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Chestnut's first professional acting role was as Jason in Freddy's Nightmares – A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series, season 2, episode 19 ("A Family Affair"), which aired on February 18, 1990. His first feature film role was as Ricky Baker in Boyz n the Hood (1991). He followed that up with roles in various TV movies.
Feb 13, 2019 · Chestnut’s first role was as young Ricky Baker in the 1991 teen drama, alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. and Laurence Fishburne. “It was a very fun, enlightening experience for me,” Morris says. “It...
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Morris Chestnut is living proof that when your Plan A doesn’t pan out, Plan B might not be so bad. When a career in sports didn’t end up paying his way through college, Morris looked elsewhere for his next field to play in. For him, acting became a natural next step. It’s been nearly 25 years since we were first introduced to Ricky Baker ...
Morris Chestnut. A tall, handsome, and versatile American actor, Morris Chestnut was born in Cerritos, California, to Shirley (Wynn) and Morris Chestnut, Sr. He first came to be recognized by moviegoers starring as Ricky in Boyz n the Hood (1991), a role where he played a high school running back using his football skills to escape the violent ...
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Nov 2, 2015 · Which leads us to the curious case of Morris Chestnut and why he never became a leading man in Hollywood. Don't get me wrong, Morris has worked in film and tv for years with varying amounts of success. @brothascomics has approved Rosewood this season on Fox as one of our new, favorite shows. I've essentially called it " Black House".
Nov 24, 2013 · Having given up his dream of playing professional football, Morris Chestnut received immediate recognition in his first feature role as Ricky Baker, the promising young athlete cut tragically down in John Singleton's powerful coming of age film, "Boyz N the Hood" (1991). His impressive debut led to supporting work in "In the Line of Duty: Street War" (NBC, 1992) and...
His first professional acting role was as Jadon in Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series in the episode "A Family Affair" (season 2, episode 19) which aired on February 18, 1990. His first feature film role was as Ricky Baker in Boyz n the Hood (1991). He followed with roles in various TV movies.
