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Having given up his dream of playing professional football, Morris Chestnut received immediate recognition... (Learn more)

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Morris Chestnut’s Milestones
First regular role in a dramatic series as Mal Robinson in ABC's "C-16"
Raised in California
1991 Feature acting debut, "Boyz N The Hood"
1991 Made first TV appearance in an episode of "Drexell's Class" (Fox)
1992 - 1993 First regular role in a series, "Out All Night" an NBC sitcom starring Patti LaBelle
1992 TV-movie debut, "In the Line of Duty: Street War" (NBC)
1993 Hosted syndicated "Miss Collegiate African American Pageant"
1993 Played title role in the Disney Channel's "The Ernest Green Story", a TV-movie relating the story of one of the nine black students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957
1994 Portrayed Harold Lee in Matty Rich's "The Inkwell"
1995 Displayed his action hero chops alongside Steven Seagal in "Under Siege II: Dark Territory"
1997 Featured in "G.I. Jane", starring Demi Moore
1999 Acted in Malcolm Lee's directorial debut, "The Best Man"
2000 Featured in "The Brothers", a comedy about four successful African-American men and their attitudes towards marriage; acted opposite Gabrielle Union
2001 Co-starred in the Showtime drama "The Killing Yard", about an uprising at Attica
2001 Reunited with Gabrielle Union for the film "Two Can Play That Game"
2002 Starred with Lil Bow Wow in "Like Mike"
2002 Starred with Steven Seagal in action movie "Half Past Dead"
2003 Appeared with Ed Burns, Andy Garcia and Dustin Hoffman in "Confidence"
2004 Starred opposite John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix in "Ladder 49"
2004 Starred with Jamie Foxx and Gabrielle Union in the comedy "Breakin' All the Rules"
2005 Co-starred in the thriller "The Cave" with Cole Hauser
2007 Co-starred with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in "The Game Plan"
2007 Co-starred with Gabrielle Union in the Christmas feature "The Perfect Holiday"

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Quick Facts

Also known as

AKA : Morris L Chestnut
Birth Name : Morris L. Chestnut

Born

January, 01 1969 in Cerritos, California, United States

Education

  • Crossroads Academy, Los Angeles, CA: Studied acting
  • California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA:
  • Richard Gahr High School, Cerritos, CA:

Professions

actor

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