monica calhoun
calhoun' s lawyer denies everything in santa monica court. neither she nor calhoun is present at the session .
monica calhoun blind son is all grown up. he’s much older & gorgeous !
monica calhoun: wow... .. strong? ?? ? ?
monica calhoun: hands down. when i grow up. ha ha ha .
monica calhoun :
very very
worthy... ... .
monica calhoun: of who they are & why they make the choices they make .
monica calhoun: its just very interesting... ... ...
monica calhoun: wow... .... . she was amazing .
monica calhoun: both, cause theyre one in the same. theres no difference .
monica calhoun: he he he... .. okay? !? !
monica calhoun: you & i know thats part of the game... . .
monica calhoun: wow. thats a hard one to just. . i say both .
monica calhoun: so my perception on the world & things is just a little bit different .
monica calhoun’s height is 5 ft 4 in and she weighs approximately 118 lbs. (source )
monica calhoun 14th annual pan african film festival, at the director' s guild of america .
monica calhoun: that' s it. that is correct, sir. ha ha ...
monica calhoun: it wasnt even like that. . it was a
surprise
more less ,
monica calhoun played mrs. wood in the season two grey' s anatomy episode break on through .
monica calhoun: basically. and then you have... . of course... . .
monica calhoun: i couldnt even really tell you... .. to be real honest with you ?
we asked monica calhoun (mia sullivan) what she' d like to see happen if a third film is made .
, produced in 1992 and starring morris chestnut and monica calhoun. in 2011, green was awarded an honorary doctorate by the
born lorine monica p. calhoun in philadelphia, pennsylvania, calhoun is the daughter of lorine w. calhoun. calhoun, her mother and brother moved to los angeles, california when she was a young child to launch her acting career. calhoun is an alumna of los angeles county high school for the arts (class of 1989) .
monica calhoun: and, you know... . teaching him things that ive learned & then vice versa, somewhat .
monica calhoun: yeah. they were together forever, regardless of whatever it was that theyd been through, they stayed together !
monica calhoun was born on july 29, 1971 in philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa. she is an actress and producer, known for
monica calhoun: and, so... .. to say that
boomerang
wasn' t realistic? !? !
willie sr. and monica calhoun, a nurse, have been together 27 years - since high school. the family is tight .
* monicas into souxie & the banchies. . and all kinds of shit *
monica calhoun: so, when i auditioned for the school for the arts, i could only pick one major, so i picked theater .
monica calhoun: i mean its all in perception. it depends on what that person s relationship... . is all about at home .
monica calhoun: somewhat & also the way i grew up is just a little bit different than everybody else, because my brother was born blind .
monica calhoun: my compassion & my sensitivity are heightened because of my brothers blindness... .. and spending a lot of time with him
monica is a beautiful actress and i love all her work that she has done in all her projects particularly trois 2: pandaora’s box. stay strong monica for you and your son .
monica calhoun: right? ?! ? my mother had a choice of whether to go to college in new york or go to college in the virgin islands .
monica calhoun: see... . heres the thing whats interesting about
the best man
is i dont believe that it was totally a
black
film .
her third daughter, lorri marie, is born at st. john' s hospital in santa monica
monica calhoun: patience in watching these people that volunteer to work with children that have some sort of impairment. to teach them how to water ski or whatever the activity was .
she has some famous classmates – anthony anderson graduated alongside monica calhoun from the los angeles county high school for arts. other famous classmates include shondrella avery, tammy townsend and jenna elfman .
monica calhoun: i love d both of them. that husband & wife team... . that was just... .. they are / were an example of .
monica calhoun is an actress best known for her roles in the films bagdad cafe, the players club, the salon, the best man, and its sequel the best man holiday .
ok, here' s another thing willie calhoun can' t do: defend .
1. calhoun graduated from los angeles county high school for the arts in 1989 .
monica calhoun: being able to listen & understand or try, trying to understand & have an empathetic view of what a person is... ... as opposed to being
judgmental
2. monica calhoun was able to work with award winning actor blair underwood, r & b singer shanice wilson and fame director and producer, chris stokes (he’s got game) on a television pilot .
calhoun: i’ll come back as a ghost and whisper in everybody’s ears (laughs) .
monica calhoun played an amazing role in the best man holiday as mia sullivan, lance sullivan’s (morris chesnut) wife. born in philadelphia, calhoun started her acting career in 1985 and with over 18 movies and 28 television roles under her belt, she’s had a very commendable career. read on for more. – joi pearson
she dated a famous man – over the years, monica calhoun was rumored to be linked with miguel nunez, jr. who has starred in many films such as juwanna man, life, and the return of the living dead .
