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Tyler Perry's House of Payne

2007

A multigenerational, working-class family experience life's struggles with faith, love and, most importantly, humor. Curtis, aka 'Pops', the uncle and head of the household, has house and home turned upside down when an unexpected event forces his nephew, CJ, and CJ’s kids to move in, putting three generations under one roof. This chaotic living situation takes its toll on cranky Pops, who is reluctant to have his routine disturbed. In addition to CJ’s family, Pops and Ella’s son, Calvin, a wise-cracking, broke college student, hangs out at home, making it impossible for any peace and quiet. It soon becomes evident just how wide the gap is, as the family tries to find a way to coexist through all of life’s hilarious ups and downs.

Denise Burse

Cast · Known for Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Denise Burse-Mickelbury (born January 13, 1952) is an American actress, best known for her role as Claretha Jenkins in the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne. An African-American native of Atlanta, Burse received professional training at the Just Us Theatre, The Alliance Theatre and The Atlanta Children's Theater. She has numerous television credits such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Burse has also appeared in various stage productions such as An American Daughter, Harriet’s Return, Ground People, Pearl Cleage's Flyin' West, and Radio Golf. In 2016, she appeared in "San Junipero", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

Demetria McKinney

Cast · Known for Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Demetria McKinney is an acclaimed actress and R&B singer best known for starring as Janine Payne on the long-running sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Beyond her extensive television and stage acting credits, she is a trained vocalist who released her debut studio album, Officially Yours, in 2017.

Cassi Davis

Cast · Known for Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Cassandra 'Cassi' Davis (born July 11, 1964) is an American actress. She is mostly known for her role as Ella Payne in Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Davis has done extensive work with director and writer Tyler Perry, and has played many roles in his various productions. She also has appeared in several stage plays. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Doc Shaw

Cast · Known for Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Larramie "Doc" Shaw is an American actor, singer and rapper. He is best known for playing Malik Payne in Tyler Perry's House of Payne, for which he won a Young Artist Award in 2009 for best supporting performance in a TV series. Shaw is also well known for his roles as Marcus Little in The Suite Life on Deck and King Boomer in Pair of Kings.

Lance Gross

Cast · Known for Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Sleepy Hollow, MacGyver

Lance Darnell Gross (born July 8, 1981) is an American actor, producer and photographer. He's best known for his roles as Calvin Payne on TBS' House of Payne, Tyrique Freeman on Fox's Our Kind of People, Maurice Jetter on Fox’s Star, Billy Colton on the CBS remake of MacGyver, Marcus Finley on the NBC drama Crisis, Daniel Reynolds on Fox’s Sleepy Hollow, Brice in the Tyler Perry film Temptation, Sammy in the Lifetime remake of Steel Magnolias, Marcus Boyd in the movie Our Family Wedding alongside America Ferreira, and Michael Brown in Meet the Browns. He is the first actor to win four NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. Gross starred in TV One’s “When Love Kills: The Felicia Blakely Story” directed by Tasha Smith, the BET anthology series “Tales: Trap Queen” directed by Benny Boom, and BET’s “The Bobby Brown Story.” He is also the creator, producer and star of the MACRO digital series “I Turned My Camera On” on Essence, which combined his love of photography with a series of celebrity interviews. The series featured Michael B. Jordan, Omari Hardwick and Kelly Rowland, among others.

China Anne McClain

Cast · Known for Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Descendants: The Rise of Red

