The Morris Chestnut Handbook - Everything you need to know about Morris Chestnut

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Morris L. Chestnut (born January 1, 1969) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as teenage father Ricky Baker in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, groom-to-be Lance Sullivan in the 1999 film The Best Man, Jackson Smith in the 2001 film The Brothers, Keith Fenton in the 2001 film Two Can Play That Game, NBA star Tracy Reynolds in the 2002 film Like Mike, Benjamin in the 2007 film The Perfect Holiday, Dave Johnson in the 2009 film Not Easily Broken, and James in the 2012 film Think Like A Man.
His best-known television role is as the Visitor Ryan in the 2009 reboot TV series V.

This book is your ultimate resource for Morris Chestnut. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Morris Chestnut's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Morris Chestnut, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, Black Reel Awards of 2002, Boyz n the Hood, Breakin' All the Rules, California State University, Northridge, Cerritos, California, Confidence (2003 film), Firehouse (1997 film), Freddy's Nightmares, G.I. Jane, Half Past Dead, Higher Learning, Identity Thief, In the Line of Duty: Street War, Kick-Ass 2 (film), Ladder 49, Like Mike, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Out All Night, Scenes of the Crime, Taye Diggs, The Best Man (1999 film), The Brothers (2001 film), The Cave (film), The Ernest Green Story, The Game Plan (film), The Inkwell, The Last Boy Scout, The Perfect Holiday, Two Can Play That Game, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, V (2009 TV series)…and more pages!

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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 18 mai 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781488506826
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

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Contents

Articles Morris Chestnut Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Black Reel Awards of 2002 Boyz n the Hood Breakin' All the Rules California State University, Northridge Cerritos, California Confidence (2003 film) Firehouse (1997 film) Freddy's Nightmares G.I. Jane Half Past Dead Higher Learning Identity Thief In the Line of Duty: Street War Kick-Ass 2 (film) Ladder 49 Like Mike NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Out All Night Scenes of the Crime Taye Diggs The Best Man (1999 film) The Brothers (2001 film) The Cave (film) The Ernest Green Story The Game Plan (film) The Inkwell The Last Boy Scout The Perfect Holiday Two Can Play That Game Under Siege 2: Dark Territory V (2009 TV series)

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References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

Article Licenses License

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Morris Chestnut

Morris Chestnut

Morris Chestnut

Chestnut at the San Diego Comic-Con International, July 24, 2010 BornMorris L. Chestnut January 1, 1969 Cerritos, California, U.S.

Occupation

Years active

Spouse(s)

Actor

1990–present

Pam Byse (1995–present; 2 children)

Morris L. Chestnut(born January 1, 1969) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as teenage father Ricky Baker in the 1991 filmBoyz n the Hood, groom-to-be Lance Sullivan in the 1999 filmThe Best Man, as Tracy Reynolds, NBA star in the 2002 filmLike Mike, and as the Visitor Ryan in the 2009 TV seriesV.

Early life [1] Chestnut was born in Cerritos, California, the son of Shirley and Morris Chestnut, Sr. He graduated from Richard Gahr High School in 1986. He subsequently studied finance and drama at California State University, Northridge.

Career Chestnut's first professional acting role was as "Jadon" inFreddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Seriesthe episode "A Family Affair" (season 2, episode 19) which aired on February 18, 1990. His first featurein film role was as "Ricky Baker" inBoyz n the Hood(1991). He followed that up with roles in various TV movies. Chestnut also played a role on Patti LaBelle's short-lived sitcomOut All Night. His career continued to rise steadily with co-starring roles in standard big-budget studio films likeUnder Siege 2(1995) andG.I. Jane(1997). In 1998, he won the annual Madden Bowl videogame competition. In 1999 Chestnut starred inThe Best Manwith Taye Diggs and Nia Long in which he played a professional football player on the eve of his wedding.The Best Man earned positive reviews from the press and did well at the box office. For his performance Chestnut earned an NAACP Image Award nomination. He again played a football player inThe Game Plan(2007). In 2001, he starred inThe Brothers, a film centering on the themes of fidelity and success among young professionals. He has worked with Steven Seagal three times. InUnder Siege 2: Dark Territory, Chestnut is Seagal's reluctant partner. In bothHalf Past DeadandPrince of Pistolshe co-stars as the main villain.

