Antwon Tanner (born April 14, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Michael on the UPN sitcom ''

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'' (1996–97), and its spinoff ''

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'' (2001). He is also known for his roles as Drano in the sports drama basketball films '' Sunset Park'' (1996) and Jaron "Worm" Willis in '' Coach Carter'' (2005).

Career

Tanner is mostly known by his role as Antwon "Skills" Taylor on the CW show '' One Tree Hill''. Tanner had a starring role in the 2005 film '' Coach Carter'', where he starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson and has appeared in TV series such as ''

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'', '' 413 Hope St.'', '' Sister, Sister'', ''

'', ''

'', and '' CSI''. Tanner also had a role in the film ''

The Wood ''The Wood'' is a 1999 American coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Rick Famuyiwa in his feature directional debut and starring Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones and Taye Diggs. It was written by Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd. Plot Roland is get ...

''. In 2007, he starred alongside Brian Hooks, Denyce Lawton, and

Cherie Johnson Cherie Johnson (born November 21, 1975) is an American actress, writer, film producer, and author. She is known for her roles on ''Punky Brewster'' as Punky's best friend Cherie and '' Family Matters'', where she played Laura Winslow's best f ...

in the horror film '' 7eventy 5ive''.

Personal life

Tanner has four children. Tanner was arrested on April 16, 2009, and was accused by federal authorities of "knowingly and intentionally" transferring Social Security cards "with intent to defraud". On August 20, 2009, he pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to selling more than a dozen

Social Security number In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to United States nationality law, U.S. citizens, Permanent residence (United States), permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2 ...

s for $10,000. He was handed a jail sentence of 3 months for the offense and had to report to prison by April 30, 2010.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanner, Antwon 1975 births Living people American male film actors Male actors from Chicago American male television actors 21st-century American male actors 20th-century American male actors 20th-century African-American male actors 21st-century African-American male actors