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Sep 11, 2019 · Celebrity. Malik Yoba Responds To Fraternity That Kicked Him Out Over Allegations Of ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With Trans Teens. The actor also declares he’s the “freest [N-word] in...
Feb 11, 2022 · Malik Yoba is cheering on the Jamaican bobsled team in the 2022 Winter Olympics. The 54-year-old American actor appeared on Thursday's episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, and revealed that he...
Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba (born September 17, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for his starring role as NYPD Detective J. C. Williams on the Fox police drama New York Undercover and as Yul Brenner in the film Cool Runnings.
- Cool Runnings (1993)—“Yul Brenner”
- Empire (2015)—“Vernon Turner”
- Cop Land (1997)—“Detective Carson”
- Betty and Coretta (2013)—Martin Luther King Jr.
- Other Plans (2014)—“Harold”
- Arrested Development (2004)—“Ice”
- Raines (2007)—“Charlie Lincoln” Justified (2010)—“Toby Griffin”
- That’S So Raven (2006)—“Judge”
The A.V. Club: It’s amazing that this was your first acting gig. Malik Yoba: Yeah, the whole experience was great. Going to an open call, doing some improv, and two months later getting a call from Disney saying, “Can you fly to L.A. tomorrow to screen test?” And I didn’t have an agent, didn’t have a head shot, and I wasn’t necessarily pursuing act...
AVC: You came aboard Empirebecause you’re a big Lee Daniels fan. MY: Yeah, it was definitely the opportunity to work with Lee, and also his sister, Leah [Daniels-Butler], was part of the team that casted me inCool Runnings. I ran into Leah on the Fox lot and she said, “You have an appointment on Wednesday to meet my brother about the new series.” A...
MY:One of my fondest memories at that point of my career was being on set in a scene with De Niro and Stallone. It was amazing to be there with those two dudes doing that scene. But with De Niro, the way he approaches the work, it’s similar to the way I approach the work, and I remember feeling kind of affirmed when I would see him approach somethi...
AVC: How intimidating was it to play Martin Luther King Jr., and how do you prepare for a role so many others have played before? MY:It definitely was an honor. At first I thought I shouldn’t do it because I’m physically a much larger man than he was, and that was the first thing I said to the casting director. But she thought I should do it, and I...
MY: I was happy to help my friend [director] Joe Eckardt out. I’ve known him since I was 17; he was a production assistant on New York Undercover. He’s been working on his directing thing for a minute, and he asked me to be in his directorial debut. I haven’t seen it yet, but Joe has and he said he loves it, so I’m excited to see it. I play a fairy...
AVC: Do Arrested Development fans ever approach you? MY: They do. Man, people love that show. It’s amazing that people still come up to me. That show got me out of trouble with the police once. The cop was a huge fan of it. It was this young dude who looked like he was trying to be a racist cop. He was overzealous and young. I had a tail light out ...
AVC: You got to work with a really great cast on Raines. MY:Yeah, Jeff Goldblum has such a way with words, and how he expresses himself. Working with Jeff was cool. And that was one of those experiences we talked about where I replaced someone. Luis Guzmán was originally in that role and I replaced Luis. AVC: You worked on Raines with Graham Yost, ...
AVC: How did you wind up doing That’s So Raven? MY: How didthat come about? That’s a good question. I feel like I was there one day visiting somebody on that set, and I was like, “I want to be on this show.” My kids were big fans of it, so I wanted to be on it and not tell them so they could be surprised when they saw it. It was fun. I was travelin...
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Aug 25, 2017 · The three time NAACP Image Award winner’s latest role in the upcoming psychological thriller ‘Til Death Do Us Part is will tackle something else entirely — domestic violence and how men deal with...
Mar 1, 2024 · 01-03-2024 13:31. in International Celebs. Malik Yoba, Hollywood actor and philanthropist, graces the Joburg Film Festival. Image: Instagram via @Malikyoba. Johannesburg, South Africa, lit up...
Apr 27, 2024 · Subscribed. 1K. 23K views 2 weeks ago #Godfrey #GaSDigital #Comedy. Actor Malik Yoba (Cool Runnings, New York Undercover) joins the show. GoFundMe for GODFREY’s NEW Special:...
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