China Anne McClain (born August 25, 1998) is an American actress and singer. McClain's career began when she was seven years old, portraying Alexis in the film The Gospel (2005), and then China James in Daddy's Little Girls (2007). She then received recognition for starring as Jazmine Payne in the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007–2012; 2020–present) and as Charlotte McKenzie in the film Grown Ups (2010); and became internationally known for starring as Chyna Parks in the Disney Channel television series A.N.T. Farm (2011–2014), and as Uma in the Disney Channel films Descendants 2 (2017) and Descendants 3 (2019). In 2018, McClain began starring in The CW superhero series Black Lightning (2018–2021) as Jennifer Pierce / Lightning. She also reprised her character Jazmine Payne on OWN's revival of The Paynes (2018). McClain began her musical career in 2005 as a member of the sister girl group the 3mcclaingirls with her sisters Sierra and Lauryn. Her first professional single was "Your Biggest Fan" with Nick Jonas on the soundtrack album Jonas L.A. (2010). In 2011, McClain signed with Hollywood Records both as a solo artist and with her sister girl group, known as the McClain Sisters. Her debut single as a solo artist was "Dynamite" which peaked at no. 2 on the US Kid Digital Songs, and her second single, "Calling All the Monsters", peaked at no. 1 on the same chart and earned 25,000 downloads within its first week of release. The A.N.T. Farm soundtrack album spent five weeks on the Billboard Kids chart in 2011 and sold 14,000 copies in its first week of release. Billboard also named her the sixth best-selling artist for digital kids' songs in 2012. In 2017, her single "What's My Name" from Descendants 2 peaked on several Billboard charts, and was certified gold, with 500,000 units sold, on November 10, 2017. In June 2020 her sister girl group changed their name to Thriii.

Keshia Knight Pulliam

Cast · Known for The Cosby Show, Tyler Perry's House of Payne

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Keshia Knight Pulliam (born April 9, 1979) is an American actress. She is most recognized for her childhood role as Rudy Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. Currently, she appears as reformed con artist Miranda Lucas-Payne on the TBS comedy-drama Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keshia Knight Pulliam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Kenny Alfonso

Sharing a birthday with Bruce Lee and Jimi Hendrix didn't add pressure to the skinny Spanish kid, it only inspired ambition. Raised on baseball fields in Tampa, Florida, Kenny Alfonso spent most of his youth following a funny Dad and older brother around, learning to hit a curveball, and secretly wishing he was Kung Fu - Rock Star. After a brief stint in a few minor league camps, Kenny spent time as a State Attorney's Investigator and Pharmaceautical Rep before becoming a full-time actor in 1994. On film Kenny can be seen in "The Bay" Directed by Barry Levinson, "Trouble with The Curve" starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake, "The Hot Flashes" starring Brooke Shields, Virginia Madsen, Wanda Sykes, Daryl Hannah and Camryn Manheim, "The Change Up" starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman amongst others. On TV Kenny returns this Summer for a 4th season as Attorney Joe Cummings in the Lifetime Network Hit "Drop Dead Diva". Other TV credits include; ABC Family's "Christmas Cupid, the Lifetime mini-series "Marry Me", USA Network's "Necessary Roughness", Lifetime's "Army Wives", Fox's "Prison Break" and Tyler Perry's "House of Payne" on TBS. Kenny was the Co-host and 'Barkitect' of "Barkitecture", a 'how to' show on the D.I.Y. Network and HGTV. He has appeared in over 80 national and regional commercials and has performed on stage from coast-to-coast in his one-man shows and The Goods Variety Show which he co-created.  He is also the co-founder and principle owner of The Goods® Brand. Founded in 1997, TGI is the Atlanta-based entertainment and clothing company connected by The Goods® Brand and its meaning of self-belief and empowerment.  Kenny makes his home in Atlanta with daughter Jessy and long time partner, actress Melissa Ponzio. - IMDb Mini Biography

Steve Coulter

Cast · Known for Insidious: Chapter 2, The Conjuring: Last Rites, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Born in Canada, Steve grew up in South America and Cleveland Heights, Ohio. An actor and writer, his film & television appearances include recurring roles on She-Hulk Attorney at Law, Yellowstone, P-Valley, The Walking Dead, Brockmire, and House of Cards. He also appeared in two HBO films directed by Barry Levinson: Wizard of Lies with Robert DeNiro and Paterno with Al Pacino. Film appearances include Damien Chazelle's First Man, The Conjuring 1-3, The Hunger Games, Birth of a Nation, Insidious 2 & 3, The Front Runner, and Charlie Day's Fool's Paradise. He was the head writer for both of Tyler Perry's television series, House of Payne and Meet the Browns, where he supervised over 100 episodes and won two consecutive NAACP IMAGE Awards for Best Comedy Series. He is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts.