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Evan Fields

The Killing Yard

1994

Shango

The Best Man

1999

2004

Breakin' All the Rules

2002

19 episodes

Uncredited

The Inkwell

Lance Sullivan

Year

Title

Filmography

Nominated-NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Prince Franklin

Ricky Baker

Jeff Carswell

Notes

Nominated-Black Reel Award for Best Actor in a Television movie or Mini-series

2007

The Perfect Holiday

The Game Plan

2007

2004

Ladder 49

2005

The Cave

22 episodes

The Prince of Motor City

Travis Sanders

Half Past Dead

Like Mike

Gordon Mitchell

Confidence

Top Buchanan

Two Can Play That Game

Scenes of the Crime

Personal life Chestnut is married to Pam Byse (1995), they have a son and a daughter and he also an older son from a previous relationship who is 24 now. In an interview for essence.com, he stated he prefers to keep his personal life private. Chestnut is a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and the USC Trojans. He is also an avid poker player and has a [2] sponsorship arrangement with online poker room Full Tilt Poker.

1995

1997

1997

1997-1998C-16: FBI

1996

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Higher Learning

Firehouse

12 episodes

TV movie

Tommy Drake

2001

The Brothers

2001

2001

Ryan Nichols

Dave Johnson

Benjamin

Leo Moore

Morris Chestnut

2

2003

2002

2003

Travis

Donald Robert Johnson

Boyz n the Hood

Harold Lee

Role

Tracy Reynolds

In the Line of Duty: Street War

The Last Boy Scout

2009

2008

Not Easily Broken

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

2004

2009-2010V

1992

1991

1993

The Ernest Green Story

1992-1993Out All Night

Jackson Smith

Ray

G.I. Jane

Keith Fenton

1991

Bobby Zachs

McCool

Andre

Mal Robinson

Track Anchor

Film

Locker room kid

Ernest Green

Morris Chestnut

2011

2012

2013

2013

American Horror Story

Think Like a Man

Identity Thief

Kick-Ass 2

Theatrical performances

Luke

James

Detective Reilly

Marcus Williams

Love In The Nick of Tyme What Your Husband Doesn't Know(2011)

6 episodes

post-production

References [1] http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/morris-chestnut/bio/167225 [2] Morris Chestnut: The“Not Easily Broken”Interview (http://www.kamwilliams.com/2009/03/morris-chestnut-not-easily-broken.html) Kam Williams

External links  Morris Chestnut (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4820/) at the Internet Movie Database  Morris Chestnut (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025198) atYahoo!Movies (http:// movies.yahoo.com/)  Morris Chestnut And Wife (http://www.majasaja.com/morris-chestnut-and-wife/40643.html)

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Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Theatrical poster Directed byDwight H. Little

Produced by

Written by

Starring

Music by

Cinematography

Editing by

Distributed by

Release date(s)

Running time

Country

Language

Budget

Box office

Acobus Rose Verna Harrah Susan Ruskin

Hans Bauer Jim Cash Jack Epps, Jr.

Johnny Messner KaDee Strickland Matthew Marsden Nicholas Gonzalez Eugene Byrd Karl Yune Salli Richardson Morris Chestnut

Nerida Tyson-Chew

Stephen F. Windon

Marcus D'Arcy Mark Warner

Columbia Pictures Screen Gems

Augusta27,a2004

97 minutes

United States.

English, Banjarese.

$25 million

$70,992,898

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid(also known asAnaconda 2: The Black Orchid,Anaconda 2: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, or just simplyAnaconda 2) is a 2004 horror-thriller film and the stand-alone sequel to the 1997 filmAnaconda. The film was directed by Dwight H. Little and written by Hans Bauer, Jim Cash, and Jack Epps, Jr. from the original film. The main plot entails a team of researchers setting out into the island of Borneo to look for a sacred flower, for which they believe will bring humans a longer and healthier life, or maybe even cure cancer. The origin of the giant anaconda from the original film is also explained.

