Kevin Hooks
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kevin Hooks (born September 19, 1958) is an American actor, and a television and film director; he is notable from his roles in Aaron Loves Angela & Sounder, but may be best-known as Morris Thorpe from TV's The White Shadow. In 1986, he starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom He's the Mayor. He directed Wesley Snipes in Passenger 57 and also Laurence Fishburne and Stephen Baldwin in Fled. Hooks worked as a director and producer on the series Prison Break. He also directed two episodes from the first season of Lost, "White Rabbit" and "Homecoming". In 2003, Hooks revisited Sounder. He directed ABC's Wonderful World of Disney's TV remake of the film, with Paul Winfield, his co-star from the original, playing a different role. Hooks was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Yvonne, a state employee, and Robert Hooks, a director and actor who starred in many films in the 1970s. Kevin's nickname amongst his friends is "King Royal".
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Birthday: September 19, 1958
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Sounder
1972-09-24
Sounder
Overview: The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-09-24
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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977-12-14
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Overview: A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-14
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Aaron Loves Angela
1975-12-25
Aaron Loves Angela
Overview: Aaron and Angela, two young adults living in the Harlem ghetto of New York City, are deeply in love with each other. The only thing standing in the way of their love is their families. Aaron is black, while Angela is Puerto Rican, and neither family wants one of their own to associate with the others. As the pair rebel against the prejudices of their families, they soon find the conflict spreading out to their friends and neighbors, until the hatred threatens to spiral out of control.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-25
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Innerspace
1987-07-01
Innerspace
Overview: Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-01
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Take Down
1979-01-13
Take Down
Overview: An unqualified teacher finds himself saddled with coaching duties after a small group of high school seniors form a wrestling team in a last ditch effort to end a 9-year losing streak against a rival school.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-13
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J.T.
1969-12-13
J.T.
Overview: J. T. Gamble, a shy, withdrawn Harlem youngster, shows compassion and responsibility when he takes on the care of an old, one-eyed, badly injured alley cat days before Christmas and secretly nurses it back to health.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-13
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Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
1979-09-11
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
Overview: The true and tragic story of a very young and very talented comedian from the 70's whose sudden rise to fame had some of its benefits -- and some of its burdens.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-09-11
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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977-10-26
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Overview: Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-26
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Strictly Business
1991-11-08
Strictly Business
Overview: Waymon has a great job in real estate and a promising future, but he's also trapped in a loveless longterm relationship. He meets Natalie, a beautiful club-hopping hipster, and quickly falls in love. Realizing he's just not cool enough to attract her on his own, he seeks the help of his friend Bobby, a free-spirited smooth talker who works in the mail room at Waymon's firm and utilizes the predicament as leverage to advance in the company.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-08
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Just an Old Sweet Song
1976-09-25
Just an Old Sweet Song
Overview: Upon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack up their kids and leave Detroit to head down South. Eventually, the family rediscovers its African-American roots and elects to stay in their new rural surroundings.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-25
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Friendly Fire
1980-11-09
Friendly Fire
Overview: In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death are the subject of this true account film.
Genres: Drama War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-09
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