List of One on One characters

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Contents 1 Main Characters 1.1 Flexter "Flex Washington" Alexander Barnes 1.2 Breanna Latrice Barnes 1.3 Arnaz Leroy Ballard 1.4 Cloteal Spirit Freedom Jones 1.5 Duane Odell Knox 1.6 Lisa Sanchez 1.7 Darrell "D-Mack" McGinty 1.8 Sara Crawford 2 Recurring Characters

[edit] Main Characters

[edit] Flexter "Flex Washington" Alexander Barnes

The character of Flex Washington, born Flexter Alexander Barnes, was portrayed by Flex Alexander. Flex was born to Richard and Eunice Barnes and is the oldest of three children. In high school, Flex met Nicole, his first serious girlfriend. Before that, Flex had a reputation with women that caused many fathers in his neighborhood to dislike him. At age 18, Flex got Nicole pregnant as a senior in high school. She gave birth to a baby girl named Breanna. A couple of years later, Flex and Nicole went their separate ways when Flex pursued a career in the NBA playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. During a game however, he blew out his knee and was sidelined. Luckily, he had a communications degree to fall back on (which he admitted he tried to get twice) and became a sportscaster in Baltimore for television station WYNX News 3.

After his daughter stays over for a weekend, Nicole springs news that she got a job in Nova Scotia and wants to take Breanna with her. Flex unwittingly volunteers to take care of Breanna, even though it may hamper his bachelor lifestyle. After his divorce from Nicole, Flex took on a player persona and even had a 30-day rule (not to date a woman for more than 30 days, otherwise it becomes a relationship). He broke that rule when he dated Natalie, Breanna's art teacher, which they broke up a year into the relationship because she didn't want to have children of her own though she wanted to be a good stepmom to Breanna. A year later, he began dating Danielle, a therapist who initially didn't want to date Flex because she was his and Breanna's therapist. They eventually became engaged. Around the same time, his show "The Flex Files" became syndicated. After Breanna moved out of Flex's apartment and moved to California, he made occasional visits to see Breanna when his job allowed.

[edit] Breanna Latrice Barnes

Main article: Breanna Barnes

The character of Breanna Barnes was portrayed by Kyla Pratt. Breanna is the daughter of Flex Washington and Nicole Barnes, born when the two were barely out of high school. When Breanna finds out that her mom Nicole got a job in Nova Scotia, it is Breanna who comes up with the idea to have Flex take care of her. During her stay with Flex, she (along with Spirit, whom she coerced into joining with her) joined the cheerleading squad which she initially would have never thought to try out for until the head cheerleader eggs her on about it and tries everything she can to keep her from joining.

She also had several crushes including Arnaz, one of her two best friends, who became an on-again/off-again love interest during the series and whom she didn't show any romantic interest in until towards the end of the first season. Breanna dated Josh, a handsome but somewhat lackwitted boy, whom became part of a love triangle between Breanna, Josh and Arnaz. Eventually, Breanna and Arnaz became a couple, only to be broken up when Josh and Arnaz' ex-girlfriend Ginger came up with a plan to break the two up, in which Breanna caught Ginger kissing Arnaz. During the third season, Arnaz and Breanna seemed to be on the way to getting back together until he revealed he wasn't a virgin one night when Breanna wanted to lose her virginity to Arnaz in order to stay popular with the cheerleaders (she didn't go through with it after she found out). It was then that Breanna decided to remain a virgin until she was ready to have sex, even if it wasn't until she was married.

By the fourth season, Breanna and Arnaz finally became a couple but Breanna had to endure jealousy when Charlie, a French girl, joined Arnaz' band as the lead singer. Nothing happened between Arnaz and Charlie because his heart was with Breanna. In the fourth season finale, Breanna and Arnaz broke up after Nicole came up with a plot to keep Breanna from making the same mistakes that she made with Flex when they were her age after Breanna announced she was going to live with Arnaz and Flex tried to convince Arnaz to let Breanna go to California to attend CalArts University. Arnaz went on the plane that Breanna was taking to California to tell her he couldn't live without her. They eventually went to California where they moved in with four other roommates: Cash, D-Mack, Lisa, and Sara. They broke up again when Arnaz and their roommate D-Mack's sister began getting closer. She started dating Calvin, a manager at McDonald's, only to break up because he thought that her heart was still with Arnaz. However, Breanna tells Arnaz she still love's him.