such a great article! i always wondered why monica calhoun didn’t do more acting. peace and blessings to her family! i am a teacher of students with educational and special needs. may god continue to bless and keep them !
part of what makes us love the best man films is the chemistry between castmates—how familiar they feel to us. it' s a chemistry that actress monica calhoun (mia sullivan) says mirrors the real life relationships between her castmates .
marries actor rory calhoun in santa barbara, california. he' s 26; she' s 19 .
i was serious, too ,
calhoun said .
and not that much has changed .
calhoun: and everything that she did was for him and to restore his friendship with his best friend .
monica calhoun was born on july 29, 1971 in philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa. she is an actress and producer, known for the best man (1999), the best man holiday (2013) and the players club (1998) .
monica calhoun is an american film and television actress. she is best known for her roles in the films the players club, the best man, and the salon. she is a graduate of the los angeles county high school for the arts .
monica calhoun: which is a
priceless
thing with a director. they know their project from top to bottom & you know, as a director... .. that is your job to know exactly what you want out of everybody !
she and calhoun see middle of the night and then go to el morocco. she' s expecting again .
calhoun: you can come back as a ghost and say, “don’t go down the alley” (laughs) .
she said she will pull a mia – when monica calhoun sat down with fellow actor morris chestnut to talk about their new film the best man holiday, she was noted as saying that she would retaliate and cheat on her man if he cheated on her .
monica calhoun: and, they have a summer program, where they take the kids either swimming or water skiing... .. just different little things... ... so, i got a chance experience life on a different level .
she and calhoun honeymoon at david o. selznick' s arrowhead lodge, then go bear - hunting in northern california
monica calhoun: this is my job; its a career its not just a. . you know what? people have told me that i was pretty, and um people have told me that you know, i have great personality, so im gonna go to hollywood .
her son – monica calhoun gave the whole world a clue as to why she may have slowed down in the acting business - the reason may be due to her son. she appeared with him arm in arm on the red carpet at the best man holiday premiere. it appears that he may be a special needs child, suffering from blindness. people took to her instagram account and saw more pictures of the young man who appears to be around 9 - 11 years old. upon doing further research, we came across an article from the virgin islands daily news, dated march 11, 1976, which shows a young monica calhoun with her mother and brother who happens to be blind. so we wonder if the ailment that monica calhoun’s son is suffering from is hereditary in nature. you can read more about it here .
oklahoma city - - at the lowest point in willie calhoun' s 22 years, he ended up in san quentin .
she did the big chop – everyone was enamored with monica calhoun’s new hairstyle. at the la premiere of the best man holiday, the actress showed off a super short hair cut. many believe that she made the big chop as a way to signify that she is starting over .
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she and calhoun attend pat boone' s opening at the cocoanut grove. she laughingly denies that she is expecting another baby .
excellent movie. enjoyed the cast, writing and pace. cute date flick and it was nice to see ms calhoun again !
appears at ciro’s in an act with dancer billy daniel. there has been gossip that all is not well between her and calhoun .
calhoun: it was cathartic to go through that process, to own up for the role of possibly or potentially destroying a friendship .
monica calhoun: so if you understand the business & you know who you are, what you want and what you dont want, what you will go for and what you wont go for. when you know how to shut off your exploration period of a situation. possibly we co uld go further... .
her divorce is granted in santa monica superior court on grounds of irreconcilable differences. he' s 47; she' s 40. she' s granted custody of her three children .
monica calhoun: i went though a couple things and it was all alphabetized and i was trippin off of that... .. it was alphabetized. and then i said, you know what? let me see who this person is. [ prince ] and, then went through album after, album after album ,
monica calhoun: yeah, cause whats interesting in the black community... .. there are social structures. you have your
ghetto people
, you have your college grads, undergrads, master degree toting people that live in the belief that they are better than the people that haven' t sought higher education .
columnist harrison carroll notes her and calhoun excited at the captain' s table .
oil tests being made at their ojai ranch ...
calhoun throws a surprise party for her at the beverly hills hotel' s lanai room. guy madison and sheila connolly are noted showing up together .
monica calhoun: and i, didnt expect to be there at all. i asked a friend of mine to take me, & he was like, uh. i so after an hour went by... . he called me back and said, ok, im coming to scoop you up and we just go see what happens .
