Cleavant Derricks
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- Born
- 1910
- Works
- 1
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- Crumbs from the master's table
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Acting · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cleavant Derricks, Jr. (born May 15, 1953) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cleavant Derricks (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- Miami Magma — Ray Miller2011
- The Wedding Bells — Cedric2007
- Basilisk: The Serpent King — Col. Douglas2006
- Cold Case — Lloyd2003
- World Traveler — Carl2002
- The Bernie Mac Show — Willie2001
- 18 Wheels of Justice2000
- Carnival of Souls — Sid1998
- Charmed — Cleavant Wilson1998
- The Practice — Nathan Lees1997
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Actor trivia Cleavant Derricks began his career as a Nashville gospel songwriter. With his father, he wrote the gospel album Satisfaction Guaranteed. He was the musical director and composer for the musical When Hell Freezes Over I'll Skate. Derricks went to New York City to study acting with Vinette Carrol at the Urban Arts Theatre. He received rave reviews for his performance in her Broadway shows, including But Never Jam Today. He also won a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for creating the
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- 15 May 1953
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Knoxville
- Sibling
- Clinton Derricks-Carroll
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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1953 births20th-century African-American male singers20th-century American male singers20th-century American singers21st-century African-American male actors21st-century American male actorsAfrican-American musiciansAmerican male film actorsAmerican male musical theatre actorsAmerican male television actorsAmerican twin actorsBLP articles lacking sources from March 2013