The Tatyana Ali Handbook - Everything you need to know about Tatyana Ali

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Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and R&B singer, best known for her childhood role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Since January 2010, she has starred as Tyana Jones on the TV One original sitcom Love That Girl!, and has had a recurring role as Roxanne on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.

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In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Tatyana Ali's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Tatyana Ali, Back in the Day (film), Brother (2000 film), Eddie Murphy Raw, Fakin' da Funk, Fastlane (TV series), Harvard University, Hotel California (film), In the House (TV series), Johnny "J", Jonathan Brandis, Kiss the Girls (film), Kiss the Sky (Tatyana Ali album), Living Single, Locker 13, Love That Girl!, MJJ Music, Mother and Child (film), National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze, Nora's Hair Salon, Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above, On the Lot, Second Generation Wayans, Star Search, The Brothers (2001 film), The Clown at Midnight, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (season 6), will.i.am, Willennium, Yes We Can (will.i.am song) 131…and more pages!

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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 04 mars 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781486476206
• Langue: English
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Contents

Articles Tatyana Ali Back in the Day (film) Brother (2000 film) Eddie Murphy Raw Fakin' da Funk Fastlane (TV series) Harvard University Hotel California (film) In the House (TV series) Johnny "J" Jonathan Brandis

Kiss the Girls (film) Kiss the Sky (Tatyana Ali album) Living Single Locker 13 Love That Girl! MJJ Music Mother and Child (film) National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze Nora's Hair Salon Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above On the Lot Second Generation Wayans Star Search The Brothers (2001 film) The Clown at Midnight The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (season 6) will.i.am Willennium Yes We Can (will.i.am song)

References Article Sources and Contributors

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Birth name

Career By the age of six, she had begun her acting career, as a regular child performer onSesame Streetstarting in 1985, even appearing with Herbie Hancock in a musical number. She also appeared twice onStar Search. She made her breakthrough when she was cast as Ashley Banks for the television sitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1990. She sang on various episodes of the show, including a heavily altered version of Aretha Franklin's "Respect" and the original song, "Make Up Your Mind" produced by Robert Jerald of N'Spyre Music Productions. Will Smith asked her if she seriously considered pursuing a musical career. Despite her singing ability, she concentrated on her acting career onThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Airthe next few years.

Tatyana Ali

Ali at the U.S. Presidential Inauguration (2009)

Actress, singer, model

Also known as

Tatyana M. Ali

1

Tatyana Ali

1985–present

Years active

R&B

Tatyana Marisol Ali(born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and R&B singer, best known for her childhood [1] role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Since January 2010, she has starred as Tyana Jones on the TV One original sitcomLove That Girl!, and has had a recurring role as Roxanne on the CBS soap operaThe Young and the Restless.

Will Smith, Johnny "J"

