Godfather of Harlem: Black and White
10:45 pm - 11:45 pm, Tuesday, December 16 on RTE2 (55)
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Black and White
Season 4, Episode 9
Bumpy is forced to bring an old enemy back to Harlem to deal with Joe Colombo. Omar uncovers the name of one of Malcolm's shooters as the Panthers launch their investigation, and Mayme receives an invitation to Truman Capote's famed Black and White Ball. Drama, starring Forest Whitaker
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Cast & Crew
Forest Whitaker
(Actor)
.. Bumpy Johnson
Ilfenesh Hadera
(Actor)
.. Mayme Johnson
Lucy Fry
(Actor)
.. Stella Gigante
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy
(Actor)
.. Elise Johnson
Erik LaRay Harvey
(Actor)
.. Del Chance
Michael Raymond-James
(Actor)
.. Joe Colombo
Marisol Adler
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Forest Whitaker
(Actor)
.. Bumpy Johnson
Born:
July 15, 1961
in
Longview, Texas
Best Known For:
His Oscar-winning performance in The Last King of Scotland.
Early-life:
Forest Steven Whitaker was born in Longview, Texas, on July 15, 1961, to parents Forest Whitaker Jr and Laura Francis Smith. He was born with the condition strabismus, more commonly known as lazy eye. While raising Forest and his two brothers Kenn and Damon, his mum managed to put herself through college and gain two masters degrees. He won a college football scholarship and later attended the University of Southern California, where he switched his attention to music, training as an operatic tenor, before studying drama at Berkeley.
Career:
Whitaker made his screen debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High alongside Judge Reinhold, Nicolas Cage and Phoebe Cates. Roles on TV followed, in such shows as Diff'rent Strokes and Cagney & Lacey, before an excellent scene in The Colour of Money opposite Paul Newman showcased his talents to a wider audience and led to further film roles in the likes of Platoon and Good Morning Vietnam. He starred in the 1988 Charlie Parker biopic Bird, and has since put together an impressive body of work, including The Crying Game, Ghost Dog, The Last King of Scotland, Vantage Point and two seasons of The Shield. He always has a number of films and TV work in the pipeline.
Quote:
"I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant."
Trivia:
In 2009, he received an honorary degree from Xavier University of Louisiana.
Ilfenesh Hadera
(Actor)
.. Mayme Johnson
Lucy Fry
(Actor)
.. Stella Gigante
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy
(Actor)
.. Elise Johnson
Erik LaRay Harvey
(Actor)
.. Del Chance
Michael Raymond-James
(Actor)
.. Joe Colombo
Marisol Adler
(Director)
