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Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, director, and activist. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.After making his film debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Whitaker went on to earn ... ... ( read more! ) Gregory Hines (February 14, 1946 August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. ... ... ( read more! ) Robin Simone Givens (November 27, 1964) is an American actress and model. Shes best known for her roles as Jada Jet in CWs Batwoman, Stephanie Carlisle in OWNs drama Ambitions, Sierra McCoy in CWs Riverdale, Abby in Tyler Perrys The Family That Preys, Kim in Head of State, Wilma Cuthbert on UPNs sitcom Sparks, Jacqueline Broyer in Boomerang, Imabel ... ... ( read more! ) ... Danny Lebern Glover(born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is best known for his co-starring lead role asSergeant Roger Murtaughin theLethal Weaponfilm series.Glover has had a variety of film, stage, and television roles. He starred as the husband toWhoopi Goldbergs character, Celie in the celebrated lit ... ... ( read more! ) Badja Medu Djola (born Bernard Bradley April 9, 1948 January 8, 2005) was an American actor from Brooklyn, New York who worked primarily within Black film. He is best known for Mississippi Burning, Penitentiary, A Rage in Harlem, and Whos the ManDescription above from the Wikipedia article Badja Djola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contrib ... ... ( read more! ) Lisa Tyler Collins is an American RandB singer and actress. ... ... ( read more! ) Samm-Art Williams (born Samuel Arthur Williams January 20, 1946) is an American playwright and screenwriter, and a stage and filmTV actor and television producer. Much of his work concerns the African-American experience.He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home (1979), which moved from the Negro Ensemble Company to ... ... ( read more! ) Robert Stack Pierce was an actor who was previously a boxer and professional baseball player. ... ... ( read more! ) ... Helen Dorothy Martin (July 23, 1909 March 25, 2000) was an American actress of stage and television who is perhaps most well known for her role in the sitcom 227 as Marla Gibbs neighbor Pearl.Martin was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Amanda Frankie (ne Fox) and William Martin, a minister.Martin was a Broadway character actress for ma ... ... ( read more! ) Wendell Edward Pierce(born December 8, 1963) is an American actor and businessman. Having trained atJuilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as acharacter actorportraying roles on both stage and screen. He first gained recognition portraying the role of DetectiveBunk Morelandin the acclaimedHBOdrama seriesThe Wirefrom 2002 to 2008.His other nota ... ... ( read more! ) An American comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Michael "Mike" Fulton, an elementary school teacher, on the NBC series Punky Brewster and Mylo Williams on the Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss as a supervisor, whose catchphrase was "Mylo gots to get his!" He is also well known for playing the role of drug addicted Gary McC ... ... ( read more! )