Larenz Tate was born on 8th September, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, USA the son of Peggy and Larry Tate.is an American film and television actor.
Biography and Career
Larenz Tate's family moved to California when he was nine years old. Convinced by their parents to enter a drama program at the Inner City Cultural Center, Tate made his small-screen debut in an episode of The New Twilight Zone series.
Following appearances in such television series as 21 Jump Street and The Wonder Years, Tate was cast in the television movie The Women of Brewster Place before receiving a recurring role in the family comedy series Family Matters (1989).
He was also a cast member on the CBS series The Royal Family, starring Redd Foxx and Della Reese, which ended prematurely when Redd Foxx s
uddenly died. In the video game 187 Ride or Die, Tate voices the main character, Buck.
A jarring vision of inner-city desperation and decay, the film found Tate channeling his substantial energy into creating "O-Dog", a trigger-happy teenager. Tate would later appear in the family comedy-drama The Inkwell (1994) before re-teaming with the Hughes brothers for Dead Presidents (1995) and taking on the role of a love-stricken young poet in the romantic drama Love Jones (1997).
There followed roles in The Postman (as the automotively monikered Ford Lincoln Mercury), the Frankie Lymon biopic Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998, with Tate as Lymon), and 2000's Love Come Down. Tate would soon turn up opposite Laurence Fishburne in the high-octane but critically derided Biker Boyz (2003)[2] A Man Apart (2003), Crash (2004), as music legend Quincy Jones in Ray (2004), and Waist Deep (2006).
Larenz was also featured in R&B singer Ashanti's 2003 released music video Rain on Me, where he played the jealous, abusive spouse of Ashanti. He currently can be seen in the latest season of FX Network's Rescue Me.
Tate is married to Tomasina 'Geneva' Parrott. They have two sons together named Myles and Zander.
General Appearance
Occupation : Actor, singer, rapper
Years Active : 1985–present
Height : 5' 7'' (1.71 m)
Why do we like Larenz Tate
We like Larenz Tate because of his roles in The Postman.
Why do Larenz Tate famous
Larenz Tate is famous for his role in the family comedy series Family Matters.