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The Stan Tookie Williams Story
''Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story'' is a 2004 American made-for-television biographical crime drama film starring Jamie Foxx, Lynn Whitfield, Lee Thompson Young and CCH Pounder. The film was directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and the screenplay was written by J.T. Allen. The film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and was later broadcast on the FX network on April 11, 2004. The film deals with the life of Stanley Tookie Williams, the co-founding member of the Crips street gang. Along with showing his life in the streets and his time in prison, it shows the work Williams did while incarcerated to help decrease gang violence in the world. The film was shot in 2003 while Williams was still imprisoned. On December 13, 2005, Williams was executed by lethal injection in California. Cast Production Development During Williams' incarceration, he began co-writing a series of books with Barbara Becnel for young children about the dangers of gang violence. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and television director. As an actor, he is known for his role as Dr. Dennis Hancock on the CBS medical drama ''Chicago Hope'' created by David E. Kelley and as Ben Urich in the Netflix TV series ''Marvel's Daredevil''. He wrote, directed and starred in the cult film '' Gridlock'd''. Early life Curtis-Hall was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Angeline, a nurse, and Curtis Hall, a construction company owner. Designer Kevan Hall is the brother of Vondie. They also have a sister, Sherrie. All of them attended Presentation Our Lady of Victory grade school in Detroit where they were taught by the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the only all black order of nuns in the United States. Career Initially a stage actor, Curtis-Hall was a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical '' Dreamgirls''. He originated the role of Marty, James "Thunder" Early's original manager. Curtis-Hall has appeared in nume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correctional facility, lock-up, hoosegow or remand center, is a facility in which inmates (or prisoners) are confined against their will and usually denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state as punishment for various crimes. Prisons are most commonly used within a criminal justice system: people charged with crimes may be imprisoned until their trial; those pleading or being found guilty of crimes at trial may be sentenced to a specified period of imprisonment. In simplest terms, a prison can also be described as a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed. Prisons can also be used as a tool of political repression by authoritarian regimes. Their perceived opponents may b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Duran (broadcaster)
Dan Duran is a Canadian actor and broadcaster, best known as a former co-anchor with Carla Collins of the Canadian entertainment news series '' ENow''. He was more recently seen in the recurring role of the ill-fated "Man from Protected" in the well-received Canadian television series '' Cra$h & Burn''. In May 2011, he was announced as the morning show host on CJWV-FM, a new radio station in Peterborough, Ontario. His cohost is actor Linda Kash. '' Peterborough Examiner
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Shane Daly
Shane Daly (born 19 December 1996) is an Irish rugby union player for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Munster and, internationally, for Ireland. He plays primarily as a wing or fullback, but has also played as a centre. Daly represents Cork Constitution in the All-Ireland League. Early life Born in Cork, Daly first began playing rugby for Highfield R.F.C. He attended Presentation Brothers College, Cork, where he played in the Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup, though injury prevented him from breaking through at age grade until under-20 level, during which time he won an U20 inter-provincial title with Munster. Cork Constitution Daly was part of the Con team that won the All-Ireland League Division 1A, Munster Senior Cup and All-Ireland Cup during the 2016–17 season, as well as winning a second Senior Cup and All-Ireland League during the 2018–19 season. Con defended their Munster Senior Cup title during the 2019–20 season, defeating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Dunsmore
Rosemary Dunsmore (born July 13, 1952) is a Canadian TV, film, and theatre actress, director, and educator. She was awarded a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her 1982 performance in ''Straight Ahead/Blind Dancers''. In 2009 she won the ACTRA Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''The Baby Formula''. She has starred in some well-known Canadian productions, including ''The Campbells'', '' Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel'', ''Road to Avonlea'', '' Mom P.I.'', ''Murdoch Mysteries'' and ''Orphan Black''. Life and career Born on July 13, 1952 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Dunsmore was trained in drama at York University from which she graduated in 1973. She began her professional career in 1975 touring in Cedric Smith and George Luscombe's play ''Ten Lost Years''. She soon appeared in productions in several important Canadian theatres, including the Stratford Festival, the Centaur Theatre. and the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts. For her 1982 performance in ''Straig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Meeks