Background information

Tatyana Marisol Ali

January 24, 1979 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

North Bellmore, New York, USA

Tatyana Ali

Genres

Occupations

Origin

Born

MJJ/Work/SME

Associated acts

Labels

Tatyana Ali

In the final season ofThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1995–96), Ali began preparing herself for her musical debut. The result was the albumKiss The Sky, which was certified gold in early 1999. The album spawned the hit song "Daydreamin'", released July 21, 1998, produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, which peaked at No. 6 on the BillboardHot 100 and on the UK Singles Chart. The album spawned two further UK hits, "Boy You Knock Me Out", featuring Will Smith, which peaked at No. 3 and is her biggest hit to date; and "Everytime", which was her third top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at No. 20. She made an appearance in Smith's albumWillenniumfor the track "Who Am I" with MC Lyte. Along with her musical career, Ali kept acting in many films. She had the chance to work with recognized film directors such as Takeshi Kitano (Brother), Rodrigo Garcia (Mother and Child), among others. In 2005, she completed work on the filmGlory Roadand starred in the music video for Nick Cannon and Anthony Hamilton's "Can I Live?" as Cannon's mother. In early 2008, she performed on the song "Yes We Can", a will.i.am project supporting Barack Obama's presidential campaign. She also appeared in the subsequent music video which gained coverage on the "What the Buzz" segment of ABC'sWorld News Now. She also performed the title song, "Sunny Valentine" along with Terrence Quaites for the indie film,Rockin' Meera directed by Param Gill in 2005. She is also producing and starring in the BET web show,Buppies. She is currently on recurring status on the CBS [2] soap operaThe Young and the Restlessas Roxanne. Ali can be seen in the show,Love That Girl!on TV One. She stars as Tyana (which comes from the last five letters of her name). When asked if the character bears any similarities to her, Ali said in a CaribPress interview, "She's a [1] bit neurotic and I hope I am not quite like that." "One thing that I do love about her is that she is really multidimensional," she went on to say in the same interview. [1] "I think it's nice to have a female character that is portrayed in (a) really holistic way." Ali also starred inNora's Hair SalonandNora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above. [1][3] In 2011, Ali received the Living Legacy Award from the Caribbean Heritage Organization in Los Angeles. In 2012, Ali appeared as a guest onThe Eric Andre Show. Ali's most recent role, as of January 15, 2013, is starring as Maya, along with Craig Wayans and Damien Dante Wayans, in the BET comedy,Second Generation Wayans.

Personal life Ali attended Harvard University where she received a bachelor's degree in Afro-American history and government in [4] 2002. She traveled the United States as a spokesperson for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and [5][6] [7] headed voter registration drives at college campuses. In 2012, she continued showing her support. Tatyana Ali [8][9] [9] is the daughter of an Afro-Panamanian mother and a Trinidadian father of East Indian descent. [10] She dated actor Jonathan Brandis from 1995 to 1998.

Filmography

2

Notes

Episode: "Shall We Dance?"

Ashley Banks

Role

1990–96

2007

The Cosby Show

2004

Year

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Title

1993

1994

1995

1994

1996

Episode: "Life After Death"

Lilleana

Alicia Packer

Living Single

Getting By

4 episodes

Special

TV's Funniest Families

Sesame Street

1989

1989

1989

1985, 1990

In the House

A Man Called Hawk

Wally and the Valentines

Episode: "The Tale of the Quicksilver"

Stephanie James

Nicole Alexander

Episode: "Dog Catchers"

Episode: "Whatever Happened to Baby Sister?"

Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above

Special

Episode: "Turnabout Dance"

Love That Girl!

Privileged

Locker 13

148 episodes

Host

Michelle

Jamaica Valentine

Girl

Tatyana

Ashley Banks

Tatyana Ali

Laura Turner/Connie Turner

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Laeticia Richards

Eddie's Sister

Short film

Park Girl

Sketch Segment

Short film

Maria

Role

Notes

Jessie

3

2008

2009

2012

2012

Lilleana

Talia

Lucy

2011

2008

2008

Nora's Hair Salon

Back in the Day

The Brothers

Domino One

A Warm Place

Jawbreaker

Glory Road

Crocodile Dundee II

Kiss the Girls

Eddie Murphy Raw

The Clown at Midnight

Title

Short film; direct-to-video release

Film roles

Tyana

Television appearances

Child Cartoonist

Cynthia

Tina Malichi

Clair Andrews

Mother and Child

Monica

Cherie Smith

Claire

Year

The List

1998

1997

1987

1997

2001

2000

2005

2006

Brother

2005

2006

2003

National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze

Brenda

Hotel California

Down & Out

1999

Fakin' da Funk

Wow, You're a Cartoonist!

