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The Boo Crew
''The Boo Crew'' (originally known as ''Thugaboo'') is a series of children's animated television specials created by the Wayans Brothers. It was first aired on Nicktoons Network on August 11, 2006. To date, there have been two The Boo Crew specials. As of the year of 2017, both specials have been uploaded on YouTube by Shawn Wayans in the channel titled "The Boo Crew TV" with the theme music omitted as the series was simply re-titled "The Boo Crew". Plot The show centers on the adventures of a group of neighborhood kids of diverse ethnic cultures known as "The Boo Crew" with D-Roc as the leader, often helping each other out and going to serious situations and learning a lesson in morals. The show features an abstract voice cast starring most of the Wayans family with the animation having some similarity to other black-centered shows such as ''The Proud Family''. The show has a structure combination of African-American cultural endurance and adoration with ending music videos si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayans Brothers
''The Wayans Bros.'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on The WB from January 11, 1995, to May 20, 1999. The series starred real life brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans, comedian John Witherspoon, and Anna Maria Horsford (season 2 onward). Premise Shawn and Marlon Williams (Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans) are brothers who live in an apartment on 117th Street in Harlem. Shawn owns a local newsstand, where he and his brother Marlon work on a daily basis. Their father, John "Pops" Williams (John Witherspoon), owns a diner called Pops' Joint, where Marlon once worked (during season 1). Formerly located in Harlem, the restaurant was later moved downtown into the fictional Neidermeyer Building, in Rockefeller Center, where Shawn's newsstand is located and Dee Baxter (Anna Maria Horsford (onwards from Season 2)) works as a security guard. Season 2 transitions Many transitions were made in season 2: * Shawn's former girlfriend, Lisa Saunders (Lela Rochon), did not return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Alan Grier
David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. Known for his roles on stage and screen, Grier gained popularity playing multiple roles in the American sketch comedy television series '' In Living Color'' (1990–1994) and Reverend Leon Lonnie Love on the Fox comedy series ''Martin'' (1993–1997). In 2004, Grier was ranked no. 94 on Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Grier made his feature film debut in the Robert Altman directed drama '' Streamers'' (1983) for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. Grier then took roles in films such as '' A Soldier's Story'' (1984), ''Boomerang'' (1992), '' Jumanji'' (1995), '' Baadasssss!'' (2003), '' Bewitched'' (2005), '' They Cloned Tyrone'' (2023), '' The Color Purple'' (2023), and '' The American Society of Magical Negroes'' (2024). On stage, Grier won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in the Broadway revival of '' A Soldier's Play'' (2021) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Television Specials
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon also has 6 edges as well as 6 internal and external angles. 6 is the second smallest composite number. It is also the first number that is the sum of its proper divisors, making it the smallest perfect number. It is also the only perfect number that doesn't have a digital root of 1. 6 is the first unitary perfect number, since it is the sum of its positive proper unitary divisors, without including itself. Only five such numbers are known to exist. 6 is the largest of the four all-Harshad numbers. 6 is the 2nd superior highly composite number, the 2nd colossally abundant number, the 3rd triangular number, the 4th highly composite number, a pronic number, a congruent number, a harmonic divisor number, and a semiprime. 6 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon Wayans
Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (; born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. A member of the Wayans family of entertainers, Damon performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a brief stint on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live.'' He later joined his family on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's sketch comedy show ''In Living Color'' (1990–1992), and wrote and performed on his own animated series ''Waynehead'' (1996–1997) and live-action series ''Damon (TV series), Damon'' (1998). Since then, he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including ''Mo' Money'', ''The Last Boy Scout'', ''Major Payne'', ''Bulletproof (1996 film), Bulletproof'', and the sitcoms ''My Wife and Kids'' and ''Poppa's House'', the latter featuring his son Damon Wayans Jr. From 2016 to 2019, he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the Fox television series ''Lethal Weapon (TV series), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waynehead
''Waynehead'' is an animated television series created by actor/comedian Damon Wayans and ran from 1996 to 1997 on Kids' WB, and on YTV from 1996 to 1998. It was a co-production of Warner Bros. Television Animation and Nelvana, with overseas animation by Hanho Heung-Up Co., Ltd., and Philippine Animation Studio, Inc., while the opening sequence was animated by TMS-Kyokuchi Corporation in Japan. ''Waynehead'' lasted for 13 episodes for one season; Wayans stated that he was told by Warner Bros. that the cartoon wasn't black enough nor funny enough, to which a WB executive replied by insisting that the show was merely low-rated. It is about a young boy named Damey Wayne, of unknown age, from a poor background and with a club foot. It was based on Wayans' own childhood in the Chelsea neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Actors who provided voices for the show included Gary Coleman, Orlando Brown, and Marlon Wayans. Voice cast * Orlando Brown as Damey "Wayneh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Jordans
Air Jordan is a line of basketball and sportswear shoes produced by Nike, Inc. Related apparel and accessories are marketed under Jordan Brand. The first Air Jordan shoe was produced for basketball player Michael Jordan during his time with the Chicago Bulls on November 17, 1984, and released to the public on April 1, 1985. The shoes were designed for Nike by Peter Moore, Tinker Hatfield, and Bruce Kilgore. The Jordan Logo, known as the " Jumpman", originated from a photograph by Jacobus Rentmeester, taken before Jordan played for Team USA in the 1984 Summer Olympics. History As Michael Jordan entered his rookie year in 1984, he was approached to sign a shoe deal with Adidas, Converse, and Nike. In their meeting with Jordan, Nike centered its presentation around a highlight video of Jordan's various slam dunks, scored to "Jump (For My Love)" by the Pointer Sisters. Nike showcased the first design of the shoe, but Jordan criticized its colorway. While other companies saw Jordan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Wayans