Barry Ratcliffe

Barry Ratcliffe is an award winning actor best known as "Hollywood's Auctioneer" and as Don Foushee on the hit TV series "Outsiders". Other notable characters include Lenox Bidlow on M. Night Shyamalan's "Servant", city councilman Jason Tyler on the Lifetime drama "Army Wives", as well as recreating the cowardly lion for the feature film "Dorothy and the Witches of Oz" and the Starz miniseries "The Witches of Oz". His wide range spans from comedy to drama on such shows as "Hollywood" on Netflix, "Bluff City Law" with Jimmie Smits, "Fresh off the Boat" with Constance Wu, "General Hospital", "The Inspectors", "Manhunt: Deadly Games", "P-Valley", "Enemy Within", "Nashville", "Person of Interest", "House of Cards", Tyler Perry's "The Haves and The Have Nots", "White Collar", "Brothers and Sisters", and many more. His film resume is equally extensive from his latest "Elvis from Outer Space", the Nicholas Sparks film "The Longest Ride", "Juanita" with Alfre Woodard, "Masterminds" with Zach Galifianakis and Owen Wilson, Seth MacFarlane's "Ted 2" with Liam Neeson and Mark Wahlberg, to an assorted collection of wide ranging memorable characters. Born and raised on a farm in the mountains of Virginia, Barry Ratcliffe is the youngest of 7 among 5 boys and 2 girls. In high school, Barry was active in sports, politics, and performance arts. Upon graduating, he completed a course at Carolina School of Broadcasting, a 2 year degree in engineering from Virginia Western, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from prestigious Radford University in Journalism and Theatre. While attending Radford, he performed in plays, hosted a television show, was President of the Student Body for 2 years, Chairman of 4 activity organizations, host for the Miss Radford Pageant for 2 years, active in sports, as well as worked a full time job managing the athletic facilities on campus. After earning a degree at Radford, Barry compiled an extensive resume in corporate America and in the entertainment field. His eclectic experience includes life guarding at the beach, managing a state water park, Manager and National Corporate Trainer for Roger Penske, Manager for Hertz Car Rental at their largest revenue location in the world, 13 state Area Manager for Budget Truck Rental, Sales Manager for 65 million dollars Sun Microsystems National Sales Group, and Business Development Manager for the California Drug free Workplace Programs. He is also a licensed financial advisor helping individuals and those in the entertainment industry. His goals are simple. To be the best performer he can be, whether it is as a great character actor in dramatic or comedic roles, or as a stand up, entertaining with his intelligent, and insightful commentary on today's events.

Steve Harris

Cast · Known for The Practice, Minority Report

Steve J. Harris (born December 3, 1965) is an American actor who has appeared in a number of films including; Quarantine, Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Bringing Down The House, The Rock, The Mod Squad, and Minority Report. He is most famous for his role as Eugene Young on the legal drama The Practice. He has done voice work for the animated television show The Batman as Ethan Bennett. He has also appeared on Law & Order and earlier had a recurring role on Homicide: Life on the Street. He is the older brother of actor Wood Harris. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mattie, a housewife, and John Harris, a bus driver. He attended St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a private school known for developing professional basketball players. Harris earned a B.A. Theatre Arts from Northern Illinois University. Harris holds a Master's of Fine Arts degree in theater from the Professional Theater Training Program at the University of Delaware. In 2006, he appeared in the now-cancelled TV series Heist. He also appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy. He also appeared in several episodes of New York Undercover. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stephanie Northrup