monica' s teen son and brother (not pictured) are blind. when monica brought her son as her' date' to the premiere of
the best man holiday
a few years ago, it was the first time the public learned that he was blind. since then folks have fallen in love with the young man who always shows love to his mom on social media .
is again sued for divorce by calhoun in santa monica after 20 years of marriage. he accuses her of adultery with tv personality james allan trudeau, host of a children' s program called
mr. wishbones ,
and asks for custody of their children, cindy frances, 12; tami elizabeth, 9; and lorri marie, 8 .
texas rangers: willie calhoun jr. , the gem of the yu darvish deal, needed a visit to a notorious california prison to rediscover baseball | sportsday
3. calhoun has also played some protagonists roles such as in hbo special called daddy’s girl or daddy’s home and cbs schoolbreak special “what about your friends” .
it shook my confidence ,
calhoun said .
it made me think that maybe i really do suck. i was pretty much over baseball .
pg (1982) trois 2: pandora & # 39; s box 8 pm (tv1) a psychiatrist (monica calhoun) has an affair. r (2002) wyatt earp 8 pm (hist) kevin costner plays the legendary lawman in this epic. pg - 13 (1994) the transporter 8: 15 pm (max) thriller about a courier (jason
johnson tells about hollywood party freeze :
corinne calvet' s snubbing of lita baron. corinne once dated lita' s hubby, rory calhoun ...
in an amended counter - complaint to calhoun' s divorce suit she accuses him of adultery with betty grable, eight other women specifically named, and 70
jane does .
she also lists starlet vitina marcus as a co - respondent in the complaint. calhoun recently directed grable on the london stage in hello, dolly .
chestnut: to be honest, i was focused on monica the whole time in the movie because throughout my performance everything was for her. everything that my character did, everything that he was, was for her .
she and calhoun are off to korea to entertain the troops. others in their group are walter pidgeon, paul douglas, jan sterling, debbie reynolds and keenan wynn .
last week, actress monica calhoun showed off a super cute crop at the la premiere of the best man holiday. the actress has been a little under the radar since her tv series diary of a single mom ended in 2011. so this look could be a big chop, a refresh of an already natural style, a de - weaving... so many options. but we do know we love the youth - ifying haircut on calhoun. what do you think? are you excited for the next best man? let us know in the comments below .
q: monica, you had your big scene where you kind of had to own up to your part in breaking up the friendship between lance and harper. how is that for you as a woman and for your role ?
columnist jimmy fidler tells that
the long and short of hollywood romance: six foot four inch rory calhoun and isabelita, four feet, eleven inches tall ...
the early report from wood is that calhoun has an accurate arm with a quick release. the biggest project: improving his reactions and reads and getting a better first step .
her romance with calhoun is reported getting more and more serious .
he used to date all the pretty girls but lately he is concentrating on the brand new miss baron .
monica calhoun: and, they find a camaraderie with similar people that have the same backgrounds & therefore excluding the next person, that might be ten times more intelligent... .. but they dont have that degree or they didnt go to that special school or make it into that special white school, but they' re more smarter and have the job that the educated wished they had? !? ! ?
after nearly 15 years apart, morris chestnut, taye diggs, regina hall, terrence howard, sanaa lathan, nia long, harold perrineau, monica calhoun and melissa de sousa reprise their career - launching roles in “the best man holiday. ” written and directed by malcolm d. lee, the sequel and long - awaited next chapter to his groundbreaking hit movie, “the best man, ” opens in theaters this friday .
actress, monica calhoun, is known for her many acting roles, including “the best man, ” “the players club, ” and many more, but what she isn’t widely known as, is the loving mother of her special needs child, who happens to share the same disability as her brother. the close relationship she has with her son is a beautiful thing to see and she often posts about their relationship on social media…
monica calhoun: alright. its going to go on! we going to start working on some shit... .. cause, its like, i dont make any apologies... . cause i know that when an actor or someone else says, hey, i want to sing & they think that its aw shit, i can make some money style, you know. but you know who i am !
monica calhoun was born on july 29, 1971 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. she moved cross country with her family to california where as a child, she worked with famed director f. gary gray. monica is best known for her roles in the films, the best man, players club, bagdad café, and s ister act 2: back in the habit– the latter film she got to work alongside her acting idol, whoopi goldberg. she went on to appear in films with other notable stars but in the late 90’s / early 2000’s, her appearances on and off screen slowed down considerably. there is a reason for that. read on to find out why .
