Cleavant Derricks (actor)

This article is about the Sliders actor. For his father, see Cleavant Derricks (songwriter).

Cleavant Derricks
Born	Cleavant Derricks, Jr. (1953-05-15) May 15, 1953 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Occupation	Actor, singer-songwriter
Years active	1978–present
Spouse(s)	Portia Derricks
Children	4

Cleavant Derricks, Jr. (born May 15, 1953) is an American actor and Tony Award winning singer-songwriter, who is best known for his role of Rembrandt Brown on Sliders.

Biography

Derricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to a pianist mother Cecile G. and Baptist preacher/composer Cleavant Derricks, Sr., famous for his popular gospel music hymn Just a Little Talk with Jesus. ^[1]^[2] His twin brother is actor and musician Clinton Derricks-Carroll. 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 Vinnette Carroll 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. Off-Broadway he was in the William Finn musical Romance in Hard Times in 1989.^[3] 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 on Sliders with Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd and John Rhys-Davies was the only Sliders character 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, Charmed and many others.

Filmography

Miami Magma (2011) as Ray Jackson
Rome & Jewel (2008) as Reverend Q
Cold Case (2007)
The Wedding Bells (2007)
Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
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) as Frederick Ross
Drexell'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
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

Discography

Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album (1982)
Beginnings (1999)
Brooklyn (2004)

References

↑ "Cleavant Derricks reveals his personal, professional soul". New York Amsterdam News. 8 February 1997. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
↑ "Cleavant Derricks Biography". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
↑ "BSC Announces the 20th Anniversary 2014 Season". barringtonstageco.org. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

External links

Cleavant Derricks official website
Cleavant Derricks at the Internet Broadway Database
Cleavant Derricks at the Internet Movie Database
"Exclusive Interviews: Cleavant Derricks". earthprime.com. Retrieved 2008-04-09.

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (1975–2000)

Ted Ross (1975) George Rose (1976) Ken Bichel / Michael Mark / John Miller / Joseph Saulter (1977) Kevin Kline (1978) Ken Jennings (1979) Bob Gunton (1980) Tony Azito (1981) Cleavant Derricks (1982) Charles Coles (1983) Martin Vidnovic (1984) René Auberjonois (1985) Michael Rupert (1986) Michael Maguire (1987) Robert Westenberg (1988) Michael Jeter (1990) Bruce Adler (1991) Scott Waara (1992) Mark Michael Hutchinson (1993) Jarrod Emick (1994) Wilson Jermaine Heredia (1996) Joel Grey (1997) Gregg Edelman (1998) Roger Bart (1999) Stephen Spinella (2000)

Complete list (1975–2000) (2001–2025)

Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (1976–2000)

Sammy Williams (1976) Lenny Baker (1977) Kevin Kline (1978) Henderson Forsythe (1979) Mandy Patinkin (1980) Hinton Battle (1981) Cleavant Derricks (1982) Charles Coles (1983) Hinton Battle (1984) Ron Richardson (1985) Michael Rupert (1986) Michael Maguire (1987) Bill McCutcheon (1988) Scott Wise (1989) Michael Jeter (1990) Hinton Battle (1991) Scott Waara (1992) Anthony Crivello (1993) Jarrod Emick (1994) George Hearn (1995) Wilson Jermaine Heredia (1996) Chuck Cooper (1997) Ron Rifkin (1998) Roger Bart (1999) Boyd Gaines (2000)

Complete list (1947–1975) (1976–2000) (2001–2025)

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