[edit] Arnaz Leroy Ballard

The character of Arnaz Ballard, Breanna's on-again, off-again love interest, was portrayed by Robert Ri'chard. Arnaz is an aspiring rock star and was born to a Caucasian mother and an African-American father, who left his mother and owns a crab restaurant. Arnaz had his own rock band called Zanra. Arnaz had a massive crush on Breanna when she and Arnaz met and would stop at nothing to impress her. Towards the end of season one, however, as he got her attention, his attention turned to Ginger, who became Breanna's rival.

After he and Ginger broke up, Arnaz attempted to get Breanna back but Breanna was dating Josh at the time. One Christmas, Breanna was given a half-heart pendant by Arnaz, who kept half of the pendant to show he would always keep Breanna close to his heart. In the fourth season premiere, Arnaz, Breanna and Spirit ran off to New York to pursue their dreams (Breanna acting, Arnaz playing guitar and Spirit designing). After three years of a "will they, won't they" situation between them, Arnaz and Breanna became a couple in the fourth season.

During the series Spirit (Sicily) made a song about him

"My momma's having a hard time givin' up the gen bean and my daddy he's a marraing the homecomin' queen"

A year later, Arnaz and Breanna's relationship hit the skids when their roommate D-Mack's sister Michelle (Brandy Norwood) visited and eventually Arnaz and Michelle became close friends. One night, the two slept on the couch, Michelle fully clothed and Arnaz wearing pants but no shirt. Breanna and their roommates, Sara, D-Mack, Lisa and Cash walked in after a party in Mexico and saw them and afterwards. Though they hadn't done anything intimate, Breanna and Arnaz broke up. Eventually, Michelle and Arnaz did get together, but they went their separate ways after Michelle realized Arnaz's heart was still with Breanna. He thought differently, so he borrowed Breanna's car (with permission) and chases after Michelle to the mountains. However, since the series didn't have a sixth season, it was undetermined whether Breanna and Arnaz would eventually get back together.

[edit] Cloteal Spirit Freedom Jones

The character of Spirit Jones was portrayed by Sicily Sewell from seasons 1-4. Spirit is the daughter of Leilani and Cooper Jones, two black hippies who run an incense shop. Spirit knew Arnaz since they were younger kids and became best friends with Breanna. Spirit has an unusual fashion style of her own which has given her the distinction of being the "Black Blossom Russo." It was revealed in one episode that Spirit once kissed Arnaz in a game of Spin the Bottle. The secret angered Breanna because she liked Arnaz, but the two friends apologized for the situation as Breanna realized that Spirit was one of her few true friends.

A running gag in the series is how Spirit never had a boyfriend. This changed in the fourth season when Spirit started dating A-Train, Arnaz's rival in a Battle of the Bands contest. Their relationship strained her and Arnaz's for a little while, but eventually they mended fences.

[edit] Duane Odell Knox

The character of Duane Odell Knox was portrayed by Kelly Perine from seasons 1-4. Duane was a used car salesman for Big Sal's Used Cars who lived up to the stereotype that car salesmen cheat their customers. As he says in the episode "Playing Possum", he "eats sleaze for breakfast and washes it down with a tall glass of dishonesty." Duane was Flex's best friend since they were kids. Duane had lived in his mother's basement well into his 20s and 30s, eventually moving into an apartment next door to Flex. He had an on-again/off-again relationship with Candace Taylor (known as Candy), a manicurist at Flex's father's barbershop Phatheadz. They first broke up after Duane lied to her about losing his job at Big Sal's. They later became engaged, but they broke off the engagement as well.