monica calhoun: i mean... . its nothing wrong... . if you call that being an over - achiever or if you call that having high ambitions. its nothing wrong with wanting to wanting to be that. but when you... i remember you used to joke about this, when you lose your soul in process, when you find that
your soul is on the back of a milk carton
an example of his thought process: last weekend, he faced his former oklahoma city teammates for the first time since the trade. in his first at - bat, former rangers prospect wilmer font tried to
quick pitch
calhoun to throw off his timing. calhoun was a bit late on a fastball and grounded to the right side. he smiled at the dodgers dugout, knowing haselman had ordered the quick pitch .
when asked by a scout several years ago his best position on the field, calhoun responded :
i play three hole ,
referring to the spot often saved for a lineup' s most dangerous hitter .
johnson tells :
rory calhoun insisted so lita baron called off all her nightclub stints to await the stork in december. the calhouns had a 1949 date cancelled and aren' t taking any chances this time .
i just want 2 say keep being strong u r doing a damn gud job and n the best man was so touching specially after i lost a brother from cancer n march i cryed like a baby but monica keep ur head up thank u for being the person u r bless. …
round rock express left fielder willie calhoun poses for a portrait at the oklahoma city dodgers' chickasaw bricktown ballpark on sunday, august 13, 2017 in oklahoma city, oklahoma. (ryan michalesko / the dallas morning news )
monica calhoun: and, i used to spend my summers in philadelphia, we moved so far away from family, & my grandmother had 11 children. so, imagine the cousins & the extended cousins & so on & so forth. my mom would send me back there in the summer & my uncle was a dj! he had just about every record that you could think about... . he had it, you know what i mean? in his basement. he just had all of it .
your never going to write another novel (taye diggs), your football career will eventually end and you will be left with nothing (morris chestnut), your single - minded career drive is going to leave you with no person life (nia long), your ex - stripper wife made a sex tape which is going to destroy the liberal enclave you have fashioned out of nothing (harold perrineau), your going to be really nice person and great mother and die at an early age from cancer (monica calhoun) .
monica calhoun: man! i was talking with somebody the other day. and we were talking about
set it off
.... . and, her scene when it was time for her to go. she just. you you were ready, you were there at that moment. you were ready for it and you knew it was going to happen but how was she going to do it and how was she going to take it? and, f. gary grays direction in capturing that, was just .
next time up, font tried the same thing. calhoun, who is generously listed at 5 - 8, was ready. he rifled a ball off the right field wall for a triple. another smile at the dodgers dugout .
i am the mother of a son that have needs that are special. i’m also a educator of children who have needs that are special. from day one i asked god to help me. he has been with me every step. i will be praying for monica her son and her whole family .
awh monica you are a beautiful women inside and out. my husband had a stroke in 2012. i know what it is like to put other people needs first. i am praying for you and your son! your entire family. keep your faith god is awesome. my husband went back to work !
monica, if i dont hear an album from you soon, that would besooo un - cool... .. because i didn' t know you had thangs like that. and to go 3 and a half hours straight; thats like recording for 3 hours and you were right there with me ,
johnson writes :
lots of lifted eyebrows on the casting of corinne calvet and rory calhoun as co - stars in powder river. they were a mighty romantic twosome before corinne married john bromfield and rory hitched up with lita baron .
columnist dorothy kilgallen reports that
calhoun plans to prove he' s not having trouble with his wife, lita baron, by showing up at a ringside table when she opens her singing engagement here at the saint regis ...
monica calhoun: but during that time, even though i was doing theater at high school, i was in a choir with h. e. barnum & we were traveling everywhere... .... doing shows here & there... . you know, its the cute little kids thing... ... so i had the cute little kid voice, cute little solos! and, because of h. b. s relationships i did session work with jeffrey osborne, donna summer, quincy jones, stevie wonder .
monica calhoun: thats what i hope to do... .. cause its my 9 - 5! ! except, its 24 hours, 7 days a week. im always taking in information trying to understand people & the nature of who they are... ... and why they do the things that they do... ... so, whenever i encounter a person like that in a script, i have something to draw on... . considering thats not necessarily my lifestyle & thats not necessarily who i am or what
i
do .
spend a few minutes now with willie shawn lamont calhoun jr. , or those who have spent significant time with him, and it' s hard to envision a kid once so down on himself and the game that he was willing to give it up .
