Clifton Powell
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| Clifton Powell | |
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 Clifton Powell, May 2007 |
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| Born | March 16, 1956 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor and comedian |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Awards | NAACP, American Black Film Festival - Best Performance by an Actor; Civil Brand[1] |
Clifton Powell (born March 16, 1956) is an American actor and comedian.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Movie career
Powell is known for playing the role of Pinky in the 2000 comedy film, Next Friday and its 2002 sequel, Friday After Next. Powell stars also in the Indie thriller Chain Letter.[2] In 2009 he played "Bowman" in the film Just Another Day. The film is about a poor young rapper, Young Eastie, and his opposite, successful older rapper, A-Maze and their trials and tribulations over the course of a day.
[edit] Voice acting
He is also known for providing the voice of the character, Big Smoke on the 2004 action videogame, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Powell was the voice of a prison inmate in the "A date with the Booty Warrior" episode of the Adult Swim Series The Boondocks.
[edit] Filmography
- Colors (uncredited) (1988)
- House Party (1990)
- Deep Cover (1992)
- 3 Ninjas (1992)
- Menace II Society (1993)
- Dead Presidents (1995)
- Deep Rising (1998)
- Caught Up (1998)
- Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)
- Rush Hour (1998)
- Foolish (1999)
- Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
- Hot Boyz (1999)
- The Breaks (1999)
- Next Friday (2000)
- Lockdown (2000)
- Bones (2000)
- Crime Partners (2000)
- The Brothers (2001)
- Banged Out (2002)
- Friday After Next (2002)
- Civil Brand (2002)
- Play'd: A Hip Hop Story (2002)
- Love Chronicles (2003)
- Never Die Alone (2004)
- Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)
- Ray (2004)
- Who Made The Potato Salad (2004)
- Brothers in Arms (2005)
- Choices 2 (2005)
- Golden Empire (2005)
- The Gospel (2005)
- Block party 2006
- Confessions of a Call Girl (2007)
- Norbit (2007)
- First Sunday (2008)
- Street Kings (2008)
- Love for Sale (2008)
- Internet Dating (2009)
- Five K One (2009)
- Before I Self Destruct (2009)
- Preacher's Kid (2009)
- Meet the Parents-Play (2010)
- Trapped Haitian Nights (2010)
- Just another day (2010)
- Street Kings 2 (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694066/awards
- ^ "Postage Marked for Official 'Chain Letter' Poster". Bloody-disgusting.com. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20198. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
