Born in Manhattan, raised in Bronx & Mt. Vernon, New York, where sports dominated his formative years and earned him a scholarship to Loyola in Los Angeles, CA where one day on campus, he was asked (out of the blue) to act in a student film. It was an unexpected start to a long career that has an impressive list of credits in film, television and ...
Orange Coast College, Mount Saint Michael Academy, Loyola Marymount University
Nationality
American, American
Children
Noelle Robinson
Parents
Leon Preston Robinson III, Antoinette Robinson, Cynthia Bailey, Leon Robinson
Partner
Cynthia Bailey
Movies
Cool Runnings, The Five Heartbeats, Above the Rim, Cliffhanger, Waiting to Exhale, The Temptations, Band of the Hand, The Women of Brewster Place, Buffalo Soldiers, Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Spirit Lost, And Then There Was You, Little Richard, Where Children Pl...
Star Sign
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Has one daughter, Noelle, with Real Housewives of Atlanta's Cynthia Bailey.
performer: "What You Gonna Do", "Brothers and Sisters", "Life Is a Funny Game" / producer: "Life Is a Funny Game" / writer: "What You Gonna Do", "Brothers and Sisters", "Life Is a Funny Game"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Detached
2009
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dreadtown
Documentary post-production
Himself
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2016
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
2014 Soul Train Awards
2014
TV Movie
Himself
Kiss and Tell: The History of Black Romance in Movie
2012
Documentary
The Mo'Nique Show
2010-2011
TV Series
Himself
BET Awards 2011
2011
TV Special
Himself
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
2010
TV Series
Himself
MKP Celebrity Talk
2010
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The 100 Greatest Pop Videos
2005
TV Movie
Himself (as Leon Robinson)
The 100 Greatest Family Films
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special
2005
TV Special
Himself
The L-Bow Room
2004
TV Series
Himself - Host
X-Rated: The Pop Videos They Tried to Ban
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
4th Annual BET Awards
2004
TV Special
Himself
Super Secret Movie Rules
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
3rd Annual BET Awards
2003
TV Special documentary
Himself
Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute
2003
TV Special documentary
Himself
The 8th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Stevie Wonder
2002
TV Special
Himself
1st Annual BET Awards
2001
TV Special
Himself
Essence Awards
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
'Bats' Abound
1999
Video documentary short
Himself
Lauren Hutton and...
1996
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Nation's Favourite Number 1 Single
2012
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Retrosexual: The 80's
2004
TV Mini-Series documentary
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1990
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2011
ISA
Indie Series Awards
Breakthrough Performance
Diary of a Single Mom (2009)
2001
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Network/Cable - Best Actor
Little Richard (2000)
2001
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Little Richard (2000)
1999
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series