round rock express left fielder willie calhoun swings at a pitch during a match - up between the express and the oklahoma city dodgers at chickasaw bricktown ballpark on monday, august 14, 2017 in oklahoma city, oklahoma. (ryan michalesko / the dallas morning news )
monica calhoun: and, also how they approach work & their reasons behind working & what they do! ! its like, you know people go to school to become lawyers and doctors & so forth... .. there are
other
professions. those, to be specific... they go to school for those things & theyre trained in those areas & when youre trained to know and understand the difference between... .... what your boundaries are & also set your own boundaries, you wont have problems separating
fiction
from reality. does that make sense ?
monica calhoun: right! and, in terms of being here in los angeles & witnessing people that move here from out of state, that say: i gonna make it big, im gonna be big. im this and that... . this is how i need to play the game. this is how i should play the game. i gotta run with this crowd or be around this crowd. and, i gotta dress this way, i gotta act this way, i gotta fuck this person, i gotta act like i have this sort of background in order to fit here there and 
round rock express left fielder willie calhoun reaches to catch a fly ball during a match - up between the express and the oklahoma city dodgers at chickasaw bricktown ballpark on sunday, august 13, 2017 in oklahoma city, oklahoma. (ryan michalesko / the dallas morning news )
monica calhoun: you know what i noticed? when we were working, that anger was still there. you carried a lot of the anger that i slept with your best friend, and so it was difficult trying to chip away at that wall that gets you to balance it out. you made me work for your warmth. you made me work for wanting to be friendly around everyone for the holidays. i saw that tension and the emotion that you are talking about, pulling and driving for what was to come a little bit later on. there’s so many things that we all go through in our lives that are pulled from that .
carroll adds :
nora is half - mexican and proud of it. that' s one of the reasons she got so hot. and she and betsy wynn were driving away from the calhoun home before rory slipped and put his arm through the glass on the front door .
monica calhoun: again, that goes back to... ... if you got 5 films that are being made, and those 5 films are specifically catering to the african american community and if its about dollars & cents and theyre gonna go, there somebody at the studio is gonna go ok check the stats. . i cant even say it right now. . check the stats on who is the hottest in the community or who everybody knows and theyre gonna go with that person because they feel like that person is going to bring in the dollars and cents. whereas... . you get a brand new filmmaker that will take the chance and hire a fresh face .
columnist mike connolly tells that
corinne calvet went to stanley kramer and urged him to sign lita baron, rory calhoun' s spouse, for the role of the spanish girl in the pride and the passion, with cary grant and frank sinatra, and kramer may just do it ...
monica calhoun: details! ! actors that pay attention to details. wonderful, and directors that pay attention to an actors details. and know and understand that whatever it is that that actor is doing is not necessarily. . they can see and directors or photography they can see what an actor is doing and go, you know what we need to push in and pull in with this because theres going on behind her eyes. theres something that shes doing that really drives the point home. and then an editor that can pick up exactly what her intention was and then edit the scene so where it it tells a complete story. thats priceless filmmaking. robert deniro, jack nicholson? ?? ?
calhoun co - starred with actor flex alexander in the short - lived series, where i live, and appeared in pacific station. she appeared in several sitcoms including bagdad cafe (tv series - starring role), the wayans bros. , a different world and the jamie foxx show. her film work includes portraying the cousin of actress lisaraye in ice cube' s directorial debut the players club; the best man; love & basketball and 2007' s the salon with vivica fox. in 2009 robert townsend directed calhoun in diary of a single mom, season i, ii and iii (2008–10) .
monica calhoun: and, even still, ya know? cause as human beings were always still growing & learning about ourselves in life lessons. my background, specifically, my childhood [ to a certain degree ], i was sheltered from a lot of things and thats why sometimes its easy for people to kind of take advantage of a situation. . or a thought process or believe that i dont necessarily know much, about some things. but, eventually because of how i grew up, i understand & have known the difference between right and wrong, & its up to me whether
i
want to explore... . wrong... . and if
i
want to explore right .
calhoun' s father, willie sr. , a corrections officer at the prison, agreed to take his son on a tour. willie had long been interested in the place. he thought maybe a career in law enforcement was his best option. his father agreed to the tour, but with other unspoken intentions .
it fires me up ,
calhoun said .
i' ve heard it all my life. it just keeps adding me and pushing me. i hear stuff that i supposedly can' t do and inside my head i' m like laughing. i want to prove people shouldn' t look over me .
