Cleavant Derricks

Actor Trivia Cleavant Derricks Began His Career As A Nashville Gospel Songwriter. With His Father He Wrote The Gospel Album Satisfaction Guaranteed. He Was The Musical Director And Composer For The Musical When Hell Freezes Over I'll Skate. Derricks Went To New York City To Study Acting With Vinette Carrol At The Urban Arts Theatre. He Received Rave Reviews For His Performance In Her Broadway Shows Including But Never Jam Today. He Also Won A Tony Award And Drama Desk Award For Creating The Role Of James "Thunder" Early In Dreamgirls. He Also Starred In The Broadway Musical Brooklyn As The Streetsinger. Soon Afterwards Derricks Appeared In Films Such As Moscow On The Hudson Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife And Recently Wes Craven's Carnival Of Souls. He Was A Series Regular On The Television Series Thea With Thea Vidale And Brandy And Good Sports With Farrah Fawcett And Ryan O'Neal. His Role As Rembrandt Brown Known As The Crying Man On Sliders With Jerry O'Connell And John Rhys-Davies Is Notable Because Derricks Is The Only Original Sliders Actor To Appear Throughout The Entire Series. In Addition Derricks Has Had Numerous Guest-Starring Roles In Series Such As Roseanne A Different World Miami Vice Spenser For Hire And Many Others. Filmography For Television Series The Years Shown Are The Years Cleavant Derricks Starred Or Guest Starred. Wedding Bells 2007 The Bernie Mac Show 2002 As Willie World Traveler 2001 As Carl The Practice 2001 As Mr. Lees 18 Wheels Of Justice 2000 As Harold Baines Charmed 2000 As Cleavant Wilson Touched By An Angel 1999 As Robert Wes Craven's Carnival Of Souls 1998 As Sid Sliders 1995 - 2000 As Rembrandt 'Cryin' Man' Brown Something Wilder 1994 - 1995 As Caleb Thea 1993 - 1994 As Charles Woops! 1992 Drexel's Class 1991 - 1992 As George Foster Good Sports 1991 As Jeff Mussberger Sibs 1991 L.A. Law 1991 As Mark Wright A Different World 1991 As Larry Roseanne 1989 Moonlighting 1987 As Leonard Haven Spenser For Hire 1987 As Mac Dickerson Bluffing It 1987 As Cal Mickey And Nora 1987 As Marvin The Equalizer 1986 As Sonny Raines Off Beat 1986 As Abe Washington Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife 1985 As Manny Alvarado Miami Vice 1985 As David Jones Moscow On The Hudson 1984 As Lionel Witherspoon Bloomingdales Security Officer The Ambush Murders 1982 Fort Apache The Bronx 1981 As Suspect #4 When Hell Freezes Over I'll Skate 1979 Cindy 1978 As Michael Simpson IMDB Www.Imdb.Com/name/nm0220598 Songwriter/Singer Trivia Cleavant Derricks Is A Gospel Songwriter With Over 300 Songs To His Credit And Should Not Be Confused With His Son The Film And Theater Actor Cleavant Derricks. Reverend Cleavant Derricks May 13 1910 Chattanooga Tennessee - 1977 Was A Pastor And Choir Director At A Number Of Black Baptist Churches. He Studied At Cadek Conservatory Of Music In Knoxville A & I State University And American Baptist Theological Seminary In Nashville. At Age 21 He Directed A Gospel Choir Of More Than 100 Voices In Washington D.C. At The Vermont Avenue Baptist Church...Cleavant Derricks Counted Among His Friends Many Well Known Artists One Of Which Was Mahalia Jackson. He Pastored Churches Throughout Tennessee At Dayton Knoxville And Jackson Also In Beloit Wisconsin And Washington D.C...Mr. Derricks Has Many Outstanding Credits--Pastor Church Builder Choir Director Poet Musician And Composer Of Note Having Written More Than 300 Songs And Several Song Books. Among His More Famous Songs Are The Much-Recorded And Performed "Just A Little Talk With Jesus" "When God Dipped His Love In My Heart" "We'll Soon Be Done With Troubles And Trials" And "When He Blessed My Soul". He Was Inducted Into The Gospel Music Hall Of Fame In 2001. He Is The Father Of Twin Actor Sons Cleavant Derricks And Clinton Derricks-Carroll. Albums Dreamgirls Original Broadway Cast Album 1982 Beginnings 1999 C Wikipedia.Org Cleavant Derricks Official Website Http //www.Cleavantderricks.Com/ read less