Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. She has become well-known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including singer Tina Turner in the motion picture What's Love Got to Do with It, as well as Betty Shabazz in the films Malcolm X and Panther, Rosa Parks in the The Rosa Parks Story, Katherine Jackson in the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream and Voletta Wallace in the film Notorious...(Wikipedia)

Credits include: The Ladykillers, Drumline, The Jacksons: An American Dream, Smart Guy and Freedom Song

Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs was born in New York City. He is one of nine children born to Hilton and Clothilda Jacobs. Larry, as his family and friends call him, attended public schools in New York City, so he has first-hand knowledge of what it is like to be a student in a big-city high school like the one pictured on "Welcome Back, Kotter." After high school, Larry worked at an odd assortment of jobs before turning to acting. First, he was a delivery boy, then a florist, then a messenger boy, and t

Terrence Dashon Howard is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. Having his first major role in the 1995 film Mr. Holland's Opus, which subsequently led to a number of roles in films and high visibility among African American audiences. Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of well-reviewed television and film roles between 2004 and 2006. Among his roles in movies includes Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Crash, Four Brothers, Hustle & Flow, Get Rich or Die Tryin'... (Wikipedia)

Credits include: Killjoy and The Jacksons: An American Dream

Credits include: Eraser, Candyman, Shaft, Candyman and New Jack City

Credits include: 21 Jump Street, The Jacksons: An American Dream, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Dummy and Angel of Christmas

Credits include: The Jacksons: An American Dream