Aaron Joseph Meeks (born April 26, 1986) is an American actor. He was born in Watts, California, and is best known for his role as Ahmad Chadway on the Showtime television series ''Soul Food'' (2000−04). During his acting career, Meeks was awarded two NAACP Image Awards and received three Young Artist Award nominations. Career Meeks stated acting in childhood as a member of the Cornerstone Theater Company troupe. His brother, Andrew, was also a child actor. Aaron made his screen debut in 1999 on medical drama '' Diagnosis: Murder'', playing an abused young boy. In 2000, Meeks appeared as Herman D. Washington in the Showtime movie ''A Storm in Summer'', starring opposite Peter Falk. Their characters form an unlikely friendship. One reviewer found Meeks' performance "impressive." He earned a Young Artist Award nomination in 2001 for his work in this film. Meeks portrayed a young Cassius Clay in '' Ali: An American Hero'' (2000) and acted in the Gregory Hines television film '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Jomo Pierre
Joseph Jomo Pierre, also credited as Joseph Pierre, is a Trinidadian-Canadian actor and playwright."Q&A: Joseph Jomo Pierre on hip-hop and Shakespeare" '' The Globe and Mail'', February 8, 2013. He is best known for his 2013 play ''Shakespeare's Nigga'', a play which explored by recontextualizing two characters from the plays of |
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018), also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2003, and from 2009 until her death, and was a deputy minister of arts and culture from 1994 to 1996. A member of the African National Congress (ANC) political party, she served on the ANC's National Executive Committee and headed its Women's League. Madikizela-Mandela was known to her supporters as the "Mother of the Nation". Born to a Xhosa royal family in Bizana, and a qualified social worker, she married anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg in 1958; they remained married for 38 years and had two children together. In 1963, after Mandela was imprisoned following the Rivonia Trial, she became his public face during the 27 years he spent in jail. During that period, she rose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wes Williams
Wesley "Wes" Williams (born March 31, 1968) is a Canadian rapper, record producer, actor, and author. He is known professionally by his stage names Maestro Fresh Wes (formerly Maestro Fresh-Wes) or Maestro as a musician, and is credited by his birth name as an actor. One of the earliest Canadian rappers to achieve mainstream success, he is credited as the "Godfather of Canadian hip hop"."Maestro Fresh Wes Gets Classified, the Trews, Rich Kidd for 'Black Tuxedo' EP, Reveals New Album Plans" '''', September 17, 2012. His debut album, '' |
Brenda Bazinet
Brenda Bazinet (born July 18, 1956) is a Canadian actress. She is a recipient of the Gemini Award and has been nominated four times for the Dora Mavor Moore Award. Bazinet was born in 1956 in Saskatchewan and grew up there. She attended high school in Stoughton, after which she studied fine arts at the University of Regina. Bazinet and two friends founded the 5 & Dime Productions theater company in 1985. She has also taught at Actors Workshop, Actraworks, Citadel Theatre/Banff Professional Theatre Program, George Brown Theatre School, Humber College, and Ryerson University. She won a Gemini Award for Best Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 6th Gemini Awards in 1992, for her performance in an episode of the drama anthology series '' Saying Goodbye''."Here are just some of the Gemini winners". ''Vancouver Sun'', March 9, 1992. Select credits *'' 33 Brompton Place'' (1982) *''Siege A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Becnel
Barbara Cottman Becnel (born May 30, 1950) is an American author, journalist, and film producer. She was a close friend and advocate for Crips co-founder Stanley Williams (aka "Stan Tookie Williams"; a convicted murderer and former gang leader who would later become an anti-gang activist and writer), and editor of Williams's series of children's books, which spoke out against gang violence. Williams was executed in 2005. Becnel co-produced the Golden Globe-nominated film '' Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story'', which starred award-winning actress Lynn Whitfield playing the role of Becnel. Biography Becnel was in attendance at Williams' execution as one of his chosen witnesses. After he was pronounced dead, she, along with two of his friends, television executive Shirley Neal and movie producer Rudy Langlais, stood up and yelled that California had executed an innocent man. After the execution, she said "We are going to prove his innocence, and when we do, we are going to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenden Jefferson
Brenden Richard Jefferson (born June 3, 1986) is an American child film and television actor and songwriter. He played X-Ray in the film '' Holes''. Life and career Born in San Bernardino, California, Jefferson was an only child. He made various appearances in TV shows including ''The Parent 'Hood'', ''The Steve Harvey Show'', ''Even Stevens'', ''Smart Guy'', and the short-lived sitcom ''Thea Thea may refer to: * Thea (name), a given name * Ancient Greek term for goddess, including an alternative spelling of Theia * ''Thea'', the former name of the tea plant genus, now included in ''Camellia'' * Thea, a village in the municipal unit Me ...'', and is most notable for his role as Rex "X-Ray" Washburn in the 2003 Disney film, '' Holes''. His most recent appearance was in the 2004 television movie '' Redemption: The Stanley Tookie Williams Story''. Filmography Award nominations References External links * 1986 births Living people Male actors from California Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