Excelling in both comedy and drama, Stephanie possesses that rare ability to portray leading lady and character roles with consummate skill. Stephanie trained in Los Angeles at the Ivanna Chubbuck Studio in Hollywood. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from The University of Virginia, with a BA in English Literature and Modern Studies. Hot off the set, Stephanie wrapped Endless Love, directed by Shana Feste, playing opposite Bruce Greenwood, Alex Pettyfer, Joley Richardson and Gabriella Wilde. Release is set for Valentine's Day 2014! Hotter off the set, Stephanie finished up Season II of Banshee. She plays the recurring character "Meg Yawners" in this hit Cinemax series by Alan Ball, directed by Greg Yaitanes. Watch for Stephanie opposite Owen Wilson as sexy "Bonnie" in the feature film You Are Here directed by Mathew Weiner. The film is currently at the Toronto Film Festival 2013! Stephanie recently co-starred on Lifetime's hit show Drop Dead Diva as porn star wife "Lisa Hillman" which aired live in July 2012. Watch for Stephanie on the indie circuit too! She stars in Headsome the grisley 3-D horror movie. She landed a supporting role in the tear-jerker The Heart of the Country directed by John ward. She is currently in production as the darling nemesis "Stella" in The 12 Lives of Sissy Carlyle. Stephanie's first professional TV role was bit part on the soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful. Stephanie went on to take leading roles as gun-shooting Annie McBride in the Western Vengenace Trail and as Parker in the cult classic Scream Bloody Murder. Stephanie's first Guest Star role on network television was as British fashionista "Ms. Jacobs" in Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns. Stephanie was awarded Best Actress for her breathtaking portrayal as Sunny in The Last Night of Ballyhoo on the SMTG stage. Stephanie recently wowed Atlanta audiences with her comedic skills in Got Sketch? appearing on the mainstage of Sketchsworks Comedy. Stephanie continues to develop her first love of dancing. She grew up performing and competing nationally in tap, jazz, ballet and modern. She founded The University of Virginia Dance Company and went on direct and choreograph original works. Stephanie now studies flamenco at Calo Gitano Flamenco Academy. Stephanie is world travelled, having lived in Prague and Italy for two years as a writer and model. Stephanie returned to her native home of Atlanta where she currently resides in a Victorian house with her cat, Cotton.

Julian Horton

Cast · Known for Beauty in Black

Julian Horton can be seen in the STX feature film National Champions, alongside J.K. Simmons, Timothy Olyphant, Uzo Aduba, and Lil Rel Howery. Alongside Neal McDonough and breakout star J. Alphonse Nicholson, Horton stars in another major sports film, Black Spartans. Horton plays a lead role portraying Gene Washington, a wide receiver from LaPorte, Texas that gets recruited to play football for Michigan State in the mid 1960's. The movie tells the groundbreaking story of Duffy Daugherty and his involvement in making the Michigan State Spartans the first team to ever be fully integrated in college football. Horton also appears in the feature The Re-Education of Molly Singer. He can also be seen in the Amazon distributed feature The House Invictus and countless other films. On the television side, Julian's first network appearance was on The CW's Legacies. Starring alongside Keri Hilson, Annie Ilonzeh, and Chris Warren, Horton stars in the thriller movie, Ruined. He has completed a two-episode arc on Tyler Perry/BET's Bruh, is a series regular on CleoTV's Tough Love Atlanta, and has appeared in numerous national commercials. Before transitioning into the world of acting, Horton played football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Tennessee Titans in the early 2010's. Besides sports and acting, Horton is also a music producer, creating music for the Rap, R&B, and Pop genres.

Victor Webster

Victor Webster (born February 7, 1973) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing the mutant Brennan Mulwray in Mutant X, Coop the cupid on Charmed and detective Carlos Fonnegra in Continuum. Victor Webster was born in Calgary, Alberta, the son of Roswitha, a hair stylist, and John ("Jack") Webster, a police officer.As a teenager, his misbehaviour often got him into trouble. To find another more productive outlet, he started studying martial arts and eventually became a teacher, earning an undefeated record as an amateur kickboxer and a heavyweight black belt. Meanwhile, his early interest in acting was demonstrated in his involvement with numerous school plays and theater classes.Webster worked as a stockbroker and in import/export. He appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine's "All About Men" 1998 special issue. He began to pursue acting opportunities in the late 1990s. In 1999 he landed a part on the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of our Lives. After leaving Days, he was cast as one of the leads in the nationally syndicated SF-action series Mutant X (2001), which ran for three seasons. In 2002, he was listed as one of People Magazine's "50 Most Eligible Bachelors". Webster appeared in the film Bringing Down the House and made guest appearances on other TV shows, including a 2003 role on HBO's Sex and the City, while doing Mutant X. Since Mutant X, Webster has continued to alternate between television and theatrical film roles. In 2006 he appeared in the final episodes of Charmed, portraying Coop, a cupid who married Phoebe Halliwell (played by Alyssa Milano) in the final episode of the series. In 2009, Webster had a recurring role as Caleb Brewer on the Melrose Place relaunch. He appeared on the Season 5 episode "Parasite" of Criminal Minds playing a con artist-turned-serial killer. He also guest-starred in the 2009 murder mystery Harper's Island. He had a small role in the 2010 Tyler Perry film Why Did I Get Married Too. In 2011, he had a recurring role on Castle as Kate Beckett's boyfriend, Josh Davidson. In the 2013 remake of 'Embrace of the Vampire', he played the lead male vampire Stefan.

