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Find bio, credits and filmography information for Roger Guenveur Smith on AllMovie - An esteemed African-American playwright and actor whose roles almost invariably contend with the…
Apr 12, 2023 · Roger Guenveur Smith is an American actor, director, and writer. He has appeared in the films Do the Right Thing, Poetic Justice, Panther (1995), and Final Destination, among many other roles. Roger is the son of Helen Marie (Guenveur), a dentist, and Sherman Wendell Smith, a judge. His parents were both African-American.
Apr 2, 2024 · Roger Guenveur Smith after putting on his new project, in his signature improv style, on Rodney King, who died recently (1965–2012) from Bricarts Brooklyn. photo: courtesy R. G. Smith Huey was a brilliant strategist; the California Legislature takeover was an incredible success, using the icon of guns.
Jul 11, 2014 · But on opening night, a fierce hush suffused "Rodney King," the striking, idiosyncratic solo work created by actor, writer and director Roger Guenveur Smith. Remembering the life — public and ...
Nov 2, 2007 · American Gangster: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin. An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Award-winning actor, playwright and director Roger Guenveur Smith ’77’s first play was his senior honors project in American Studies, titled An Evening With Frederick Douglass. His Obie-winning solo show A Huey P. Newton Story was turned into a Peabody-winning telefilm by director Spike Lee, of which the New York Times wrote, "Roger ...
Apr 6, 2023 · The film was also the debut role for actor, writer, producer, and frequent Lee collaborator, Roger Guenveur Smith. Smith has since appeared in eight of Lee’s films – the most of any actor – and continues to stretch his limits as a storyteller on screen and stage.
