Mel Jackson

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Mel Jackson (born October 13, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois,^[1] is an African-American actor,^[2] producer, spoken word artist and R&B musician. He is known for his roles in Living Single (1997–98), Soul Food (1997), The Temptations (1998), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), and Abduction of Jesse Bookman (2008).

Career

Jackson made his first big screen appearance in the 1997 film Soul Food,^[3] and since has appeared in films such as Deliver Us From Eva, The Temptations, Uninvited Guest, Motives and Flip the Script. Later he landed a role on Living Single,^[4]^{[unreliable source?]} where he played "Tripp" during the hit sitcom's final year.^[5] And he also played "Johnnie" on The Parkers in the final season's run.

In 2003, Jackson appeared with Deborah Cox in a stage play called Love on Lay-Away.

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Year	Film	Role
1997	Soul Food	Simuel St.James
1999	Uninvited Guest	Howard
2000	Dancing in September	Malik
2003	Deliver Us From Eva	Tim
2004	Motives	Det. Morgan
2005	Friends and Lovers	Richard
2005	Flip the Script	Bruce
2006	Where is Love Waiting	Darren
2007	Motives 2	Det. Morgan
2008	A Good Man Is Hard to Find	Jasper King
2008	The Abduction of Jesse Bookman	Jesse Bookman
2008	The Stuck Up Kids	Pennell
2011	Dreams	Mia's father

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	To Sir, with Love II	Tommy Rahwn	TV Movie, (CBS)
1996	The Parent 'Hood	Ahmad Zaire	Season 3, The Critic (WB)
1997	NYPD Blue	Jermaine Brewer	Season 4, Bad Rap (ABC)
1997	George Wallace	Eddie	TV Movie (TNT)
1997	Hitz	Sid	Season 1, Pilot (UPN)
1997–98	Living Single	Tripp Williams	12 Episodes, (Fox)
1997–99	In the House	Graham	Six Episodes, (NBC)
1998	The Temptations	Norman Whitfield	TV Movie, (NBC)
1999	Vengeance Unlimited	Jay Jackson	Season 1, Confidence (ABC)
1999	The Jamie Foxx Show	Kenny	Season 4, Why Don't We Just Roll Reversal
1999–2001	DAG	Agent Morton	17 Episodes, (NBC)
2000	Playing with Fire		TV Movie, (BET)
2000	Little Richard	Robert Blackwell	TV Movie, (NBC)
2000	The Steve Harvey Show	Julian	Season 4, African- American Gigolo (WB)
2002	For Your Love	Derrick	Season 5, The Affairs of the Heart (WB)
2004	The Parkers	Johnnie	Three Episodes, Three Episodes
2004	The Division	Johnny	Four Episodes, (Lifetime)
2005	Half & Half	Roland	Season 3, The Big Home is Where the Car Is Episode (UPN)
2005	Love, Inc.	Daniel	Season 1, Living Single
2011	Reed Between the Lines	James	Season 1, Let's Talk About Boys in Tights (BET)
2012	To Love and to Cherish	Jay	TV Movie

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↑ Torriano, Berry & Venise T. "Historical dictionary of African American cinema" Volume 12. Scarecrow Press, 2007.
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↑ "What Stars Did Before They Became Famous" – Jet Magazine October 26, 1998 – Pg 60
↑ "Living Single on TV.com", TV.com
↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk6IL-Gk8EI