Roles that an ACTOR will always be known for. . .
 

What roles will an actor ALWAYS be known for?

I'll start

Kimberly Elise ~TT on Set It Off
Morgan Freeman ~ Joe Clark
Michael Clarke Duncan ~ JOHN COFFEY
Michael Wright ~ Eddie Cane Jr.


I have tons more but don't want to be stingy

CT4,

Is this limited to just movies or television as well?

Jaleel White -- Steve Urkel :rolleyes:

Johnny Brown -- Nathan "Booga" Bookman.

Eriq LaSalle -- Darryl BKA "jheri juice" guy in Coming to America.

Diahann Carroll -- Julia.

Acting period.

i.e. Tyler Perry :D will ALWAYS be MADEA. :cool:

Dustin Diamond ~ Screech
What's his name ~ Horshack
Jasmine Guy ~ Whitley

Bill Cosby will ALWAYS be Cliff Huxtable (at least for me) :D

I'll be back later with more.

Lark Voorhies/Lisa Turtle
Mark-Paul Gossler/Zach Morris
etc., etc. (The cast of "Saved By The Bell")

Kadeem Hardison ~ Dewayne Wayne
Alfonso Ribeiro ~ Carlton


let me stop, come on yall. YOU CAN DO IT!! :D

Jimmie Walker/J.J.

Janet DuBois/Willona

John Amos/James

Esther Rolle/Florida

Ralph ?/Michael

Terri ?/LoVita Alize Jenkins :D

Emmanuel Lewis/Webster

Gary Coleman/Arnold

Todd Bridges/Willace

Redd Foxx/Fred Sanford

I forgot his name, but Julio will always be Julio to me! :D

Keisha Knight-Pullium/Rudy

Michael Beach/CHEATER! (Waiting to Exhale and Soul Food) I'm still can't look at him right!


OK, OK. I'll pass the torch for a minute....

Michael Beach/CHEATER! (Waiting to Exhale and Soul Food) I'm still can't look at him right!

You forgot to mention his cheating a** in ER! Why did he keep accepting those roles?

Oh, I was reading Jet this weekend (I know, why admit that) The Fuqua family was on the cover. Lela will always be Sunshine.

LaVar Burton - Kunta Kinte

Esther Rolle - Dayum, Dayum. Dayum :D

hmmm..........
 

1.Robert Townsend will always be the tacky five hearbeat
2.Leon will always be the smooth one
3."Whatever his name is" will always be choir boy
4.Keisha will always be Rudy
5.Bill Cosby will always be Cliff Huxetable(sp?)
6.Phylisha Rashad will always be Claire
7."Whatever his name" will always be BUD!
8.Jasmine Guy will always be Whitley..."Da-wayne!" I can just hear it! in that whiny country voice....
9.Erika Alexander?? will always be Maxen Shaw attorney at law
10. The whole cast of Living Single basically can't get rid of those roles
11.With that said I include the cast of Martin and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(except Will)
12.Damon Wayans will always be the homeless guy with the pee bottle from In Living Color
13.The dude from Kid-N-Play will always be Kid no matter how many talent shows he hosts.
14.Jason Weaver will always be lil Micheal Jackson from the movie

Samuel L. Jackson-"Gator" in Jungle Fever

Jaleel White will ALWAYS be Steve Urkel!!

Chris Rock ~ Pookie
Tiny Lister ~ Debo
Sherman Hemsley ~ George Jefferson
Isabelle Sanford ~ Weezy
Janet Jackson ~ Penny

co sign on that one! That fool thinks he fine too, I'm like "bubble eyed boy sit your urkel self down!" lol!