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Morris Lamont Chestnut (born January 1, 1969) is an American actor. He first came to prominence for his role as Ricky in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood. He has appeared in feature films such as The Last Boy Scout, Higher Learning, G.I. Jane, The Brothers, Like Mike, Ladder 49, The Game Plan, The Call, Half Past Dead and Kick-Ass 2.
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When The Bough Breaks is a 2016 American psychological thriller film directed by Jon Cassar and starring Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Jaz Sinclair and Theo Rossi. It was written by Jack Olsen. The screenplay concerns a woman who begins to develop a deadly crush on the husband of the couple she is surrogate mothering for.
- $11 million
- John Frizzell
- September 9, 2016 (United States)
- Morris Chestnut Role Call. For nearly 30 years, Morris Chestnut (starring in the upcoming NBC series The Enemy Within) has been a mainstay of the silver screen, portraying a range of players (on the field and off), best friends, boyfriends, and everything in between.
- Boyz n the Hood (1991) 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.
- The Best Man (1999) In the classic wedding ensemble rom-com, Chestnut played the groom, Lance, whose best friend (Taye Diggs) had slept with his bride-to-be.
- Two Can Play That Game (2001) In this rom-com, starring Vivica A. Fox, Chestnut plays a playboy attorney named Keith who can’t commit. “Two Can Play That Game was hilarious because working with Vivica and Gabrielle and then at the end, with Anthony Anderson, those are just three extremely talented people who are still working to this day.
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Mar 23, 2022 · Film. Features. Mar 23, 2022 8:10am PT. Morris Chestnut Reflects on Surviving and Thriving Three Decades in the Business: ‘In Hollywood, There’s No Blueprint’. By Emily Longeretta. Courtesy of...
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Feb 26, 2021 · Feb. 26, 2021, 8:40 AM PST / Source: TODAY. By Scott Stump. When Morris Chestnut landed a lead role in "Boyz n the Hood," his excitement was more for practical reasons than any notion that he was ...
May 17, 2021 · Morris Chestnut has been cast in a lead role of the Fox drama series “ Our Kind of People ,” Variety has learned. Chestnut currently appears in the Fox medical drama “The Resident.”
Morris Lamont Chestnut is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as teenage father Ricky Baker in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, groom-to-be Lance Sullivan in the 1999 film The Best Man, as NBA star Tracy Reynolds in the 2002 film Like Mike, and as the Visitor Ryan Nichols in the TV series V (2009).