How could we let this day go by without giving a birthday shoutout to Eddie Kang!? Black thespian Michael Wright turns 56 today! Happy B-Day to the Kang! New York native Michael Wright (born April 30, 1956) is an American film and television actor, who is best known for his role as Eddie King, Jr. in the [...]
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Birthday shoutout time — Buggin Out from Do the Right Thing turns 54 today, but we bet he has a whole bunch of clean, brand new pairs of shoes now! Happy birthday (April 26) to thespian Giancarlo Esposito, the Danish-born American film and television actor and director best known for his roles in such films as The Usual Suspects and School [...]
It’s about that time for another birthday shout out y’all. Wish we could do it everyday but today we honor black thespians Robert Hooks, and Fredro Starr, born on April 18. Mr. Hooks turns 75 and Fredro celebrates birthday number 42 today! Robert Hooks is an American actor of films, television and stage. With a career as a producer and political [...]
Occasionally we like to acknowledge the birthdays of our black thespians and there’s a few familiar faces born on March 14, so here we go: Elise Neal (The Hughley’s, All of Us, Hustle & Flow), 46 Tamara Tunie (As the World Turns, Law & Order: SVU), 53 Penny Johnson (Castle, 24), 51 (photo above) Gary [...]
He’s come a long way since Like Mike — rapper and actor Bow Wow turns a measly 25 years old today. Shad Gregory Moss made his first movie appearance in All About the Benjamins, in 2002 as a cameo. In the same year, Bow Wow made his debut as the lead role in Like Mike. [...]
Today we celebrate the 85th birthday of Harry Belafonte. Born March 1, 1927 in Harlem, New York, Harold George “Harry” Belafonte, Jr. is a living legendary singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He’s been dubbed the “King of Calypso” for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps [...]
We’re giving a birthday shoutout to For Better Or Worse actress Tasha Smith –she turns 41 today! (Feb 28) Tasha is one of the busiest African-American actresses working in Hollywood. When she’s not playing her over-the-top character, Angela, in Tyler Perry’s hit TV show, For Better or Worse, she’s shooting movies like Jumping the Broom. Most recently, [...]
Carol Denise “Niecy” Nash celebrates her 42nd birthday today, February 23. The comedian and actress has hosted Clean House on the Style Network and played Deputy Raineesha Williams on the Comedy Central television series Reno 911!, as well as providing the voice of Mrs. Boots on the ABC Family animated series Slacker Cats. The black [...]
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