Marion "Pooch" Hall, Jr. (born February 8, 1976)
is an American television and film
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...
known for his role as Derwin Davis, the football player on the sitcom ''
The Game
The Game or The Games may refer to:
Sports and games
* The Game (dice game) (German: ''Das Spiel''), a dice game designed by Reinhold Wittig
* The Game (mind game), a mind game, the objective of which is to avoid thinking about The Game itself
* ...
'', and as Ricky in the 2011 film ''
Jumping the Broom''. He also played the character of Daryll Donovan in the
Showtime
Showtime or Show Time may refer to:
Film
* ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film
* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
Television Networks and channels
* Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global ...
drama ''
Ray Donovan''.
Hall portrayed
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, ...
in the 2016 sports biography film ''
Chuck'', about Ali's opponent
Chuck Wepner and the Ali–Wepner 1975 world heavyweight title boxing bout.
Early life
Marion H. Hall, Jr. is the son of Marion and Cindy Hall. He was born in
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population is 105,643 as of the 2020 United States Census. Along with Plymouth, it is one of the two county seats of Plymouth County. It is the sixth-largest city in Massac ...
and attended
Brockton High School. In 1994, he won the Southern New England Golden Gloves for
boxing
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. Hall attended the