1988

1988

Janell Cross

Latifa

Karyn

U.S. U.S. R&B

1998

Year Album

[12] NZ

—

—

Album

[14] NET

32

—

[13] FRA

—

Episode: "11 Cut to 10 & 10 Directors Compete"; segment: "First Sight"

Episode: "Tatyana Ali"

Half & Half

Fall Into Darkness

Olivia

Second Generation Wayans

2003

Maya

2013

Discography

Year

Singles

Albums

Song

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards  1996: Nominated, "Favorite Television Actress"–The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Young Artist Award  1991:Won, "Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Series"–The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air  1992: Nominated, "Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series"–The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1998 "Daydreamin'" (featuring Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz)

Awards and nominations NAACP Image Awards  1996:Won, "Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress"–The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air  1997: Nominated, "Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress"–The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air  2010: Nominated, "Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama"–The Young and the Restless  2011: Nominated, "Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series"–Love That Girl!  2011:Won, "Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama"–The Young and the Restless  2012:Won, "Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama"–The Young and the Restless  2012: Nominated, "Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series"–Love That Girl! [15]  2013: Nominated, "Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series"–Love That Girl!

1999 "Everytime"

77

3

12

68

20

73

—

3

6

5

Episode: "Heartbeat"

Episode: "Girls Own Juice"

Episode: "The Big Condom-nation Episode"

4

[11] UK

Chart

(#47 US, #41 UK)

—

6

Sharon McKay

"Boy You Knock Me Out" (featuring Will Smith)

Roxanne

118

413 Hope St.

Kidz in the Wood

Fastlane

1996

Tatyana Ali

2002

1996

1997

2007

The Eric Andre Show

Love That Girl!

On the Lot

2007–12The Young and the Restless

2010– present

2012

Kiss the Sky

Shelly

Kai

Tyana Jones

Kiss the Sky

Rita

Girl

Herself

Recurring; 43 episodes

Lead role

Tatyana Ali

 1993: Nominated, "Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series"–The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air  1994: Nominated, "Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series"–The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air  1995: Nominated, "Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series"–Name Your Adventure" YoungStar Award

 1997:Won, "Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series"–The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Caribbean Heritage Organization [1][3]  2011: Recipient, Living Legacy Award

References

[16]

[1] Ofole-Prince, Samantha (August/September 2011) Wheaton, Robert ed. "The talented Ms. Ali:an interview with Tatyana" (http:/ /www. caribpress.com/2011/08/17/the-talented-ms-ali-an-interview-with-tatyana-2/)CaribPress Newsmagazine(Los Angeles) . Retrieved 2011-08-17 [2] "The Young and the Restless" Episode #1.8728 (2007) (http:/ /www.imdb.com/title/tt1087407/) [3] Wheaton, Robert (August/September 2011). Wheaton, Robert. ed. "Caribbean Heritage Salute in Hollywood" (http:/ /www.caribpress.com/ 2011/08/16/caribbean-heritage-salute-in-hollywood/).CaribPress Newsmagazine(Los Angeles): 21. . Retrieved 2011-08-17. [4] "Tatyana Ali Shares Her Black Experience at Harvard University" (http:/ /www.bet.com/news/fashion-and-beauty/2011/12/12/ tatyana-ali-shares-her-black-experience-at-harvard-university. html).BET. December 12, 2012. . Retrieved June 21, 2012. [5] "Tatyana Ali wants young people to know their voice counts" (http:/ /www.9news.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=98624&catid=188). 9news.com. 2008-08-08. . Retrieved 2012-11-27. [6] Baker, Mike (2008-04-09). "NC Voter Registrations Surge" (http:/ /seattletimes.com/html/politics/2004337247_apvoterregistration.html). seattletimes.com. . Retrieved 2012-11-27. [7] Wakhisi, Tsitsi D. (2012-11-01). "Early voting a hit in South Florida" (http:/ /www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_content& task=view&id=11503&Itemid=199). sfltimes.com. . Retrieved 2012-11-27. [8]Castillo, Amaris (October 17, 2011). "Tatyana Ali On the Pressures of Being the Star of a TV Show". Latina Magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2012. [9]November 23, 1998. "Tatyana Ali Attends Harvard University; Enjoys flourishing Music Career". Jet Magazine. Retrieved December 29, 2012. [10] "Younf Love" (http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20141725,00.html).People. July 8, 1996. . Retrieved July 5, 2012. [11] The Official Charts Company. ali/ "TATYANA ALI - The Official Charts Company" (http:/ /www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/ tatyana). TheOfficialCharts.com. ali/. Retrieved 2011-05-22. [12] Steffen Hung. "–New Zealand charts portal" (http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Tatyana+Ali&cat=s). Charts.org.nz. . Retrieved 2010-08-02. [13]SteffenHung(1999-03-13)."Leschartsfranaais"(http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Tatyana+Ali&cat=s).lescharts.com.. Retrieved 2010-07-26. [14] Steffen Hung. "–Dutch charts portal" (http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Tatyana+Ali&cat=s). Dutchcharts.nl. . Retrieved 2010-08-02. [15] "44th NAACP Image Awards Full List of Nominees" (http:/ /www.naacpimageawards.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ 44th-NIA-Nominations_Final_Release.pdf). NAACP. . Retrieved December 12, 2012. [16] "Being a Black Latina" (http:/ /nbclatino.tumblr.com/post/15741008239/tatyana-ali-on-being-a-black-latina). . Retrieved 20 December 2012.