When Duane found out he had a "serious health problem" (he had high cholesterol), he needed to contact his father since high cholesterol might be genetic in his family. He met his father, Vaughn Odell Knox (Smokey Robinson) after months of searching for him. Not long after, Vaughn asked Duane for a kidney, which turned out to be for Duane's half-brother Dwayne (Orlando Brown). After losing his car salesman job, he started his own business, D's Dubs and Subs, which was a cross between a Subway restaurant and a custom auto parts shop.

Through the whole series Duane always wore a hat. This was because Flex's brother Kevin made a mistake while practicing to cut hair when a child which never healed. This was reveled in the episode Phatheadz.

[edit] Lisa Sanchez

The character of Lisa Sanchez was portrayed by Camille Mana during season 5. Lisa is one of the four roommates Breanna and Arnaz live with when they move out to California. Other than her roommates, she is somewhat overlooked by people, such as D-Mac's sister Michelle, who doesn't remember her at all even though she lived with D-Mac. Lisa has had a long-standing crush on D-Mac, though he takes no interest in her. She eventually dates Benjamin, the sweet, nerdy manager of the BLOG, a restaurant hangout where Arnaz works.

[edit] Darrell "D-Mack" McGinty

The character of Darrell McGinty, nicknamed "D-Mack", was portrayed by Ray J during season 5. D-Mack is one of the four roommates Breanna and Arnaz live with when they move out to California. D-Mack has a hip-hop persona although his lifestyle as a Malibu rich kid comes out at times. He hired his sister Michelle (Brandy Norwood) to became close to Arnaz so he can date Breanna.

[edit] Sara Crawford

The character of Sara Crawford was portrayed by Nicole Paggi during season 5. Sara is one of the four roommates Breanna and Arnaz live with when they move out to California and is portrayed as being the "sex image"/ hot girl-next-door of the house. Sara is considered a gold digger, dreams of being a trophy wife, since she grew up in a trailer park in Iowa. In the last episode, she dated Andrew, whom she met while she and Lisa accompanied Breanna to a clinic to get information on contraceptives (Breanna was prepared to have sex with Arnaz just to keep him from straying from her, but she never did), however his need to get to know Sara before having sex with her tired her to the point where she gave up on him. Her passiveness turned him on, but the next night, Sara caught Andrew with another woman.

[edit] Recurring Characters

Arranged by the season(s) they appeared:

• Ron Canada as Richard, Flex's father (seasons 1-3).
• Joan Pringle as Eunice, Flex's mother (seasons 1-3).
• Tamala Jones as Tonya, an old girlfriend of Flex's (seasons 1 and 3).
• Tichina Arnold as Nicole, Flex's ex-wife and Breanna's mother (seasons 1-5).
• Holly Robinson Peete as Stacy, Flex's co-worker (season 1).
• Khanya Mkhize as Ginger, Breanna's rival and Arnaz's former girlfriend (seasons 1-3).
• Omar Gooding as Malik, a barber at Phatheadz (seasons 2-3).
• Rashaan Nall as Walt, a barber at Phatheadz (seasons 2-4).
• Laz Alonso as Manny, a barber at Phatheadz (seasons 2-3).
• Shondrella Avery as Candy, a nail stylist at Phatheadz and love interest for Duane (seasons 2-4).
• Melissa De Sousa as Natalie Odessa, Breanna's teacher who later dates Flex (seasons 2-3).
• Josh Henderson as Josh McEntire, Breanna's new love interest after her break-up with Arnaz (seasons 2-3).
• Kim Coles as Leilani Jones, Spirit's mother (seasons 2-4).
• Edward "Grapevine" Fordham, Jr. as Ace Fields, a new barber at Phatheadz (seasons 2-3).
• Saskia Garel as Danielle, Flex's girlfriend (season 4).
• Lloyd as A-Train (season 4)
• Kel Mitchell as Manny Sellers, the former child actor and Breanna's landlord (season 5).
• Ernie Grunwald as Benjamin (season 5).
• Brandy Norwood as Michelle, D-Mack's sister (season 5).