Full Name | Larenz Tate |
Net Worth | $4.5 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 8, 1975 |
Place Of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Height | 1.7 m |
Occupation | Actor |
Profession | Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director, Actor |
Work Position | Awards for Larenz Tate |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Tomasina Parrott |
Children | Zander Tate, Miles Xavier Tate, Zion Tate |
Parents | Larry Tate, Peggy Tate |
Siblings | Lahmard Tate, Larron Tate |
Nicknames | Larenz Tate, Tate, Larenz |
Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/larenztate |
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/larenztate |
Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/larenztate |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0005478 |
Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble |
Nominations | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, ... |
Movies | Menace II Society, Love Jones, Dead Presidents, A Man Apart, The Postman, Waist Deep, Crash, The Inkwell, Beta Test, Biker Boyz, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Ray, The Women of Brewster Place, Love Come Down, White Water, Sacks West, Deuces, Behind the Scenes of Sacks West, Blue Blood, The Hot Spot |
TV Shows | Game of Silence, Rush, Rescue Me, Love Monkey, South Central, The Royal Family, New Attitude, Waterfront |
Star Sign | Virgo |
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1 | Turned down the role of Harper in The Best Man (1999). |
2 | Turned down the role of Dre in Brown Sugar (2002). |
3 | Currently filming Blue Blood (2008). [January 2008] |
4 | Good friends with Ludacris. |
5 | His favorite hip-hop song is "juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.. |
6 | One of his favorite movies is Scarface (1983). |
7 | Appeared in the July 2006 issue of sister 2 sister magazine. |
8 | Expecting second child with wife, Tomasina Parrott, in late 2008. |
9 | He is a fan of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. |
10 | He is often cast in films directed by the Hughes Brothers (Allen Hughes and Albert Hughes). |
11 | His favorite film is Lady Sings the Blues (1972). |
12 | His favorite musical artist is The Notorious B.I.G.. |
13 | His favorite television programs are The Cosby Show (1984) and Sanford and Son (1972). |
14 | Before portraying him in Ray (2004), he spent time with Quincy Jones. |
15 | He was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in Bell Gardens, California. |
16 | He began acting in plays at the Inner City Cultural Center in Los Angeles at the age of 10. His classmate was Malcolm-Jamal Warner. |
17 | His favorite book is "The Measure of a Man," an autobiography by Sidney Poitier. |
18 | He appeared on the cover of the October 1998 issue of Black Elegance. |
19 | He is the co-founder of The Tate Bros. Foundation with his brothers. The non-profit organization was created to help provide funds for children living with the disease sickle cell anemia. |
20 | Lives in Calabasas, California. |
21 | Son, Miles Xavier, was born in the week of 1-7 August, he weighed 7lbs, 2 oz, and he was 19 inches long |
22 | Larenz and his brothers Larron Tate, a writer-producer, and Lahmard J. Tate, an actor, have formed a production company of their own, "Tate Men Entertainment". |
23 | Has played real-life music legends Frankie Lymon and Quincy Jones. |
24 | Frequent co-star of Clifton Powell. |
25 | Youngest brother of actors Lahmard J. Tate and Larron Tate. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Hell's Kitchen | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Restaurant Patron |
Access Hollywood Live | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
Last Call with Carson Daly | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Real | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - House of Lies |
Today | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
Unity | 2015 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
Unsung Hollywood | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
Hollywood Today Live | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
HuffPost Live Conversations | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Wendy Williams Show | 2009-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
BET Awards 2014 | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
2013 Soul Train Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
RapFix Live | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
Bill Bellamy's Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour | 2013 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
Kiss and Tell: The History of Black Romance in Movie | 2012 | Documentary | |
BET Awards 2010 | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
41st NAACP Image Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | 2010 | TV Movie documentary voice | |
Gangsta Vision: Making 'Menace II Society' | 2009 | Video documentary short | Himself |
BET Awards 2006 | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
The Young Hollywood Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
Behind the Metal & Glass: The Making of 'Crash' | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Crash: Unspoken | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
The Drop | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
The Black Movie Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself-Presenter |
Tavis Smiley | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
106 & Park Top 10 Live | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
36th NAACP Image Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
With All Deliberate Speed | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
The 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
34th NAACP Image Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
Acapulco Black Film Festival | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Biography | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
30th NAACP Image Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2015 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Gun Hill (2011) |
2010 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Rescue Me (2004) |
2006 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Crash (2004) |
2005 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | Crash (2004) |
2005 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Ray (2004) |
1998 | Black Film Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Actor | Love Jones (1997) |
1998 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Love Jones (1997) |
1993 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Series | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) |
1992 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Series | The Royal Family (1991) |