T Carter

Birthplace: Monrovia, California
Birthday: December 14, 1956

A talented black stand-up who branched out into comedy roles, T K Carter astounded critics and audiences with his richly textured portrait of a successful businessman who descends into heroin addiction in the acclaimed HBO drama "The Corner" (2000). While he had demonstrated his dramatic capabilities previously in supporting roles in films (e.g., "A Rage in Harlem" 1991) and TV (i.e., "Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid" CBS 1977), the performer hadn't had a meaty lead before. Ken Tucker in Entertainment Weekly was so impressed that in his April 1…more

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Actor

Just Our Luck
Shabu
Piece of Cake
Lionel
The Corner
Gary McCullough
The Sinbad Show
Clarence Hull
Yesterday s Target
Carter

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The 33rd Annual NAACP Image Awards
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Career Milestones

2004
Portrayed Bill Cosby in Mario Van Peebles' "Baadasssss!"
2000
Offered a tour de force performance as a heroin addict in the acclaimed HBO miniseries "The Corner"
1998
Served as dialogue coach for Chris Tucker on "Rush Hour"
1993
Had regular role as the ex-roommate of a man who takes in two foster kids on the short-lived Fox sitcom "The Sinbad Show"
1991
Appeared in "A Rage in Harlem"