Mel Jackson
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Born |
October 13, 1970 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Years active | 1993-present |
Mel Jackson (born October 13, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois,[1] U.S.) is an African-American actor,[2] producer, spoken word artist and R&B musician.
Career
Jackson made his first big screen appearance in the 1997 film Soul Food,[3] and since has appeared in films such as Deliver Us From Eva, The Temptations, Uninvited Guest, Motives and Flip the Script. Later he landed a role on Living Single,[4] where he played "Tripp" during the hit sitcom's final year.[5] And he also played "Johnnie" on The Parkers in the final season's run.
In 2003, Jackson appeared with Deborah Cox in a stage play called Love On Lay-Away.
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role |
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1997 | Soul Food | Simuel St.James |
1999 | Uninvited Guest | Howard |
2000 | Dancing in September | Malik |
2003 | Deliver Us From Eva | Tim |
2003 | Ride or Die | Video Director |
2004 | Motives | Det. Morgan |
2005 | Friends and Lovers | Richard |
2005 | Flip the Script | Bruce |
2006 | Where is Love Waiting | Darren |
2007 | Motives 2 | Det. Morgan |
2008 | A Good Man Is Hard to Find | Jasper King |
2008 | The Abduction of Jesse Bookman | Jesse Bookman |
2008 | The Stuck Up Kids | Pennell |
2011 | Dreams | Mia's father |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | To Sir, with Love II | Tommy Rahwn | TV Movie, (CBS) |
1996 | The Parent 'Hood | Ahmad Zaire | Season 3, The Critic (WB) |
1997 | NYPD Blue | Jermaine Brewer | Season 4, Bad Rap (ABC) |
1997 | George Wallace | Eddie | TV Movie (TNT) |
1997 | Hitz | Sid | Season 1, Pilot (UPN) |
1997-98 | Living Single | Tripp Williams | 12 Episodes, (Fox) |
1997-99 | In the House | Graham | Six Episodes, (NBC) |
1998 | The Temptations | Norman Whitfield | TV Movie, (NBC) |
1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | Jay Jackson | Season 1, Confidence (ABC) |
1999 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Kenny | Season 4, Why Don't We Just Roll Reversal |
1999-2001 | DAG | Agent Morton | 17 Episodes, (NBC) |
2000 | Playing with Fire | TV Movie, (BET) | |
2000 | Little Richard | Robert Blackwell | TV Movie, (NBC) |
2000 | The Steve Harvey Show | Julian | Season 4, African- American Gigolo (WB) |
2002 | For Your Love | Derrick | Season 5, The Affairs of the Heart (WB) |
2004 | The Parkers | Johnnie | Three Episodes, Three Episodes |
2004 | The Division | Johnny | Four Episodes, (Lifetime) |
2005 | Half & Half | Roland | Season 3, The Big Home is Where the Car Is Episode (UPN) |
2005 | Love, Inc. | Daniel | Season 1, Living Single |
2011 | Reed Between the Lines | James | Season 1, Let's Talk About Boys in Tights (BET) |
2012 | To Love and to Cherish | Jay | TV Movie |
References
- ↑ Torriano, Berry & Venise T. "Historical dictionary of African American cinema" Volume 12. Scarecrow Press, 2007.
- ↑ Zwecker, Bill (November 14, 2000). "CTA's No. 151 bus takes Mel Jackson to stardom". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 37. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ↑ "What Stars Did Before They Became Famous" - Jet Magazine 26 Oct 1998 - Pg 60
- ↑ "Living Single on TV.com", TV.com
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk6IL-Gk8EI
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