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Kevin Hooks

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66 Years Old

​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".

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 19th September 1958

All Credits

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The Mike Douglas Show
Self
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The Rookies
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The White Shadow
Morris Thorpe
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He's the Mayor
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Soul Food
Ginder T. Jones
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Innerspace
Duane
Sounder Image
Sounder
David Lee Morgan
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Strictly Business
Married Man
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich Image
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Tiger
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Friendly Fire
Polk
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Aaron Loves Angela
Aaron
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened Image
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Hoover Sissle
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story Image
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
Nat Blake
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J.T.
J.T. Gamble
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Take Down
Jasper MacGrudder
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Just an Old Sweet Song
Junior