Kevin Hooks

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Kevin Hooks
Born (1958-09-19) September 19, 1958 (age 65)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1969–present
Spouses
Regina Hooks
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​
(m. 1978; div. 1984)​
  • Cheryl Hooks
Children3
ParentRobert Hooks

Kevin Hooks (born September 19, 1958) is an American actor, and a television and film director; he is notable for his roles in Aaron Loves Angela and Sounder, but may be best known as Morris Thorpe from TV's The White Shadow.

Early life and acting career

Kevin Hooks was born in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1] the son of Yvonne, a state employee, and Robert Hooks
, a director and actor who starred in many films in the 1970s. Kevin's nickname among his friends is "King Royal".

Hooks lived in

Oxon Hill, Maryland.[citation needed
]

When he was still 10, Kevin starred in the acclaimed J.T., a 1969 episode of the CBS Children's Hour about a sensitive Harlem youth who befriends a sick cat. Written by

Peabody Award
winner.

Hooks appeared in the hit 1972 movie

Oscars
respectively for their performances.

Hooks won a role in the last film directed by

weasel words
] a weakly plotted failure.

Hooks went on to portray high school basketball player Morris Thorpe in the successful TV series about high-school basketball,

weasel words
] one of America's 100 favorite characters in the history of television.

In 1986, he starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom He's the Mayor.

Director roles

In 1991, Hooks directed the film

Homecoming
".

In 2003, Hooks revisited Sounder. He directed ABC's

Wonderful World of Disney's TV remake of the film, with Paul Winfield
, his co-star from the original, playing a different role.

Hooks directed the following episodes of Prison Break:

  • 1.14 - "
    The Rat
    "
  • 1.22 - "
    Flight
    "
  • 2.01 - "Manhunt"
  • 2.09 - "
    Unearthed
    "
  • 2.14 - "John Doe"
  • 2.22 - "
    Sona
    "
  • 3.01 - "
    Orientacion
    "
  • 3.06 - "
    Photo Finish
    "
  • 3.12 - "
    Hell or High Water
    "
  • 4.01 - "Scylla"
  • 4.11 - "Quiet Riot"
  • 4.16 - "
    The Sunshine State
    "
  • 4.22 - "
    Killing Your Number
    "

He directed the film Prison Break: The Final Break (2009) based on the series.

Hooks is credited as the director of the 2017

ANC which with the leadership of Mandela, famously succeeded to overthrow the regime of apartheid in South Africa, starring Laurence Fishburne
in the role of Mandela.

In 2020, he directed an episode on The Good Lord Bird.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kevin Hooks Biography (1958-)". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ Petski, Denise (August 2, 2019). "Daveed Diggs & Wyatt Russell Join 'The Good Lord Bird' For Showtime – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

Bibliography

  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 324.

External links

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