Ernest Lee Thomas
Acting
Biography
Ernest Lee Thomas (born March 26, 1949) is an American actor. He was born in Gary, Indiana. He is most famous for his role as aspiring writer Roger "Raj" Thomas on the 1970s ABC sitcom What's Happening!!, and its 1980s syndicated sequel, What's Happening Now!! Description above from the Wikipedia article Ernest Lee Thomas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: March 26, 1950
Place of Birth: Gary, Indiana, USA
Known For
The Gods
"The Gods" is a modern day 'Romeo and Juliet', where Mikey James, a street hustler raised on the streets with his two brothers, goes to work for the Fasano family, as he desperately tries to find a way out of his hustling life style. Mikey James has always been in love with the Mob bosses beautiful daughter, Sofia Fasano. Now he begins his move to capture her heart.
Basketball Girlfriends
Tyron is one of the top college basketball stars in the country and is expected to be a top NBA draft pick, but as the pressure to perform well in school threatens his ability to perform on the court, things start to fall apart. Then, when his brother, Blak, is released from prison, he is pressured to rejoin the family business hustling drugs on the street. In a last ditch effort to save his star player, Tyron's coach introduces him to Carmen, a tutor who Tyron falls deeply in love with.
Yo Teach...!
In 2009, comedian Judd Apatow launched a fake sitcom on NBC.com to help promote his upcoming film Funny People. High school is tough enough without the added distractions of drug abuse, teen pregnancy and anorexia. Fortunately for the colorful underachievers at Jackson High, there's a teacher who's got their back: Mr. Bradford (Mark Taylor Jackson), the wisecracking mentor of Yo Teach...! Each week, Mr. Bradford tosses his lesson plan to the wind and tackles a new moral dilemma while keeping one step ahead of Principal Andrews and the politically correct PTA.
Just Jordan
Just Jordan is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon as a part of the network's TEENick lineup. The series debuted on January 7, 2007 and was cancelled on April 5, 2008 with 29 episodes produced.
Everybody Hates Chris
Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.
Oddity Archive
The Oddity Archive is a web series that revolves around the "cultural dustbin", especially as it pertains to media. The Archive also functions as an actual archive of sorts, with a modest collection of off-air Betamax and VHS recordings (about 400 total as of June, 2014). There's also a decent collection of ephemeral video, "ripoff" and "drugstore" LP's/cassettes/8-tracks, as well as (working) obsolete technology.
Everybody Still Hates Chris
A re-imagined animated version of Chris Rock's beloved autobiographical family comedy Everybody Hates Chris.
The Upshaws
Bennie Upshaw, the head of a Black working class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best to step up and care for his family and tolerate his sardonic sister-in-law, all without a blueprint for success.
Malcolm X
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Veep
A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.
Filmography
as (voice)
as OG
as Dr. Thomas
as Bank Teller
as Pastor Townsend
as Pastor
as Mr. Williams
as Bank Teller
as Admiral Titus Perry Jackson
as Diner Manager
as Olympus
as Lenny
as Chip McDonald (uncredited)
as Roger "Raj" Thomas (archive footage)
as Omar al-Saleh
as Albert
as Yo Teach Principal
as Principal Andrews
as Royce Henderson
as Mr. Omar
as Reverend Franklin
as Sidney
as Det. Ross
as John
as Kailuba
as Self - Guest
as Roger "Raj" Thomas
as Self