A longtime singer and actress, Hyman had plenty of notable songs that Black people knew and loved including “You Know How to Love Me,” and “Living All Alone” and “Don’t Wanna Change the World.” Unfortunately, we didn’t realize her songs were revealing her pain. The beautiful singer eventually took her own life.
I honestly don’t remember a time when I did not know who Tom Joyner was. The national radio personality has been on the radio in the cars of Black people forever. The Tom Joyner Morning Show was something I vividly remember hearing on the radio when my parents drove me to school.
Known for his work with the soul and funk band Maze, Beverly is one of the best guitarists to ever do it. Depending on your age, when you say this name, your parents’ ears might perk up and say, “what do you know about him?”
This man might be the most “Black famous” actor ever. I mean this brother has been in some CLASSICS. He blew up in Boyz N The Hood, The Best Man, Like Mike, and Two Can Play That Game. Plus, women of all ages love him. He also just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Tate comes from a family of talented entertainers. Another actor who has been in a plethora of classic movies Black folk love, which includes Menace II Society, Love Jones, Dead Presidents and Why Do Fools fall in Love. But he was also a prominent character on the popular Starz TV show Power.
Not nearly the level of a star that she was in the mid-90s thanks to the tumultuous ending to her relationship with Mike Tyson. But she was headed toward superstardom thanks to her roles in A Rage in Harlem and Boomerang.
This actor was the pretty boy on damn-near every TV show he showed up on in the 90s which included Living SIngle, Sister Sister and A Different World. Black women were known to blush when he came on camera.
I admit, Hall is right on the edge of being “Black famous” because she’s worked on so many popular movies. But many of her most popular works are movies that are made up of a majority Black cast including Girls Trip, Think Like A Man, The Best Holiday, Shaft, Love & Basketball and About Last Night. And let’s be honest, we know during the Oscars white people were saying “Regina Who?” But we knew. We knew.
I’ve already talked about actors being in some memorable Black movies. But Omar Epps! Omar Epps! Ole Boy has been in some classic ass movies including Love & Basketball, Juice, The Wood and Higher Learning. The movies speak for themselves.
Oh how we love to hate Richard T. Jones. I’m pretty sure some women are still mad at him for his role in Why Did I Get Married and Why Did I Get Married Too? How you going to treat Jill Scott like that? Jill Scott! Guess he did a good acting job! Cudos.
Sheryl Lee Ralph might be on her way off this list because of all the critical acclaim she’s getting for her role on the ABC sitcom Abbot Elementary. But she’s also been in a plethora of shows and movies before Abbot, including Moesha, It’s a Living, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. Her breakthrough role was playing Deena Jones in the 1981 broadway musical Dreamgirls.
Lynn Whitfield has been killing it in the game for a long time now. Since the late 70s, Whitfield has been working on film and television projects. Some of those projects include A Thin Line Between Love & Hate, Eve’s Bayou, Madea’s Family Reunion and Greenleaf.
Now Sinbad has been in his fair share of mainstream movies. I mean he was the main character in the Disney movie First Kid. But he also had his stand-up show called The Sinbad Show. He also appeared in Good Burger and A Different World.
If Morrish Chestnut is one of the most “Black famous” Black actors, then LisaRaye is one of the most “Black famous” Black actresses. Let me just list off some of the movies and TV shows she has worked on you’ll understand. The Players Club, The Wood, The Beauty Shop, All of Us, Civil Brand and many more. Oh and we forgot to mention, she used to be a Princess or was it a Queen. No...seriously. And her sister is a “Blackfamous” rapper. Google it.
From jail to Yale, everything was not always peachy for Dutton. Before he could graduate high school, he was sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter. But he eventually got his Bachelor of Arts degree from Towson University and earned a master’s degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. He’s worked on a plethora of movies including Menace II Society, Alein 3, A Time to Kill, Cookie’s Fortune and Gothika.
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