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots

2013

Follow the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent Savannah, Georgia, mansion.

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Lisa Marcos

Lisa Marcos is a Canadian actress and former model. She's known for her role as Brenda in Tyler Perry's film Diary of a Mad Black Woman. She began her career as a model at the age of 14 years but after eight years, decided to pursue her passion for acting and approached a talent agency. Soon after her acting career began in 2002 with a guest role on Soul Food. She's had major recurring roles as Evelyn Cruz on the drama series Kevin Hill, Sally LaFlamme in Flashpoint, Charlie Marks on The Listener, Leticia Padilla on Hemlock Grove, Maria Cortez on Played, Alicia Welles on Lost Girl, Zipporah on Rogue, and Julia Whitman on On My Block. She starred as Jules Dover in the mini-series Halcyon.

Lamman Rucker

Cast · Known for Why Did I Get Married Again?

Lamman Rucker (born October 6, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Tyler Perry's films Why Did I Get Married?, Why Did I Get Married Too?, and Meet the Browns, and its television adaptation. Rucker began his career on the daytime soap operas As the World Turns and All My Children before his film career. In 2016, he began starring as Jacob Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf. As of 2022, he stars in BET+ drama The Black Hamptons.

Joseph Lee Anderson

Cast · Known for Don't Move

Joseph Lee Anderson is an American actor, writer, and director. He's known for his roles as Benji in Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black, Rocky Johnson on NBC's Young Rock, Davids in The 24th, Robert Ross in Harriet, and Oak in The Ballad of Lefty Brown.

Brad James

Cast · Known for Prisoners

Former US Marine Brad James is an American actor, born on July 7th 1981. James is best known for his role as Todd in the sitcom Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse. He has also appeared in Champion Road (2008), Champion Road: Arena (2010), Prisoners (2013), When It Comes Around (2018), His, Hers & the Truth (2019), A Chestnut Family Christmas (2021), Girlfriendship (2022), The Christmas Detective (2023) and Shirley (2024), as well as numerous Television roles in series such as Teen Wolf.

Ella Joyce

Ella Joyce (born Cherron Hoye; June 12, 1954) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Eleanor Emerson on the FOX sitcom Roc, Sarah in Tyler Perry's Temptation, Earlene in Our Family Wedding, Betty Webb in Selma, Lord, Selma, Detective Waller in Set It Off, and McCabe in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. She also had a recurring role as Jasmine on the sitcom My Wife & Kids. She has received numerous awards, nominations, and accolades for her performances in the theater, including the New York AUDELCO and the NAACP Image Nomination (for theater and television). She is also a recipient of the Spirit Of Detroit Award from the Mayor's Office in 1998. ​Some info from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Cory Hardrict

Cory D. Hardrict (born November 9, 1979) is an American actor and film producer. He's best known for his roles as Dallas Bertrand in Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black, Marcus Turner in CW's All American: Homecoming, Kelly Jamerson in City of Lies, Cole Hammond on Crackle's The Oath, Haitian Jack in All Eyez on Me, 'D' (Dandridge) in American Sniper, Joel Edmund in Transcendence, Cpl. Jason Lockett in Battle: Los Angeles, Tyrone in He's Just Not That Into You, Duke in Grant Torino, and Packer in Never Been Kissed. After dating actress Tia Mowry for six years, they became engaged on Christmas Day 2006 and married on April 20, 2008. They have a son named Cree Taylor born on June 28, 2011, and a daughter named Cairo Tiahna who was born on May 5, 2018. On October 4, 2022, it was announced that the pair had separated due to irreconcilable differences. They finalized their divorce in April 2023.

Phillip Edward Van Lear

Phillip Edward Van Lear is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Sr. in Tyler Perry's film Meet the Browns and Louis Patterson on FOX's Prison Break.