Reagan Gomez-Preston
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| Reagan Gomez-Preston | |
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 Reagan Gomez-Preston at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego. |
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| Born | April 24, 1980 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | DeWayne Turrentine (1999–present) 2 children |
Reagan Gomez-Preston (born April 24, 1980) is an American actress.
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[edit] Early life
Gomez-Preston was born in Detroit to a Puerto Rican mother, Cheryl Gomez, and an African-American father, Bennett Preston.[citation needed] She has a younger brother named Kyle.[citation needed]
When Gomez-Preston was young her mother worked for the Detroit Police Department.[1] Cheryl Gomez was one of the first women assigned to street patrol.[citation needed] Due to verbal abuse, written racist epithets, death threats, and a commanding officer expressing interest in a relationship with her, she quit, and filed a sexual harassment suit against the Detroit Police Department,[1] which she won, receiving an award somewhere between $800,000 and $1.2 million.[2] After this Cheryl Gomez moved the family to Philadelphia. There Gomez-Preston was enrolled in acting, dancing, and singing lessons at Philadelphia's Freedom Theatre.[citation needed] Her parents eventually divorced. In 1994, she moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles with her mother and Kyle, so that Gomez-Preston could pursue an acting career.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
Gomez-Preston began her career in The Parent 'Hood, as Zaria Peterson. She guest starred on UPN's One on One as Flex's younger sister/Brianna's paternal aunt. She also played Francine opposite Holly Robinson Peete in the short-lived UPN sitcom, Love Inc. She is also a former cast member of The Amanda Show.
She has been featured in King magazine twice, first in the September 2003-October 2003 issue, and again in the December 2006-January 2007 issue. She was one of five cover girls in her second appearance.
She also appeared in music videos "Sorry 2004" by Ruben Studdard,[3] "No Better Love" by Young Gunz,[4] and "Whatever You Like" by T.I..[5]
Gomez-Preston is a writer of feature films, with her own business and production company. Cheryl Gomez lives in California, where she and her daughter run Chery Creative Concepts.com. Gomez-Preston's father, Bennett Preston, is a medical examiner/pathologist in Philadelphia.[citation needed], Preston used her father's surname Preston, and used her mother's surname Gomez.
She is currently in the animated series The Cleveland Show as Roberta Tubbs, Cleveland Brown's stepdaughter. Gomez-Preston replaced actress Nia Long.
[edit] Personal life
Since 1995, Gomez-Preston had dated model DeWayne Turrentine. Turrentine was at one time in the group Quo. They married in 1999. They have two children Scarlett Annette Turrentine (born May 13, 2007) and Tyger Turrentine (born April 2, 2011) .[6]
[edit] Filmography
FILM
- 2010: Dysfunctional Friends as Lisa (post-production)
- 2010: A Gang Land Love Story as Julia (completed)
- 2010: This Time as Cheyenne
- 2010: Kiss The Bride as Robin
- 2009: Sweet Justice as Asia Sterling
- 2009: Elbows & Vogues as Julia
- 2005: Beauty Shop as a Customer
- 2004: Trois 3: The Escort as Lena
- 2004: Hair Show as Fiona
- 2004: Doing Hard Time as Rayvon Jones
- 2004: Never Die Alone as Juanita
- 2003: Love Don't Cost a Thing as Olivia
- 2002: Off Centre as Sherry
- 2002: Dead Above Ground as Latrisha McDermont
- 2002: That's Life as Barbie
- 2001: Carmen: A Hip Hopera as Caela
- 1996: Jerry Maguire as Tidwell's cousin
- 1995: Freaky Friday as Heather
TV
- 2010–present: The Cleveland Show as Roberta Tubbs
- 2010: Family Guy as Roberta Tubbs (1 episode)
- 2007: 'Til Death as Deb
- 2005 - 2006: Love, Inc. as Francine (22 episodes)
- 2003: One on One as Bernadette Washington
- 2001: That '70s Show as Melissa
- 2000: Martial Law as an Extra)
- 2000: The Amanda Show as a Regular
- 1999: Felicity (1999, as a student)
- 1999: Undressed as Jackie
- 1997: Smart Guy as Nina Duberly
- 1996: Moesha as Geneva
- 1995 - 1999: The Parent Hood as Zaria Peterson (90 episodes)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Chery Creative Concepts.com
- ^ When No Means No: A Guide to Sexual Harassment by Cheryl Gomez-Preston
- ^ Reagan Gomez in Sorry 2004
- ^ Reagan Gomez in No Better Love
- ^ Reagan Gomez in Whatever You Like
- ^ Sister 2 Sister magazine, December 2003
