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Mel Jackson Born October 13, 1970
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesMelton Jackson (born on October 13, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois,[1] U.S.) is an African-American actor,[2] producer, spoken word artist and R&B musician.
Career
Film
Jackson made his first big screen appearance in the 1997 film Soul Food,[3] and since has appeared in films such as Deliver Us From Eva , The Temptations, Uninvited Guest, Motives and Flip the Script.
Television
His dulcet tenor voice and suave appeal landed him a continuing featured role on Living Single,[4] where he played "Tripp" during the hit sitcom's final year.[5]Taking the Stage
In 2003 he accompanied platinum recording Canadian chanteuse Deborah Cox to starred in a stage play Love On Lay-Away, written by David E. Talbert whom offers a fly-on-the-wall look at the lives of three very different couples. In the play Jackson stars in the role of Anthony a witty salesman whose ability to commit falls short. He also appeared in the 2005 hit stage play Friends and Lovers based on the bestselling Eric Jerome Dickey novel, playing the role of Richard. Another notable role he played was in Issue's: We've all got 'em (2006).[6]Mel Jackson in his own right possesses exceptional vocal ability, yet he has refrained from issuing a recording album.
References
- ^ Torriano, Berry & Venise T. "Historical dictionary of African American cinema" Volume 12. Scarecrow Press, 2007.
- ^ Zwecker, Bill (November 14, 2000). "CTA's No. 151 bus takes Mel Jackson to stardom". Chicago Sun-Times: p. 37. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB424AAE5CE9EA1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "What Stars Did Before They Became Famous" - Jet Magazine 26 Oct 1998 - Pg 60
- ^ www.tv.com/living-single/show/473/summary.html&full_summary=1 "Living Single on TV.com"], TV.com
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk6IL-Gk8EI
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413852/#Actor
External links
Categories:- 1970 births
- Living people
- African American actors
- African American singers
- American rhythm and blues musicians
- American film actor, 1970s birth stubs
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