Larenz Tate

Larenz Tate

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1975-09-08 (48 years old)

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Biography

Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975) is an American film and television actor. Tate was born on the west side of Chicago, Illinois. He is the youngest of three siblings whose family moved to California when he was nine years old. Convinced by their parents to enter a drama program at the Inner City Cultural Center, the trio did not take the lessons seriously until classmate Malcolm-Jamal Warner's ascent to fame after being cast on the sitcom The Cosby Show. Subsequently realizing that they could parlay their efforts into a tangible form of success, the siblings began to receive small roles and in 1985, Tate made his small-screen debut in an episode of The New Twilight Zone series. Following appearances in such television series as 21 Jump Street and The Wonder Years, Tate was cast in the television movie The Women of Brewster Place before receiving the recurring role of Steve Urkel's nemesis, Willie Fuffner, in the family comedy series Family Matters (1989). He was also a cast member on the CBS series The Royal Family, starring Redd Foxx and Della Reese, which ended prematurely when Redd Foxx suddenly died. In the video game 187 Ride or Die, Tate voices the main character, Buck. Following numerous small-screen roles, offers began pouring in for Tate, and in late 1992, collaborative filmmaking siblings Albert and Allen Hughes approached him to star in their debut feature Menace II Society. A jarring vision of inner-city desperation and decay, the film found Tate channeling his substantial energy into creating "O-Dog", a trigger-happy teenager. Following up with the little-seen but often-praised television series South Central, Tate would later appear in the family comedy-drama The Inkwell (1994) before re-teaming with the Hughes brothers for Dead Presidents (1995) and taking on the role of a love-stricken young poet in the romantic drama Love Jones (1997). Larenz Tate also played the role of Kenny in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the episode "That's no Lady That's my Cousin". There followed roles in The Postman (as the automotively monikered Ford Lincoln Mercury), the Frankie Lymon biopic Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998, with Tate as Lymon), and 2000's Love Come Down. Though a big theatrical release had eluded Tate for the first few years of the millennial turnover, Tate would soon turn up opposite Laurence Fishburne in the high-octane but critically derided Biker Boyz (2003), A Man Apart (2003), Crash (2004), as music legend Quincy Jones in Ray (2004), and Waist Deep (2006). Larenz was also featured in R&B singer Ashanti's 2003 released music video Rain on Me, where he played the jealous, abusive spouse of Ashanti. The video touched on the subject of domestic abuse. He can be seen in the latest season of FX Network's Rescue Me. Tate is married to Tomasina 'Geneva' Parrott. They have two sons together named Myles and Zander.

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Filmography

all 53

Movies 28

TV Shows 25

self 7

Producer 1

Voice 1

Director 1

Berry Gordy
Michael

Michael (2025)

Movie
The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)

TV
Self - Guest
Sherri

Sherri (2022)

TV
Zachery Cranston
Business Ethics

Business Ethics (2020)

Movie
Councilman Tate
Power Book II: Ghost

Power Book II: Ghost (2020)

TV
9
Producer
Back to the Goode Life

Back to the Goode Life (2019)

Movie
Self
Uncensored

Uncensored (2018)

TV
Julian Stevens
Girls Trip

Girls Trip (2017)

Movie
10
Self
Beat Shazam

Beat Shazam (2017)

TV
Deuces
Deuces

Deuces (2017)

Movie
6
Max
Beta Test

Beta Test (2016)

Movie
Shawn
Game of Silence

Game of Silence (2016)

TV
5.8
Narrator (voice)
Unity

Unity (2015)

Movie
Terrance
White Water

White Water (2015)

Movie
Dr. Alex Burke
Rush

Rush (2014)

TV
6
Bird Stevens
Gun Hill

Gun Hill (2014)

Movie
Rashad Tate
Power

Power (2014)

TV
6.91
Self
Bill Bellamy's Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour

Bill Bellamy's Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour (2013)

Movie
Tracy
The Mindy Project

The Mindy Project (2012)

TV
5.5
Clinton Moss
Justified

Justified (2010)

TV
6.05
Self
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’

Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’ (2009)

Movie
Lucky
Waist Deep

Waist Deep (2006)

Movie
5.67
Shooter Cooper
Love Monkey

Love Monkey (2006)

TV
1
Director
The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot (2005)

Movie
Self - Restaurant Patron
Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen (2005)

TV
7.67
Peter Waters
Crash

Crash (2005)

Movie
3.9
Quincy Jones
Ray

Ray (2004)

Movie
6.12
Frankie Lymon in Why Do Fools Fall In Love (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

Movie
Bart 'Black Shawn' Johnston
Rescue Me

Rescue Me (2004)

TV
5.87
Self
With All Deliberate Speed

With All Deliberate Speed (2004)

Movie
Demetrius Hicks
A Man Apart

A Man Apart (2003)

Movie
5.7
Wood
Biker Boyz

Biker Boyz (2003)

Movie
6.4
Neville Carter
Love Come Down

Love Come Down (2000)

Movie
Frankie Lymon
Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)

Movie
Ford Lincoln Mercury
The Postman

The Postman (1997)

Movie
6
Darius Lovehall
Love Jones

Love Jones (1997)

Movie
Anthony Curtis
Dead Presidents

Dead Presidents (1995)

Movie
10
Drew Tate
The Inkwell

The Inkwell (1994)

Movie
Andre Mosely
South Central

South Central (1994)

TV
Kevin 'O-Dog'
Menace II Society

Menace II Society (1993)

Movie
6
Curtis Royal
The Royal Family

The Royal Family (1991)

TV
Cornelius
Seeds of Tragedy

Seeds of Tragedy (1991)

Movie
Kenny
You Take the Kids

You Take the Kids (1990)

TV
Kenny
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

TV
7.47
Chilly D
New Attitude

New Attitude (1990)

TV
Family Matters

Family Matters (1989)

TV
6.4
Sammy
The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place (1989)

Movie
Basketball Team Captain
The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years (1988)

TV
7
Young Adam Fuller
21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street (1987)

TV
8
Matlock

Matlock (1986)

TV
6
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1985)

TV
7
Sporty's Nephew
Hunter

Hunter (1984)

TV
Marcus
Waterfront

Waterfront

TV

Ratings

Average 6.59
Based on 1.48 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1984
1994
2005
2000
2022
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1975-09-08 (48 years old)

Birth Place
Chicago, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Ларънс Тейт


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