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Plot A team of researchers sets off into an island of South Kalimantan and West Kalimantan to search for a "blood orchid", a flower they believe can be used as a type of fountain of youth. Though the team's guide, Bill Johnson (Johnny Messner) has misgivings about which path to take, Jack Byron (Matthew Marsden) bribes him to take the path he doesn't think is safe. The team ends up going over a waterfall and having to wade through the river. A giant anaconda emerges from the water and swallows Dr. Ben Douglas (Nicholas Gonzalez) whole, while the rest of the team escapes the river. Bill attempts to assure them that it was the largest snake he's ever seen and that it should take weeks' for it to grow hungry again, however most of the team demands that the expedition be called off. The team decide to travel to Bill's friend, John Livingston (Andy Anderson) who lives on the river to see if he can borrow his boat and his whale. While traveling to the boat, Bill tells Sam Rogers (KaDee Strickland) about Jack bribing him into taking the unsafe route. Along the way, Bill finds an infestation of leeches on Cole's (Eugene Byrd) back and burns all of them with his lighter while Tran Wu (Karl Yune) finds a poisonous spider in Gordon Mitchell's (Morris Chestnut) shoe. Jack decides to take the spider along for further study and then everyone resumes the journey to the boat. However, Livingston is killed by another anaconda and his boat crashes into the riverbank. The team sees an explosion and finds the boat wrecked and are disappointed for losing their chance for escape from the jungle and find only a few essentials for their quest. While continuing their journey, they find Livingston's chewed up corpse. Bill realizes that it must be mating season, which means all of the male anacondas come out of their territories to find the nearest female in its mating pit. The team find themselves in a small native village consisting of thatched huts where a disemboweled anaconda with a pair of human legs hanging out of the snake's abdomen is displayed. The team speculates that the snakes are unusually large in size because their lives have been extended through the orchids, which are a part of the local food chain. Jack says that since they must be close to the orchids, they should press on. However the others contend that there is no evidence that the orchids will have the same effect on humans and still want to leave, so they start building an escape raft. Meanwhile, Gordon discovers that Jack had secretly obtained Livingston's private case containing a radio and a gun and realizes he could have called for help long ago. When Jack is unable to convince him to allow the expedition to continue, he paralyzes him using the spider. As Jack joins the others at the raft, Sam discovers a paralyzed Gordon and notices the spider bite on his arm. While Sam was interrogating Jack about what he had done to Gordon, an anaconda drops down from the rafters and swallows Gordon alive soon after she leaves the building. The others arrive just as it finishes, so Bill sets the building on fire. Jack uses the commotion to steal the raft. With no more material to make another raft, they decide to bushwack through the jungle to beat Jack to the orchids and get back their raft. On the way they fall into a cave trying to escape an anaconda. Cole gets lost and panics after finding a skeleton. He runs into Tran. Together they make their way back to the others. Along the way, Tran falls through a hole in the cave floor. Unable to escape, he is eaten by an anaconda underwater. The terrified Cole manage to make their way back to the team, escaping the caves behind them seconds ahead of the snake. It follows them through the hole, and attacks them. Sam uses a machete to behead the snake, but Cole is captured by another giant anaconda. The team follows and find him being constricted, but still alive. Bill throws his knife and impales the snake through the head, killing it and freeing Cole. The group finds the raft just as Jack finds the blood orchids, hanging precariously above a pit in which a ball of male anacondas are mating with the female. Jack shoots Bill in the arm, and forces the party to accompany him to the orchids. He has Sam cross the pit via a thin log to fill a backpack with orchids. As she makes her way back, the log starts to crack. Jack orders her to throw him the backpack, but Sam counters to threaten to drop the flowers into the pit unless he drops the gun. The log breaks and she falls, landing halfway down the pit. As the others help her climb out, Jack tries to get the backpack. The spider he used to paralyze Gordon escapes its jar and bites him. Jack falls into the pit and is devoured, as Sam and the others escape.

