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ActorBirth Date :
September 13, 1969Birth Place :
New Orleans, Louisiana, USAClaim to fame :
As Daddy' Charles/Mable 'Madea Simmons in "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (2002)
'Grey's Anatomy' Wins Two Nods at 12th Annual Prism Awards
April 25, 2008 12:04:57This year Prism Awards, which is the 12th, was held Thursday night, April 24 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The awards event, which was staged by the nonprofit Entertainment Industries Council in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the FX network, saw ABC's hit medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" winning the awards for Drama Episode and Performance in a Drama Series Episode for its star Ben Vereen.
Also nabbed two nods was ABC's another TV series "Brothers & Sisters" whose stars Dave Annable and Sally Field took away the Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Story Line Awards. Fox's animated sitcom "The Simpsons" was the other award winner, thanks to its episode titled "Crook and Ladder" which won the Comedy Series Episode Award.
Meet The Browns Charity Auction
March 21, 2008 11:03:05Lion's Gate Films has announced an eBay charitable auction for several exclusive "MEET THE BROWNS" posters signed by Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, Sofia Vergara, Jennifer Lewis, David Mann, Tamela Mann, and Lance Gross. All the money raised will be donated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
Along with the studio certified posters signed by the cast and filmmakers, the winning bidders will receive a signed letter verifying their authenticity. The letter will be signed by Erika Schimik, Lion's Gate Senior VP, on behalf of the company.
Tyler Perry's 'House of Payne' Took Top Honors at the 39th Annual NAACP Image Awards
February 15, 2008 11:02:06Winners of the 39th annual NAACP Image Awards have been unveiled. The awards show, took place Thursday, February 14 at the Shrine Auditorium, saw TBS' sitcom "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" won three top honors in the TV categories, mainly for Comedy Series, Actor in a Comedy Series for LaVan Davis, and Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Lance Gross.
CW Network's sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris" which was one of the leading award nominees with six nods, unfortunately, walked away with just one award which was for the category of Writing in a Comedy Series for Ali LeRoi. The other leading nominee "Girlfriends" which was up for six nods as well, sad to say, experienced worse fate as it won none.
Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent Among Hollywood Entertainers Targeted in Steroid Investigation
January 14, 2008 01:01:02Hollywood entertainment industry is hit with steroid scandal. Albany newspaper, the Times Union, reported that an investigation is being conducted by the Albany County district attorney, P. David Soares, on some music stars, like Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent, concerning the use of the human growth hormones.
In addition to both stars, other possible recipients included two other musicians, Wyclef Jean and Timbaland, and Tyler Perry, an author, actor and producer in theater, film and television.
Tyler Perry Joins Star Trek, Involved in Pic's Pivotal Scene?
January 02, 2008 02:01:04Cast addition for the highly-anticipated "Star Trek" seems to have included another well-known name that turns out to be Tyler Perry, if tidbit from UGO proves legit.
According to sources for the site, the actor/director is being billed as the head of Starfleet Academy and has already filmed his scenes, of which one of them was claimed to be a big sequence about young Kirk facing expulsion from Starfleet.
Great Debaters L.A. Premiere Packed with Big Stars
December 13, 2007 03:12:18A bunch of lauded names in Hollywood film industry illuminated Hollywood's Arclight Cinerama Dome as they all gathered up on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 for the premiere of "The Great Debaters", a production of The Weinstein Company set for theatrical release on Christmas Day this year.
Leading star and director Denzel Washington cheerfully showed up alongside beloved wife Pauletta Washington before taking his time to pose together with producer Oprah Winfrey, who sported a beaded Oscar de la Renta gown that night.
Tyler Perry Pleased to "Meet the Browns"
June 08, 2007 09:06:31
Sustaining his good relationship with Lionsgate Films, Tyler Perry is on the move to make his fifth film project under the studio banner that will also be his next feature directorial effort after "Why Did I Get Married?".
The New Orleans native will both helm and star in "Meet the Browns" based on his own stage play that he produced back in 2004. Story concerns a single mother who rediscovers the joys of family and the possibility of second chances when meeting the fun-loving family of her father, whom she never knew.
Lionsgate Gets Double from Tyler Perry
November 18, 2006 09:11:37
Extending its collaboration with writer/director/actor Tyler Perry, Lionsgate Films is set to produce not only one, but two flicks of the man's writing works entitled "Why Did I Get Married?" and "Jazz Man's Blues."
Both urban-themed features, the former one will be made based on Perry's stage play of the same title which deals with the trials of marriage while the latter, set in the south in post-WWII, centers on a struggling singer who becomes a Ku Klux Klan's target after having an affair with the wife of a racist man.
Box Office's Top 10 Entries
March 20, 2006 11:03:20
V apparently is not merely for "Vendetta", but "victory" as well. The political thriller, tentatively titled "V for Vendetta", has seized the box office's throne from its predecessor comedy romance "Failure to Launch", taking in an estimated $26.1 million to become the No. 1 movie in the US.
Last week's top movie, the romantic comedy "Failure to Launch" automatically drops one to 2nd place with $15.8 million. Last week's runner-up, "The Shaggy Dog," also slips one place to No. 3 brings in $13.6 million in ticket sales. Elsewhere, the new release "She's the Man" debuts at No.4 with $11 million in tickets sold.