14 years since making his directorial debut in the romantic comedy - drama, “the best man, ” malcolm d. lee has fulfilled fans long - awaited request with the film’s sequel, “the best man holiday. ” the christmas - themed follow - up finds lee reuniting with the ensemble cast, which includes morris chestnut, nia long, sanaa lathan, monica calhoun, melissa de sousa, terrence howard, and regina hall, at their characters regroup for a holiday retreat filled with laughs and a bit of misfortune along the way. during a recent interview with the huffington post, lee opened up on directing and producing the project, in addition to his thoughts on the resurgence of black films in theaters and the reason why most studios refuse to release soundtracks. read more... more on pop culture
mrs calhoun really think that your a beautiful person on the outside. and i can feel in my heart that your more beautiful on the inside. just wanted to say i enjoy your work as an actress. an 1 day i wish to see you in person just to get a nice teddy bear hug. down in the 504. stay sweet. glenn
with all that talent, how exactly did willie calhoun jr. - - he goes by
june ,
short for
junior ,
around family and friends - - end up dodging debris in east block of california' s oldest prison, talking to death row inmates and life - long criminals in a homemade version of the
scared straight
program ?
we can’t wait! the sequel to “the best man” arrives before thanksgiving this year! after nearly 15 years apart, taye diggs, nia long, morris chestnut, harold perrineau, terrence howard, sanaa lathan, monica calhoun, melissa de sousa and regina hall reprise their career - launching roles in the best man holiday, the long - awaited next chapter to the film that ushered in a new era of comedy. when the college friends finally reunite over the christmas holidays, they will discover just how easy it is for long - forgotten rivalries and romances to be ignited. malcolm d. lee returns to write and direct this sequel to his directorial debut. sean daniel (the mummy franchise) will produce alongside lee for the sean daniel company. watch # thebestmanholiday trailer below and see the film in theaters everywhere november 15! photos and video courtesy universal pictures
i wanted him to see the uglier side of life and what that had to offer ,
willie calhoun sr. said this week .
i wanted him to hear what they' d do for another chance. i wanted him to keep pushing. you can always get a job, but i didn' t want him to give up on his dream .
calhoun: the script spoke to me too because you’ve got to think about it. the college friends that met in college have stayed friends, and to see them years later and how their lives have developed i thought would be very interesting. also, mia’s and lance’s journey and what they were going through, i thought that would be interesting and challenging for me as an actress .
monica calhoun completely disappears into any role she’s graced the screen to play. in movies like the players club, the best man and the webseries diary of a single mom, the character actress regularly wows critics and audiences. here, urltoken chats with her about the best man holiday, which hits blu - ray and dvd on february 11, and much more. your character mia’s storyline in the best man holiday is heartbreaking. what did you think of her story when you got the script? i welcomed the challenge as an actress. to go to that place of life and death and internal struggle and wanting to make everything perfect so life could begin the healing and forgiveness process. i welcomed that challenge to pull everything together to be that matriarch, the head of the house, that strong female character. even in her strength and her weakness mia still maintained and was strong for everyone .
chestnut: i remember when we were in rehearsals and we were going through it, because we rehearsed before we went to toronto, and it’s more of the same. she and i had to deal with a lot of stuff in this movie and we really have to take ourselves there. it actually started in rehearsals, and just revisiting that piece of it all. just the way monica is and what she says and the way she looks at me, it really affects me throughout rehearsals and throughout the scenes .
from the time he got his first big break on the television series moesha, white has been on an upward trajectory, fortunate to play diverse roles in both television and film, including notable characters in scandal, mistresses, the family stone, and chicago fire. currently, he stars in bob johnson’s urban movie channel’s no regrets, which he produced, appearing opposite monica calhoun, loretta devine, sharon leal, jackie christie, amin joseph, and others. he also has two upcoming movies: amateur, a netflix mandalay theatrical production that will be released in theaters this spring and co - stars sharon leal, michael rainey, jr. , and josh charles. the second movie, the lift, is a dramatic thriller that he produced with damon dash and co - stars claudia jordan and columbus short. this summer, white makes his debut on season 5 of showtime’s ray donovan, along with regular cast member pooch hall and others .
