- Jerome Preston Bates
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name = Jerome Preston Bates
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birth_date = birth date and age|1954|7|20
birth_place =Augusta, Georgia , USA
other_names = Jerome Bates
known_for = Officer Travis Smith on theHBO drama "Oz"
occupation = Actor - TV, Film and Theater
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website =Jerome Preston Bates (born
July 20 ,1954 ) is a American actor.Biography
Jerome was born in
Augusta, Georgia and grew up across the street from theDelmar , an auditorium whereJames Brown performed. The family moved to theNew York /New Jersey area when he was six but returned to Georgia when Jerome began high school.He's been on several "Law & Order" shows and he also played a corrections officer on the HBO series "Oz".
On
November 2 ,2007 Jerome took over the role ofDerek Frye on ABC soap opera, "All My Children ". He is the third actor to play that character.External links
*imdb name|id=0060934
*tv.com person|id=11057
* [http://www.myspace.com/jeromepre Jerome Preston Bates' Official MySpace Page]
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