Craig Mikel Wayans (born March 27, 1976) is an American writer, television producer and actor. He is the nephew of Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans. Career Craig was born in New York City, New York to Diedre Wayans, sister to Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Sr., Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans. He worked as production assistant on his uncle Damon's film, ''Major Payne''. He helped write the script for ''Scary Movie 2''. He has also appeared in bit parts in ''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'' (1996) and '' The Sixth Man'' (1997). He co-starred in '' Thugaboo: Miracle on D-Roc's Street'' (2006) and '' Dance Flick'' (2009). He was a regular writer and producer on Damon Wayans' TV sitcom ''My Wife And Kids'', along with Damien Dante Wayans, and Kim Wayans. Craig co-created and co-starred in the 2013 BET TV show '' Second Generation Wayans'' with his cousin, Damien Dante Wayans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaunté Wayans
Chaunté Wayans (born May 24, 1982) is an American comedian writer, and actress. Life and career Chaunté Wayans is a member of the Wayans Family, whose members include Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Sr., Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, and her brother Damien Dante Wayans. She is the daughter of Elvira Wayans. Chaunté married her wife Marshay Nicole in 2023. Chaunté entered the film industry as a production assistant, working on ''Americanizing Shelley'' and some of her uncles' productions, including ''Scary Movie 2'' and ''My Wife and Kids''. She later appeared as herself in the TLC TLC may refer to: Arts and entertainment Television * ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2 * TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network ** TLC (Asia), an A ... series ''Trading Spaces''. She made her feature film debut in 2009, alongside several extended family members, in the movie ''Dance F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Johnson
Woodrow Wilson "Buddy" Johnson (January 10, 1915 – February 9, 1977) was an American jump blues pianist and bandleader active from the 1930s through the 1960s. His songs were often performed by his sister Ella Johnson, most notably "Since I Fell for You", which became a jazz standard. Life and career Born in Darlington, South Carolina, United States, Johnson took piano lessons as a child, and classical music remained one of his passions. In 1938, he moved to New York City, and the following year toured Europe with the Cotton Club Revue, being expelled from Nazi Germany. Later in 1939, he first recorded for Decca Records with his band, soon afterwards being joined by his sister Ella as vocalist. By 1941, he had assembled a nine-piece orchestra, and soon began a series of R&B and pop chart hits. These included "Let's Beat Out Some Love" (No. 2 R&B, 1943, with Johnson on vocals), "Baby Don't You Cry" (No. 3 R&B, 1943, with Warren Evans on vocals), his biggest hit "When My Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Witherspoon (actor)
John Witherspoon ( Weatherspoon; January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019) was an American actor and comedian who performed in various television shows and films. He played Willie Jones in the ''Friday'' series, and starred in films such as '' Hollywood Shuffle'' (1987), ''Boomerang'' (1992), ''The Five Heartbeats'' (1991), and '' Vampire in Brooklyn'' (1995). In addition, Witherspoon made appearances on television shows such as ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' (1994), ''The Wayans Bros.'' (1995–1999), ''The Tracy Morgan Show'' (2003), ''Barnaby Jones'' (1973), ''The Boondocks'' (2005–2014), and '' Black Jesus'' (2014–2019). Early life Witherspoon was born on January 27, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan. He later changed his last name from Weatherspoon to Witherspoon. Witherspoon was one of 11 siblings. His older brother, William, became a songwriter for Motown, with whom he penned the lyrics of the 1966 hit single "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted". Another sibling, Cato, was a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kym Whitley
Kym Whitley (born July 21, 1962) is an American comedian, actress and podcaster. She is known for her roles on television sitcoms, such as ''My Brother and Me'', '' Sparks'', ''Animal Practice'', ''The Boondocks'', ''Young & Hungry'', ''The Parkers'', ''The Cleveland Show'', ''Black Dynamite'', and ''Act Your Age''. Whitley was nominated for a 2004 BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Box Office Movie for her role as Ormandy in the 2003 comedy film ''Deliver Us From Eva''. Early life and education Whitley was born on July 21, 1962 in Shaker Heights, Ohio to Kaysonia and William Whitley. Her father was a founding partner of Whitley and Whitley, the black architectural firm involved in a joint venture to design and build Jacobs Field (now Progressive Field), home to the Cleveland Guardians. She attended Shaker Heights High School (graduating in 1979) and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. She was initiated into the Alpha Beta chapter of the Delta Sigma Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Lee
Robert Young Lee Jr. (born September 17, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. Lee co-hosts the podcasts Bad Friends (podcast), ''Bad Friends'' with Andrew Santino and ''TigerBelly'' with Khalyla Kuhn. From 2001 to 2009, Lee was a cast member on ''MADtv'', and he co-starred in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC single-camera sitcom series ''Splitting Up Together'' alongside Jenna Fischer and Oliver Hudson between 2018 and 2019. Lee has also appeared in the films ''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'' (2004), ''Pineapple Express (film), Pineapple Express'' (2008), and ''The Dictator (2012 film), The Dictator'' (2012). He had a guest appearance as the cynical, burned-out Dr. Kang on FX (TV channel), FX on Hulu's TV comedy series ''Reservation Dogs''. Early life and education Lee was born on September 17, 1971 in San Diego to Korean immigrant parents Jeanie and Robert Lee. He and his younger brother Steve grew up in Poway, California. His parents owned cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