monica calhoun: thats why its really important for black people african american people that have money to understand the power of distribution. distribution in terms of owning a theater in ohio, a movie theater in arizona. that way when a fairly decent film that has been made without the hands of the studio with the independent, have gone through the independent process, they have some place to showcase their film. and the next step is just promoting that film. whatever grassroots promoting that can be done in order for people to know that that film exists then somehow the money and go and recycle back into the community and not only that, we must understand its another way of opening up who we are as a people and the different levels of who we are. i like to laugh just as much as the next person, but, i also like to cry and i like to think. and thats what attracts me to acting and also singing .
monica calhoun: but, he had this class and i was more interested in what he had to say on the business end than the acting class; not being arrogant and saying, oh i know everything i need to know about acting but, it was more less it was fascinating the way he structured the class... ... he invited different people in from the industry; people that handled financing, people that were on the publicity end, agents, directors, and producers and gave them the floor and allowed them to speak on their experiences and how they entered hollywood and where they see hollywood going and what is it that we need to do to look for in hollywood for us and how to go about getting our or carving our path or map. and basically those different kinds of people that he pulled in it showed you what you needed to really pay attention to. and it reiterated that phrase that you always hear; its not show business, its the business of show .
in a paternity suit filed in los angeles, her husband is named father of a girl, nathena, born on january 26, 1959, to starlet and tv actress vitina marcus. 26 - year - old marcus retains the right to ask support for the child later. the suit will be settled for an undisclosed sum in april 1966, calhoun still denying being the father. the settlement figure is rumored to be $ 5, 000 .
at the film’s recent press day, we sat down with chestnut and calhoun to talk to them about reprising their characters, the film’s emotional storyline, preparing physically as well as emotionally for their roles, repairing the broken friendship between lance and harper, learning the dance moves for the rousing christmas eve scene, keeping a straight face throughout the complicated choreography, their real life holiday traditions, the proudest moment in their career so far, and the possibility of a third film .
how many beautiful black people can you fit on a magazine cover? plenty. that' s just what ebony accomplished for its november issue featuring the star - studded cast of
best man holiday .
in fact, there was too much gorgeousness for just one cover so they made two. the leading ladies - - sanaa lathan, nia long, regina hall, monica calhoun and melissa desousa - - look stunning dressed in cream and white hued ethereal gowns for the first cover. we' re pretty sure all that cleavage sanaa is showing will boost ticket sales. and we see you with all that leg, nia! wowzas. as for the fellas? terrence howard, taye diggs, morris chestnut and harold perrineau are suited up and looking super fine for the second cover. the dapper dudes are sure to delight fans when their long awaited on - screen reunion hits theaters on november 15. in the meantime, feast your eyes on ebony' s november covers. amazing, right? and if you think those stars look good, check out the ones in the slideshow bel ...
columnist harrison carroll tells about a big, new feud raging between her and nora haymes :
the girls had a terrific verbal set at the calhoun home. and the evening had started in such a disarming fashion. nora and betsy wynn, on invitation, dropped over to the calhouns. nora made some remark about lita being mexican and lita insisted she was spanish. from there, things really began popping. the names lita called her two guests can' t be printed here .
throughout the years, there have been marriages, children and divorces – not to mention all the love and heartbreak that accompany a life well lived – but the group has not been able to manage a proper get - together since lance (chestnut) and mia’s (calhoun) wedding. but that’s all about to be remedied. when the college friends finally reunite over the christmas holidays, they will discover just how easy it is for long - forgotten rivalries and passionate romances to be reignited .
it was the best of times (the best man), it was the worst of times (the best man holiday) … it was the epoch of belief (morris chestnut ’s lance), it was the epoch of incredulity (taye diggs ’ harper), it was the season of light (chestnut breaking the all time rushing record), it was the season of darkness (his wife mia dying three days later), it was the spring of hope (a baby being born the following spring), it was the winter of despair (again mia (monica calhoun) is dying for the entirety of the movie), we had everything before us (the best man when these characters were still young and full of hope), we had nothing before us (the best man holiday where all their life plans have epic failed), we were all going direct to heaven (obvi), we were all going direct the other way — in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only (movie critics) .
beverly hills, calif. (ap) — back in 2012, while filming
the best man holiday ,
morris chestnut and nia long became increasingly nostalgic. it had been 14 years since the release of malcolm d. lee' s 1999 hit ,
the best man ,
and 21 years since the actors were first - time co - stars in john singleton' s street - life classic
boyz n the hood .
there was a moment when we were shooting in a limo and nia looked at me and said,' you are a man now!'
recalled chestnut with a chuckle during a recent interview .
we are in such different places in our lives and careers now. we' re fortunate to still be here .
