Charles Lane (African-American actor/filmmaker)
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Charles Lane (born December 26, 1953) is an African-American actor and filmmaker.
While attending SUNY Purchase as a film student, he made a short titled "A Place in Time" based on the famous Kitty Genovese incident. This short gained him a certain amount of attention, including a student Academy Award nomination. Lane then directed and starred in feature films True Identity and Sidewalk Stories, the later of which won several awards, including one at the Cannes Film Festival. This silent, black-and-white story of a homeless man and the little girl he tries to help was released by Palm Pictures, but is now out-of-print.
Charles also had a starring role in the Mario Van Peebles film Posse, as Weezie, often the butt of jokes.
He has starred with James Earl Jones, Lenny Henry and Frank Langella and offered one of the first film roles to Sopranos actress Edie Falco. Lane often includes various friends and family star in his films, including brother Gerald, friend George, and daughter Nicole Alysia.
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