Russell Hornsby on "Lincoln Heights"
An
L.A. cop moves his family from the suburbs to the inner-city neighborhood where he grew up. Their new surroundings aren't so welcoming, however, as they deal with drugs, crime and violence, and the kids have trouble adjusting at school.
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Ask Ausiello | 2/6/2008
Thanks for finally adding the
Black TV shows to the
Strike Chart! Now I have another Black TV question: Is
ABC Family bring
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Studio 60,
Ugly Betty, the
Big Ten and More
Short Cuts |
Today's
News: Our Take | 9/7/
2007
Studio 60 on the
Sunset Strip arrives on
DVD Oct. 16 in a six-disc, 22-episode set
....
Tonight's the night that
ABC's 20/20 sticks its nose in
Dateline:
To Catch a Predator's business. The sucker punches start at
10 pm/ET....
Marlo Thomas will guest on Ugly Betty this fall as a jewelry company owner with a "thing" for younger men — namely,
Daniel.... ABC Family's Lincoln Heights set a series high with its Tuesday
Season 2 premiere, drawing 1.6 million total viewers. That's a 14 percent increase over the show's January launch.... EchoStar's
Dish Network has agreed to host the
Big Ten Network, and just in time for this weekend's college football games, says TV
Week. read more
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All in the ABC Family | Today's News: Our Take | 4/20/2007
ABC Family has unveiled its summer and fall schedule, which includes returning tween favorites
Kyle XY (premieres Monday, June 11) and
Wildfire (January), a pair of new series, the college-set ensemble comedy
Greek (July) and the animated
Slacker Cats (August), and
Tom Bergeron hosted episodes of
America's Funniest Home Videos (which are much better than those lame
Bob Saget ones). In conjunction with Greek, the channel will launch virtualrush.com next month, yet another social networking site to help you fritter away your workday. Kyle XY also offers an interactive component at KyleXY.com, including exclusive videos, online games and clues to the show's myriad mysteries, like why the title character lacks a navel.
It's like so incredibly grody.
Inner-city drama Lincoln Heights (September) and the heavenly
Fallen (August
3-5) are also back. —
Raven Snook read more
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Guide Interviews & Features | 3/26/2007
Russell Hornsby is all over the map. He's making movies, shooting a TV drama — ABC Family's Lincoln Heights, which read more
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Lost Boys Re-Up | Today's News: Our Take |
3/1/2007
Admired stage actor Russell Hornsby has been making a successful move into both film and television. He will soon begin production on the independent feature
Stuck based on the true story of a young woman whose life is shaken up after she commits a hit-and-run. He will next be seen as the star of
ABC Familys newest drama series Lincoln Heights.
Hornsby recently starred in
Paul Fitzgeralds Forgiven which premiered at
Sundance and was nominated for the
Grand Jury Prize. The film is also screening at this years
AFI Film Festival. Hornsby was last seen in the hit romantic comedy
Something New opposite
Sanaa Lathan. Previous big screen credits include
Get Rich or Die Tryin,
Edmond,
After the Sunset,
Meet the Parents and
Big Fat Liar.
On television, Hornsby starred in ESPNs ground breaking, first original series
Playmakers portraying
Leon Taylor a veteran running-back tormented by his aging body. He was also a series regular in the critically acclaimed drama,
Gideons Crossing opposite
Andre Braugher and in the supernatural series
Haunted with
Matthew Fox. In addition, Hornsby appeared in Showtimes telepic
Keep the Faith, Baby, a chronicle of the life of controversial Congressman
Adam Clayton Powell. Other small screen credits include
Law & Order: SVU,
Greys Anatomy,
Law & Order and
Girlfriends.
This winter, Hornsby returns to his theater roots as the lead in August Wilsons
King Hedley II The play begins its run on
February 20th as part of the
August Wilson Series celebrating the
Signature Theatres 15th
Anniversary. This will mark the first time the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights work will be showcased in
New York City since his passing in
October 2005. Hornsby made his professional theatre debut in the Off-Broadway production of another
Wilson play, Jitney for which he won an
Obie and
Drama Desk Award as part of the ensemble cast. In addition, he starred in
Gem of the Ocean with
Phylicia Rashad and Off-Broadway opposite
Viola Davis in
Intimate Apparel.
Past theatre credits include
To Kill A Mockingbird,
Joe Louis Blues and
Six Degrees of Separation.
Born and raised in
Oakland, California, Hornsbys high school drama teacher encouraged him to attend
Boston Universitys theater arts program. After graduating from BU, Hornsby went on to study with the
British Academy of
Dramatic Arts at
Oxford University before beginning his acting career.
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