External links  Tatyana Ali (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004700/) at the Internet Movie Database  Tatyana Ali (http://www.allrovi.com/name/p232092) at AllRovi  Tatyana Ali (http://musicbrainz.org/artist/94ce10fd-a85f-466d-80ba-552faba67ad3.html) discography at MusicBrainz

5

Back in the Day (film)

May 24, 2005

English

Starring

Lt. Bill Hudson

Language

Country

Release date(s)

U.S.A.

103 min.

Ja Rule

J-Bone

Alicia Packer

Role

Benson Cooper

Giancarlo Esposito

Actor

Tatyana Ali

Donald M. Morgan

Chris Holmes

Ja Rule Ving Rhames

Reggie Cooper

Robert Folk

Tia Carrere

Rev. James Packer

Jamal

Lahmard Tate

Pam Grier

Frank Langella

Back in the Dayis a 2005 Crime drama starring Ja Rule and Ving Rhames and directed by James Hunter. The film was introduced on May 15, 2004 at the Cannes Film Festival and was released a year later in the U.S. on May 24, 2005.

Plot Reggie Cooper (Ja Rule) is a young man who lives with his father (Giancarlo Esposito) in order to avoid the violent gang activity that almost claimed his life when he was a teenager. However, when his recently paroled mentor, J-Bone (Ving Rhames) reconnects with Reggie, and when his father is murdered, Reggie slips back into a life of crime. Reggie murders a local preacher (Joe Morton), whose daughter (Tatyana Ali) later develops a relationship with him.

James Hunter Michael Raffanello

James Hunter

Stephen Baldwin Donald A. Barton

Produced by

Directed by

Back in the Day (film)

Back in the Day

6

First Look Home Entertainment

Cinematography

Written by

Editing by

Music by

Distributed by

Running time

Joe Morton

Cast

Ving Rhames

Loot

Mrs. Cooper

Joe Hisaishi

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano Omar Epps Claude Maki

Directed by

Brotheris a 2000 film starring, written, directed and edited by Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. It is also his fifth collaboration with renowned Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi. This was also Kitano's first collaboration with designer Yohji Yamamoto.

[1] $15,250,594

Japanese English

114 minutes

Davetta Sherwood

Back in the Day (film)

Distributed by

Starring

Written by

Music by

Takeshi Kitano

Julyb20,b2001

Language

7

Box office

Country

Running time

Editing by

Brother (2000 film)

References [1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380201/ [2] http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v312480

Brother

Produced by

Japan

Release date(s)

Det. Kline

Al Sapienza

Masayuki Mori Jeremy Thomas

External links [1] Back in the Day at the Internet Movie Database [2] Back in the DayAllRovi at

Takeshi Kitano

Tasha

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