Jr. is the son of Marion and Cindy Hall. He was born in

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and attended Brockton High School. In 1994, he won the Southern New England Golden Gloves for

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. Hall attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where he first began acting with the UMass Dartmouth Theatre Company.

Career

Hall started his career doing commercials and modeling. Hall landed his first acting role in the 2001 ''Lift''. That same year, he appeared in '' Blue Hill Avenue''. In 2003, he served as co-host for

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reality series '' Girls v. Boys''. In 2005, he portrayed Ty'ree in the

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'' Miracle's Boys''. The following year, he won the role of Derwin Davis on '' The Game''. He was featured as Chrisette Michele's love interest in her music video " What You Do". Hall had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom '' Accidentally on Purpose'' during its 2009–2010 season. He replaced

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(the husband of Tia Mowry, his co-star from ''The Game''). In an interview on '' The Tom Joyner Morning Show'', Hall clarified details about his departure from the series ''The Game''. "My contract came up, I promise you. We negotiated, and we couldn't come up with a number. So my team said we're going to send you out o auditions. Hall said the Showtime series ''

'' knew about his commitment to BET, but it took so long to respond to his agents; however, he continued to move forward with his new projects. "I never did quit the show," Hall said. "When ''The Game'' got canceled, I was offered another job and I booked ''Ray Donovan'' the next day." Hall made a guest appearance for the sixth season in one episode " The Blueprint" and in the series finale. On September 18, 2015, he was cast in ''

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''.

Personal life

Hall met his wife Linda in 1996 when she was a freshman in college. They married in 1997. They have four children.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Pooch 1976 births Living people Musicians from Brockton, Massachusetts American male film actors American male television actors University of Massachusetts Dartmouth alumni 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Massachusetts 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American musicians Brockton High School alumni