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The female anaconda notices them, but Gail Stern (Salli Richardson) tricks it into biting their fuel container. Bill tries to shoot the container, but the gun is empty. Cole shoots it with a flare, causing a chain reaction that kills the snakes, along with all the blood orchids as well. Bill, Sam, Cole, Gail, and Bill's pet monkey Kong make it back to the raft and leave. As they set off with their raft, Bill suggests another shortcut, but the others suggest that they won't take the shortcut.

Cast  Johnny Messner as Bill Johnson  KaDee Strickland as Sam Rogers  Matthew Marsden as Dr. Jack Byron  Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Ben Douglas  Eugene Byrd as Cole Burris  Karl Yune as Tran Wu  Salli Richardson as Gail Stern  Morris Chestnut as Gordon Mitchell  Denis Arndt as CEO  Andy Anderson as John Livingston

Box office [1] The film debuted second in the box office for the week, grossing $12,812,287. It averaged $4,410 at 2,905 sites, [2] [2] and earned a total domestic gross ticket sales of $32,238,923. Worldwide, the film grossed $70,992,898

Reception The film received mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes reported that the film [3] received 26% positive reviews, based on 114 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 40 out [4] of 100, based on 28 reviews. The film was mainly criticized for the film's heavy use of "unrealistic" CGI, but the [5] fact that Anacondas are not native to Borneo was not much appreciated by reviewers either. Roger Ebert awarded the film two out of four stars, a rating less than that he gave the original film. Ebert however praised the acting of [6] Matthew Marsden as being "suitably treacherous".

References [1] http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2004&wknd=35&p=.htm [2] http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=anacondas.htm [3] "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes" (http:/ /www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ anacondas_the_hunt_for_the_blood_orchid/). Rotten Tomatoes. Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20080219101653/http://www. rottentomatoes.com/m/anacondas_the_hunt_for_the_blood_orchid/) from the original on 19 February 2008. . Retrieved 2008-02-17. [4] "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004): Reviews" (http:/ /www.metacritic.com/film/titles/ anacondasthehuntforthebloodorchid). Metacritic. . Retrieved 2008-02-17. [5] http://www.horrorexpress.com/moviereview/anacondas:-the-hunt-for-the-blood-orchid [6] "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid" (http:/ /rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040826/REVIEWS/ 408260301/1023).Chicago Sun-Times. .

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External links Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366174/) at the Internet Movie Database Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid(http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v289857) at AllRovi Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid(http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ anacondas_the_hunt_for_the_blood_orchid/) at Rotten Tomatoes Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid(http://www.metacritic.com/movie/ anacondasthehuntforthebloodorchid) at Metacritic Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid(http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=anacondas.htm) at Box Office Mojo

Black Reel Awards of 2002

[1] Here are the nominees and winners of the 2002Black Reel Awards.

Category

Best Film

Best Film Poster

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Screenplay, Adapted or Original

Training Day

Training Day

Winner

Antoine Fuqua (Training Day)

Denzel Washington (Training Day)

Halle Berry (Monster's Ball)

Jamie Foxx (Ali)

Nona Gaye (Ali)

Jordan Walker-Pearlman (The Visit)

Ali Baby Boy From Hell The Brothers

Nominees

Ali Baby Boy The Caveman's Valentine The Brothers

John Singleton (Baby Boy) Jordan Walker-PearlmanT(he Visit) Hughes Brothers (From Hell) Gary HardwickT(he Brothers)

Hill Harper (The Visit) Tyrese Gibson (Baby Boy) Will Smith (Ali) Mekhi PhiferO( )

Vivica A. Fox (Two Can Play That Game) Rae Dawn ChongT(he Visit) Pam GrierB(ones) Taraji P. HensonB(aby Boy)

Billy Dee Williams (The Visit) Obba Babatundb (The Visit) Eddie MurphyS(hrek) Ving Rhames (Baby Boy)

Kerry Washington (Save the Last Dance) Marla GibbsT(he Visit) Gabrielle Union (The Brothers) Adrienne-Joi Johnson (Baby Boy)

Gary Hardwick (The Brothers) Gregory Alan HowardA(li) John Singleton (Baby Boy) Mark Brown (Two Can Play That Game)

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