RonReaco Lee (born August 27, 1977) is an American
television
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and
film actor
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best known for his roles as Tyreke Scott on the
ABC/
The WB
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sitcom ''
Sister, Sister'', and as Jamal Woodson on the
BET romantic comedy ''
Let's Stay Together''. From 2014 to 2017, he starred as Reggie Vaughn in the
LeBron James
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-executive produced
Starz
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series ''
Survivor's Remorse''.
Career
Television
Lee was born in
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur ( ) is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois, with a population of 70,522 as of the 2020 Census. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in ...
, and moved to
Atlanta, Georgia
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at age 9.
He began his acting career in 1983 as the host of the short-lived television show ''
Kid's Beat
''Kid's Beat'' is a series of one-minute televised news segments that summarized topic such as sports, education and current events for children and preteens. The segments were broadcast in the United States on TBS from 1983 until the mid-1990s ...
''.
His early work consisted of relatively minor roles in films and television, but after being cast as a mute drummer in the 1989 film ''
Glory'', his career blossomed.
By the early 1990s, Lee began receiving many guest-starring roles in television shows such as ''
In the Heat of the Night''. In 1997, he guest-starred in ''
413 Hope St.'' and ''
Home Improvement
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''. From 1997 to 1999, RonReaco played the part of the mechanic Tyreke "Ty" Scott in the television series ''
Sister, Sister''. On the series, Tyreke was the boyfriend of
Tia Landry.
At the conclusion of his role as Tyreke, Lee guest-starred on the
UPN sitcom ''
Moesha'' as Tate in the episode "Lets Talk About Sex." In late 2000, RonReaco continued his long string of guest-starring roles on the
NBC
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medical drama ''
ER'' playing the character of Davis.
In 2002, he guest-starred in ''
Boston Public
''Boston Public'' is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school in the Boston Public Scho ...
''. Lee was seen in the short lived
WB sitcom ''
All About the Andersons'' and in the
FX hit show ''
The Shield'', as well as the award-winning TV series ''
Monk
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''. In 2005, he received a recurring role as wheelchair user Todd, in NBC's short-lived comedy ''
Committed''. Lee recurred as Chris on
CW's sitcom ''
Girlfriends''.
He appeared frequently as David on the CBS sitcom ''
Worst Week''
and played the role of Jason, Emily's husband, on short-lived series ''
In the Motherhood''.
Lee recurred as Julius Grant on the Fox show ''
The Good Guys'', and portrayed Jamal in the
BET comedy ''
Let's Stay Together'' from 2011 to 2014. He starred in ''
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe'', a spin-off movie based on the television series ''
Burn Notice
''Burn Notice'' is an American espionage television series created by Matt Nix, which originally aired on the USA Network for a total of seven seasons from June 28, 2007, to September 12, 2013. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwa ...
''. Lee starred as Reggie Vaughn, Cam Calloway's cousin and manager, in the Starz original comedy ''
Survivor's Remorse'' produced LeBron James. For his work on the series, Lee received two
NAACP Image Award
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nominations for
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016 and 2018. He portrayed Gary, an unfaithful teacher cheating on his wife, in ''
First Wives Club''. Lee recurred on ''
Queens
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'' as the husband of
Eve's character.
Film
Having made his film debut in ''Glory'', Lee next played Omar in ''
The Return of Swamp Thing'' (1989). He appeared as Chester Sayers in television film ''
Paris Trout
''Paris Trout'' is a 1991 made-for-television drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, and Ed Harris.
It is based on the novel ''Paris Trout'' by author Pete Dexter.
Plot
Paris Trout is an unrepentant ...
'' (1991).
He also took on a major role as Perry in the film ''
How I Spent My Summer Vacation''. In 2001, he appeared in the film ''
Fire & Ice'' as co-star to Robert Aimes, Jr. That same year, he acted in the independent film ''
Jacked Up'' alongside
Anna Maria Horsford and
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rapper
Bizzy Bone
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. Lee portrayed Ben in ''
Killer Diller'' (2004).
Lee co-starred as Reggie in ''
Guess Who'' (2005) with
Bernie Mac and
Ashton Kutcher
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. Lee played the character of Blaine in the WB comedy ''
Americanizing Shelley'' (2007). He portrayed Chuck, a lawyer, in the 2009 Tyler Perry film ''
Madea Goes to Jail
''Madea Goes to Jail'' is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry, which was based on his 2006 play, and starring Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Ion Overman, RonReaco Lee, Sofía Vergara, Vanessa Fe ...
''.
In 2020, Lee appeared as a drug dealer in ''
Coffee & Kareem''.
He now plays Miles in a play about
HIV
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/
AIDS called ''What You Don't Know Can Kill You''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1977 births
Male actors from Illinois
African-American male actors
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Atlanta
People from Decatur, Illinois
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American people