BJs top 4
1. Samuel L. Jackson (pulp fiction)
2. Denzel Washington (training day)
3. Morgan Freeman (million dollar baby)
4. Will Smith (bad boys)
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| Author: | Goldie [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:46 pm ] |
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Who are your favorite African American actors? Started off by thinking about comparing Washington, Jackson, and Freeman but there are so many more to consider. As you can see from the poll, there are about 15 mentioned there. So who do you love watching, who does nothing for you and who do you hate? Here's a list of those mentioned so far. Bernie Mac Billy Dee Williams Carl Weathers Clifton Powell Cuba Gooding Jr. Danny Glover Delroy Lindo Denzel Washington Derek Luke DMX Don Cheadle Eddie Griffin Eddie Murphy Fred Williamson Halle Berry Harold Perrineau Ice Cube Ice T James Earl Jones Jamie Foxx Jim Brown Lawrence Fishbourne LL Cool J Lou Gosset Martin Lawrence Mehki Phipher Michael Clarke Duncan Mike Epps Morgan Freeman Morris Chestnut Mos Def OJ Simpson Omar Epps Ozzie Davis Queen Latifah Richard Pryor Richard Roundtree Rob Brown Samuel L. Jackson Sean Patrick Thomas Sinbad Spike Lee Steve Harvey Taye Diggs Will Smith Woody Strode |
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| Author: | zingy [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:50 pm ] |
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Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, and Morgan Freeman are all on the top of my list. |
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| Author: | Goldie [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:54 pm ] |
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Zingaling wrote: Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, and Morgan Freeman are all on the top of my list. But who is #1 and if Will Smith is #1 who is #2? |
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| Author: | zingy [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:55 pm ] |
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Goldie wrote: Zingaling wrote: Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, and Morgan Freeman are all on the top of my list. But who is #1 and if Will Smith is #1 who is #2? 1. Denzel Washington 2. Will Smith 3. Samuel L. Jackson 4. Morgan Freeman |
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| Author: | BJ [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:59 pm ] |
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BJs top 4
1. Samuel L. Jackson (pulp fiction) 2. Denzel Washington (training day) 3. Morgan Freeman (million dollar baby) 4. Will Smith (bad boys) :wink: |
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| Author: | MovieDude [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:12 pm ] |
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Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, Denzel, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, yeah, they're all great and probably some of my favs, but there's tons of other great African American actors that haven't been mentioned. Mehki Phipher,Steve Harvey, Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Mike Epps, Delroy Lindo, DMX, Taye Diggs, Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Mos Def, Eddie Griffin, Spike Lee, , Bernie Mac, Clifton Powell, Harold Perrineau, Derek Luke, Rob Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, James Earl Jones, and the recently passed away Ossie Davis are all great too. |
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| Author: | Goldie [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:22 pm ] |
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MovieDude wrote: Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, Denzel, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, yeah, they're all great and probably some of my favs, but there's tons of other great African American actors that haven't been mentioned. Mehki Phipher,Steve Harvey, Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Mike Epps, Delroy Lindo, DMX, Taye Diggs, Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Mos Def, Eddie Griffin, Spike Lee, , Bernie Mac, Clifton Powell, Harold Perrineau, Derek Luke, Rob Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas, James Earl Jones, and the recently passed away Ossie Davis are all great too. I agree, I was stuggling for some of the ones you mentioned that I would have listed. Mehki Phipher - Always liked him in the movies Steve Harvey - this guy is all over the place - tv, radio, movies - a likable actor. Omar Epps - usually like him in the movies, LL Cool J - like him more than Ice Cube Mike Epps - a good character guy Delroy Lindo - a powerful actor, very imposing DMX - like his Siegal movie among others Taye Diggs - has had some good roles / movies Jamie Foxx - from Living Color to this Morris Chestnut, Mos Def - familar names but can't place them now. Eddie Griffin - loved his Spy spoof movie among others Spike Lee - Spike - Some good movies, some bad ones Bernie Mac - great on his tv show and fun in the movies Clifton Powell, Harold Perrineau - can't place right now Derek Luke - always liked him Rob Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas - the new guys - Forerster / Last Dance among others James Earl Jones - Darth plus other great roles including the theatre and he was in Conan Ossie Davis - before my time - but he was a great |
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| Author: | Goldie [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:30 pm ] |
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Eddie Griffin - loved his Spy spoof movie among others. I wonder will they do a sequal to this character. |
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| Author: | jb007 [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:34 pm ] |
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I picked Morgan Freeman. I also like Denzel, Will Smith, Samuel L Jackson, Eddie Murphy among others. I would rate Richard Pryor, the greatest of them all along with Morgan Freeman. |
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| Author: | Goldie [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:47 pm ] |
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jb007 wrote: I picked Morgan Freeman. I also like Denzel, Will Smith, Samuel L Jackson, Eddie Murphy among others. I would rate Richard Pryor, the greatest of them all along with Morgan Freeman. Richard Pryor, he was the man. I wish I was alittle older to have seen him in the 70's. His comedy was incredible, lots took lessons from him, until he got burned freebasing cocaine. And 2 of his classic movies that I remember with Gene Wilder - Silver Streak and the movie where they get arrested and thrown in jail. Then Wilder becomes a rodeo star for the crooked warden. |
