Occupation – Entertainer – Actor
![Lawrence Chenault [middle] and Edna Morton [right] in a scene from the motion picture "The Jazz Hounds", [ca.1920s].](https://www.blackpast.org/wp-content/uploads/The_Jazz_Hounds_Publicity_Still.jpg "Lawrence Chenault and Edna Morton [right] in a scene from the motion picture “The Jazz Hounds”, [ca.1920s].")
Lawrence Chenault (1877-1943)
Lawrence Chenault was an actor of stage and screen who was one of the most familiar figures of the race...
A.J. Calloway (1974- )
Entertainment reporter A. J. Calloway was born Albert Johnson Calloway Jr. on August 29, 1974, to Ava Claire Calloway and...
Francine Gálvez (1966- )
Francine Gálvez, a multi-talented actress, journalist, and newscaster, holds the distinction of being the first Black woman to anchor a...
Anthony “Spice” Adams (1980- )
Anthony “Spice” Adams is a former American football player for the National Football League (NFL), actor, comedian, and television host....
Joseph “Joe” Pierre Torry (1965- )
Joseph “Joe” Pierre Torry is an actor and comedian. He was born on September 28, 1965, to Robert Torry and...
John Thomas Salley (1964-)
John Thomas Salley is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball star, television and motion picture actor, and a major...
George Tynes (1908-1982)
Soviet agricultural specialist and one of the first popularizers of turkey breeding in the USSR, George Tynes, was born in...
Chris Brown (1989- )
R&B superstar, rapper, lyricist, actor, and dancer Chris Brown, one of the most successful contemporary artists of the 21st century,...
Tatyana Ali (1979 – )
Tatyana Marisol Ali is an actress and singer best known for her role on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince...
