Duane Martin
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 Duane Martin at the Los Angeles Lakers Victory Celebration at the Trousdale in West Hollywood, California on Monday, June 21, 2010. |
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| Born | August 11, 1965 Harlem, New York, US |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Spouse | Tisha Campbell-Martin (1996-present) |
Duane Martin (born August 11, 1965) is an American film and television actor.
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[edit] Personal life
Martin was born in Dayton, Ohio, and went to Dunbar High school and failed the 9th grade freshman year.Then met Tisha Campbell at the New York Liberty City Awards for the World records by doing backflips.Martin then played for the Cincinatti Bengals in 1992.Then saw Tom Brady get in a mix up with Cedric Benson at the superbowl in 2002 after losing the superbowl by the cincinati bengals.
[edit] Career
Martin had a short stint as a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New York Knicks. He was signed to a 1 year contract, but he was released after 3 months[1] due to injury.[2] He is the owner of Impact Sports, a company that represents professional athletes.[2]
His love for sports was the motivation for him to launch his own sports agency, "Impact Sports." Duane started the agency with 2 clients holding $1 million in contracts, the company has since expanded and now represents 50 clients and holds $1 billion in contracts.
Over the years, "Impact Sports," has become one of the premiere sports agencies in the industry and handles some of the most sought after players in the NFL, NH, and MLB.
After acquiring an extensive real estate holdings portfolio (valued in the millions), Duane recently launched a real estate company which will revitalize homes in the inner city by giving underprivileged families the rare opportunity to become home owners.
Martin first made his TV appearance in the short-lived NBC comedy series Out All Night, which also starred Patti LaBelle, Vivica A. Fox and Morris Chestnut. He appeared in the Boyz II Men music video "I'll Make Love to You". He was a cast member with Vivica A. Fox and Jon Cryer in the short-lived Fox sitcom Getting Personal. He portrayed TV reporter Robert James on the The CW TV series All of Us, Chuck on Rita Rocks (2009), and Fernando on The Paul Reiser Show (2011).
Notable feature film roles include Willie in White Men Can't Jump (1992), Jr. Philips in The Inkwell (1994), and Kyle Lee Watson in Above the Rim (1994). In the romantic comedy The Seat Filler (2004), Martin plays a lead role as law student Derrick who falls in love with a celebrity.
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | John Willis | |
| 1994 | Above the Rim | Kyle Lee Watson | |
| The Inkwell | Jr. Phillips | ||
| 1996 | Down Periscope | Planesman 1st Class Jefferson 'R.J.' Jackson | |
| 1997 | Fakin' da Funk | Brandon | |
| Scream 2 | Joel Jones | Gale's new cameraman | |
| 1998 | Woo | Frankie | |
| The Faculty | Officer #1 | ||
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Willie's Agent | |
| 2003 | Deliver Us from Eva | Michael 'Mike' | |
| What Boys Like | Phil | ||
| Ride or Die | Conrad 'Rad' McRae | Direct-to-Video Release | |
| 2004 | The Seat Filler | Derrick | |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Moe's World | Steve | TV-Movie |
| 1991 | Against the Law | 1 episode | |
| 1992 | Roc | Kenny | 1 episode |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Jordan | 1 episode | |
| 1992–1993 | Out All Night | Vidal Thomas | 20 episodes |
| 1993, 1995 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Duane | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | The Prince | 1 episode voice role |
| 1997 | Living Single | Ty Richardson | 1 episode |
| 'Between Brothers | Mason | 1 episode | |
| 1998 | 'Mr. Headmistress | Jim | TV-Movie |
| Getting Personal | Milo Doucette | 17 episodes | |
| 1999 | Sugar Hill | 1 episode | |
| Mutiny | B.J. Teach | TV-Movie | |
| 2000 | Girlfriends | Joan's love interest | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Blind Men | TV-Movie | |
| One on One | Elliott | 1 episode | |
| 2002 | I Got You | TV-Movie | |
| Yes, Dear | Alan | 1 episode | |
| 2003 | Abby | 1 episode | |
| 2003–2007 | All of Us | Robert James | 88 episodes |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Ashton Belluso | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Rita Rocks | Chuck DeShannon | 5 episodes |
| 2011 | The Paul Reiser Show | Fernando | 7 episodes |
[edit] Awards and nominations
BET Comedy Awards
- 2004: Nominated, "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Box Office Movie" - Deliver Us From Eva
- 2005: Nominated, "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series" - All of Us
- 1993: Nominated, "Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special" - CBS Schoolbreak Special
- 2007: Nominated, "Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series" - All of Us
[edit] References
- ^ Hotwire News
- ^ a b Duane Martin, BuddyTV.com, 10 January 2007.
[edit] External links
- Duane Martin at the Internet Movie Database
- Duane Martin cast bio on The CW
- Duane Martin's biography on filmbug
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