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| Author: | Algren [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:51 pm ] |
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1. Morgan Freeman 2. Will Smith 3. Halle Berry 4. Denzel Washington 5. Martin Lawrence |
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| Author: | jb007 [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:53 pm ] |
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Goldie wrote: jb007 wrote: I picked Morgan Freeman. I also like Denzel, Will Smith, Samuel L Jackson, Eddie Murphy among others. I would rate Richard Pryor, the greatest of them all along with Morgan Freeman. Richard Pryor, he was the man. I wish I was alittle older to have seen him in the 70's. His comedy was incredible, lots took lessons from him, until he got burned freebasing cocaine. And 2 of his classic movies that I remember with Gene Wilder - Silver Streak and the movie where they get arrested and thrown in jail. Then Wilder becomes a rodeo star for the crooked warden. I was young but I loved their movies, Silver Streak Stir Crazy See No Evil and Hear No Evil These three are fantastic movies and the only badly made one was in 1991 called Another You. |
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| Author: | jenniferofthejungle [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:33 pm ] |
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Morgan Freeman followed closely by Don Cheadle, Denzel Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson. I cannot stand Will Smith or his wife, sorry, but no. |
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| Author: | Goldie [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:34 pm ] |
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Some older ones just popped into my head. - Wasn't there the famous one who danced with Shirley Temple ( though much older )and others at that time. - Woody Stroode - famous from Spartacus and other movies - Jim Brown, Fred Williamson - and others who were in some movies in the 60 / 70's. And OJ Simpson - Towering Inferno and Naked Gun Movies - He had such a great life before the killings. A super star football Hall of Famer, a well-respected sports star, generally well-liked and had an small acting career, character acting, if he wanted to. Now he is so outside of all circles. |
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| Author: | matatonio [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:36 pm ] |
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1.Will Smith 2.Queen Latifah 
3.Halle Berry 4.Eddi Murphy 5.Samuel L. Jackson |
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| Author: | Algren [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:49 pm ] |
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Yeh, Jada Pinkett Smith is annoying. She cant act, and thinks she is tough. I dont like her. Apart from in Collateral, then again its such a solid film, some puney bitch like her could never harm it. |
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| Author: | El Maskado [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:53 pm ] |
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My favorite has got to be Danny Glover since hes never really mentioned that many times and his work has always been overlooked |
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| Author: | Algren [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:00 pm ] |
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Yeh, Danny Glover is very good, but he's only good in lethal Weapon movies. 
Also, Jamie Foxx is a rising star, very good performance in Ray, could spur onto better things. Wesley Snipes isnt too good, but he is another open for consideration, he is brilliant in Demolition Man. Cuba Gooding jr is superb in Jerry Maguire and Pearl Harbor and Men of Honor, dont forget him.... |
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| Author: | Goldie [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:00 pm ] |
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El_masked_esteROIDe_user wrote: My favorite has got to be Danny Glover since hes never really mentioned that many times and his work has always been overlooked Yes he is a good one - in some of my favorite movies like Lethal Weapn 1 & 2 and Witness with Harrison Ford - played the bad guy. |
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| Author: | Goldie [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:02 pm ] |
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Algren wrote: Yeh, Danny Glover is very good, but he's only good in lethal Weapon movies. Also, Jamie Foxx is a rising star, very good performance in Ray, could spur onto better things. Wesley Snipes isnt too good, but he is another open for consideration, he is brilliant in Demolition Man. Cuba Gooding jr is superb in Jerry Maguire and Pearl Harbor and Men of Honor, dont forget him.... Yes more forgotten ones. |
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| Author: | Alex Y. [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:38 pm ] |
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Samuel L. Jackson. He is fun to watch even in bad movies. I also really like Taye Diggs. |
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| Author: | Maverikk [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:48 pm ] |
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Goldie wrote: And 2 of his classic movies that I remember with Gene Wilder - Silver Streak and the movie where they get arrested and thrown in jail. Then Wilder becomes a rodeo star for the crooked warden. Stir Crazy, which is my favorite comedy of all time. No Jamie Foxx in the poll? 1. Eddie Murphy 2. Richard Pryor 3. Will Smith 4. Samuel L. Jackson 5. James Earl Jones 6. Morgan Freeman 7. Carl Weathers 8. Danny Glover 9. Michael Clarke Duncan 10. Lawrence Fishburne |
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| Author: | MovieGeek [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:58 pm ] |
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Denzel is my favorite. |
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| Author: | dolcevita [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:05 pm ] |
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well i just learned now that Ossie davis died two days ago. In a hotel room while filming, which i think is the way an actor would pretty much want to go. It proves that it wasn't dragged out if he was signed onto movies. i still really want to see Bubba Ho-tep and somehow haven't yet. That's sad o hear though, since He was pretty grande of an all-around person, both in movies and in cultural and social investments. |
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| Author: | Goldie [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:39 am ] |
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Just remembered - Richard Roundtree - Shaft. |
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