chestnut, long and the entire original cast of
the best man
— taye diggs, terrence howard, sanaa lathan, harold perrineau, regina hall, monica calhoun and melissa de sousa — return in the christmas - themed
the best man holiday ,
opening friday. although other follow - up films have come years after their originals — september' s
riddick ,
for example — the long - awaited
best man
reunion ...
it was december of 2014. calhoun had just been academically dismissed from the university of arizona and its baseball team. he had stopped going to classes regularly after struggling to deal with the death of his grandmother, to whom he was close. he thought maybe all the disparaging comments he' d heard about himself as a player - that he was too small, too slow and without a position - were perhaps accurate. he thought there weren' t a lot of attractive options for him. it was one of life' s tipping - point moments .
and all the while his paternal grandmother was in the final stages of a five - year long fight with cancer. to understand the full depth of this, you must understand how close the calhoun family is. when his brother - in - law became paralyzed, willie sr. , invited him to live with his family. teenage willie jr. often took care of his uncle. willie sr. also adopted his niece. the first tattoo willie jr. ever got was the name of his younger sister, jayden, across his chest above his heart .
calhoun: it’s really difficult for me to answer that question, because the past 20 something odd years, i’ve had a roller coaster effect. i’ve worked in the industry on several different levels, so the proudest moment i could say… i got several because each experience is different, but i will solidify this film as one of the proudest moments, because to go from knowing these folks when we were just basically kids and now we are grown and we’re able to have… well, i’m still working on having grown up conversations (laughs) and i’m still working on creating a different sort of family life as opposed to the family life that i have right now. you have to hook me up with the traditions and a good handsome friend .
chestnut: it was very difficult. with this particular movie, it’s 14 years later and the character still needs to be playing football, so it was really challenging for me physically to have to be in great shape. then malcolm said that he wanted me to take my shirt off, and there were a couple of other explicit scenes that we didn’t get to shoot. so it was tough for me emotionally and physically because i really couldn’t eat. i lost a lot of weight for that movie just because i still had to portray the football player who is still in shape. but fortunately, malcolm gave me enough in this movie to where i could convey how far i feel that i’ve come, and i’m still growing as an actor in a lot of those scenes. it was really challenging. even when i first read the script, i said, “oh man. he’s really emotional and there are so many emotional things. ” it’s really hard to do that in an ensemble movie because you’re there and everybody’s talking about, “yeah we had a good time last night, and tonight were going to the club” and all that stuff, and i had to be over in my little corner just kind of focusing on what i needed to do to get to that place. but monica and i were there together so i think it worked.
monica calhoun is an american film and television actress . calhoun is best known for her roles in the films bagdad cafe , the players club , the salon , the best man , and its sequel the best man holiday as well as two biopic miniseries such as rebbie jackson on the jacksons : an american dream and patricia tresvant , mother of ralph tresvant on the new edition story . calhoun was nominated for an emmy award for her performance in the cbs schoolbreak special " different worlds : a story of interracial love " ( 1993 ) . she was nominated for naacp image award for outstanding actress in a motion picture for her portrayal of mia morgan in the 1999 comedy-drama film the best man .2017 bet new eddition story portrayl of ms tresvant , ralph 's mother . 
monica calhoun is an american film and television actress. calhoun is best known for her roles in the films bagdad cafe, the players club, the salon, the best man, and its sequel the best man holiday as well as two biopic miniseries such as rebbie jackson on the jacksons: an american dream and patricia tresvant, mother of ralph tresvant on the new edition story. calhoun was nominated for an emmy award for her performance in the cbs schoolbreak special " different worlds: a story of interracial love " (1993). she was nominated for naacp image award for outstanding actress in a motion picture for her portrayal of mia morgan in the 1999 comedy-drama film the best man .2017 bet new eddition story portrayl of ms tresvant, ralph's mother.
monica calhoun is an american film and television actress. calhoun is best known for her roles in the films bagdad cafe, the players club, the salon, the best man, and its sequel the best man holiday as well as two biopic miniseries such as rebbie jackson on the jacksons: an american dream and patricia tresvant, mother of ralph tresvant on the new edition story. calhoun was nominated for an emmy award for her performance in the cbs schoolbreak special " different worlds: a story of interracial love " (1993). she was nominated for naacp image award for outstanding actress in a motion picture for her portrayal of mia morgan in the 1999 comedy-drama film the best man .2017 bet new eddition story portrayl of ms tresvant, ralph's mother.