My father is a Jehovah's Witness, and he raised us under a very strict hand. He believed that if he did not spare the rod, he would raise functional, obedient children. He failed to realize that he didn't need to beat [us] all of the time; he needed to talk to us, to try to understand us. I think that he learned [to do that] towards the end of his career as a father. [When I was young], he didn't know there was any different way of being. He's two generations away from being a slave; [when he was growing up] he got beat, so he passed it on. The good thing is I don't [beat] my children, and none of my brothers and sisters do to theirs. We've broken the chain.
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Michael Kyle, his character on "My Wife and Kids" (2001), was ranked #27 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
Marci X (2003) A spoiled, wealthy, Jewish woman finds herself out of her league when she has to take over a hardcore hip-hop record label. Her first order of business is trying to handle a popular rapper who is causing controversy
Goosed (1999)
Harlem Aria (1999)
Major Payne (1995)
Blankman (1994)
Last Action Hero (1993) Arnold Schwarzenegger and director John McTiernan join forces again in, THE LAST ACTION HERO, a heart racing thriller in which a young boy uses a magical ticket to infiltrate his favorite movie. Danny (Austin O’Brien) passes through the movie screen and into the whirlwind life of crusader Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger) becoming his sidekick. But when the villains learn that they too can travel back and forth between cinema and reality, it’s up to Jack Slater to put a stop their havoc wreaking.
Mo' Money (1992) Johnny Stewart (Damon Wayans) is small time scam artist who seems to stay one step ahead of the cops and two months behind on his rent. When he lays eyes on beautiful credit card executive Amber Evans (Stacey Dash), he lies his way into a job in the company mailroom to get closer to her. Unfortunately, the mail room pays less than he is accustomed to, and when he gets involved in a credit card scam with the company's head of security, he gets in more trouble than he bargains for. This action/comedy/romance was also written by Wayans.
