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Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975[1][2]) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as O-Dog in Menace II Society and as Councilman Rashad Tate in Power. Tate's other films and television series include the films Dead Presidents, Love Jones, A Man Apart, Crash, Waist Deep, Ray and the television series Rush and Game of Silence.

Larenz Tate
Born (1975-09-08) September 8, 1975 (age 47)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
Spouse
Tomasina Parrott
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(m. 2006)​
Children3

Early life


Larenz Tate was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Peggy and Larry Tate.[3] He is the youngest of three siblings (his two brothers, Larron and Lahmard, are also actors) whose family moved to California when he was four years old. Convinced by their parents to enter a drama program at the Inner City Cultural Center, the trio did not take the lessons seriously until classmate Malcolm-Jamal Warner's ascent to fame after being cast on the sitcom The Cosby Show. Subsequently, realizing that they could parlay their efforts into a tangible form of success, the siblings began to receive small roles and in 1985, Tate made his small-screen debut in an episode of The New Twilight Zone.[citation needed] Tate attended Palmdale High School, graduating in 1993.[4]


Career


Following appearances in such television series as 21 Jump Street and The Wonder Years, Tate was cast in the television movie The Women of Brewster Place before receiving the recurring role of Steve Urkel's nemesis, Willie Fuffner, in the family comedy series Family Matters. He was also a cast member on the CBS series The Royal Family, starring Redd Foxx and Della Reese, which ended prematurely after Redd Foxx died. In the video game 187 Ride or Die, Tate voices the main character, Buck.

Following numerous small-screen roles, offers began pouring in for Tate, and in late 1992, collaborative filmmaking siblings Albert and Allen Hughes approached him to star in their debut feature Menace II Society.[citation needed] The film found Tate channeling his substantial energy into creating "O-Dog", a trigger-happy teenager. Following up with the little-seen but often-praised television series South Central, Tate would later appear in the family comedy-drama The Inkwell (1994) before re-teaming with the Hughes brothers for Dead Presidents (1995) and taking on the role of a love-stricken young poet in the romantic drama Love Jones (1997). Larenz Tate also played the role of Kenny in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the episode "That's No Lady, That's My Cousin",[5] which was produced by Quincy Jones who Tate would later portray in the 2004 film Ray.

There followed roles in The Postman (as the automotively monikered Ford Lincoln Mercury), the Frankie Lymon biopic Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998, with Tate as Lymon), and 2000's Love Come Down. Though a big theatrical release had eluded Tate for the first few years of the millennial turnover, Tate would soon turn up opposite Laurence Fishburne in the high-octane but critically derided Biker Boyz (2003)[6] A Man Apart (2003), Crash (2004), and Waist Deep (2006). Larenz was also featured in R&B singer Ashanti's 2003 released music video Rain on Me, where he played the jealous, abusive spouse of Ashanti. The video touched on the subject of domestic abuse. He also starred as part of the main cast in season's 4-7 of FX's Rescue Me as Bart "Black Shawn" Johnston.[citation needed]


Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
1991 Clippers TJ TV Movie
Seeds of Tragedy Cornelius TV Movie
1993 Menace II Society O-Dog
1994 The Inkwell Drew Tate
1995 Dead Presidents Anthony Curtis
1997 Love Jones Darius Lovehall
The Postman Ford Lincoln Mercury
1998 Why Do Fools Fall in Love Frankie Lymon
2000 Love Come Down Neville Carter
2003 Biker Boyz Wood
A Man Apart Demetrius Hicks
2004 Crash Peter Waters
Ray Quincy Jones
2006 Waist Deep Lucky
2008 Blue Blood Tre TV Movie
2011 Sacks West Larenz Short
Gun Hill Bird Stevens/Train Stevens TV Movie
2015 White Water Terrance TV Movie
2016 Beta Test Max
2017 Girls Trip Julian
Deuces Deuces
Salamander Ethan TV Movie
2019 Business Ethics Zachery Cranston

Television


Year Title Role Notes
1985 The Twilight Zone Older Brother Episode: "Night of the Meek"
1987 Hunter Sporty's Nephew Episode: "Crossfire"
Frank's Place Other Boy Episode: "Cool and the Gang: Part 1 & 2"
1988 Sonny Spoon Tim Episode: "Cheap & Chili"
Amen LeShawn Episode: "Get Em Up, Scout"
1989 21 Jump Street Young Adam Fuller Episode: "Wolly Bullies"
The Wonder Years Basketball Team Captain Episode: "Loosiers"
The Women of Brewster Place Sammy TV Mini Series
Matlock Street Kid #3 Episode: "The Scrooge"
1990 New Attitude Chilly D Main Cast
You Take the Kids Tyrone Episode: "The Eggs & I"
1990–91 Family Matters Willie Fuffner Recurring Cast: Season 2
1991 The Royal Family Curtis Royal Main Cast
1992 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Kenny Episode: "That's No Lady, That's My Cousin"
1993 Harts of the West Marcus Episode: "Cowboyz in the Hood"
1994 South Central Andre Mosely Main Cast
2006 Waterfront Marcus Main Cast
Love Monkey Derrick "Shooter" Cooper Main Cast
2007-11 Rescue Me Bart "Black Sean" Johnston Recurring Cast: Season 4-5, Main Cast: Season 6-7
2011 Justified Clinton Moss Episode: "For Blood or Money"
2013 The Mindy Project Tracy Episode: "Mindy Lahiri Is a Racist"
2013–15 House of Lies Malcolm Kaan Recurring Cast: Season 3, 5
2014 Rush Alex Burke Main Cast
2016 Game of Silence Shawn Cook Main Cast
2017–20 Power Councilman Rashad Tate Recurring Cast: Season 4, Main Cast: Season 5-6
2020- Power Book II: Ghost Recurring Cast: Season 1, Main Cast: Season 2-

References


  1. Willis, John; Monush, Barry (April 1, 2006). Screen World: 2005 Film Annual. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-668-7. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Google Books.
  2. Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (September 2, 2009). The A to Z of African American Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7034-5. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. "Larenz Tate profile". Filmreference.com. September 8, 1975. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  4. "Hall of Fame – Alumni – Palmdale High School". Phsfalcons.org. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  5. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series): That's No Lady, That's My Cousin". IMDb.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  6. "Biker Boyz". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved October 6, 2010.



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- [en] Larenz Tate

[es] Larenz Tate

Larenz Tate (Chicago, 8 de septiembre de 1975)[1] es un actor estadounidense de cine y televisión, reconocido por interpretar el papel protagónico de O-Dog en la laureada película de 1993 Menace II Society y de Tate en la serie de televisión Power.[2][3] Ha aparecido en otras producciones para cine y televisión como Dead Presidents, Love Jones, A Man Apart, Crash, Waist Deep, Ray y Game of Silence.

[ru] Тейт, Лоренц

Лоре́нц Тейт (англ. Larenz Tate, род. 8 сентября 1975, Чикаго) — американский телевизионный и киноактёр. Наиболее известен по роли Питера Уотерса в фильме «Столкновение» и О-Дога в фильме «Угроза обществу». Тейт также появился в таких фильмах, как «Мёртвые президенты», «Одиночка», «Байкеры» и «Рэй».


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