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Mel Jackson

Acting · Born October 13, 1970 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Melton Jackson (born on October 13, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an African-American actor, producer, spoken word artist and R&B musician. Jackson made his first appearance in the 1997 film Soul Food, and since has appeared in films such as Deliver Us From Eva , The Temptations, Uninvited Guest, Motives and Flip the Script. He also appeared in the 2005 hit stage play Friends and Lovers and starred in Issue's: We've all got 'em (2006). His dulcet tenor voice has been featured on Living Single, where he played "Tripp" during the hit sitcom's final year, as well as another stage play he starred in with Canadian chanteuse Deborah Cox. Despite his vocal gifts, he has yet to issue an album. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melton Jackson,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Mel Jackson movies and shows

  • The Division2001
  • Living Single1993
  • The Jamie Foxx Show1996
  • The Steve Harvey Show1996
  • The Parkers1999
  • Half & Half2002
  • The Parent 'Hood1995
  • In the House1995
  • DAG2000
  • The Temptations1998
  • Soul Food1997
  • Deliver Us from Eva2003
  • To Sir, with Love II1996
  • George Wallace1997
  • Motives2004
  • Uninvited Guest1999
  • A Good Man Is Hard to Find2008
  • Fear Files2015
  • Little Richard2000
  • If You Really Love Me2012
  • Four Seasons2014
  • Motives 2 : Retribution2007
  • The Marriage Chronicles2012
  • Dreams2013