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Tyra Ferrell (born January 28, 1962) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films Boyz n the Hood (1991), Jungle Fever (1991), White Men Can't Jump (1992), and Poetic Justice (1993).
Ferrell was born in Houston, Texas. She moved from Houston to New York after high school and began her career on stage including roles on Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (1981) and Ain't Misbehavin on Broadway. She made her screen debut in a small part in the 1981 comedy film So Fine, and later appeared in Lady Beware, School Daze, The Mighty Quinn, and The Exorcist III. On television, she guest-starred in Hill Street Blues, The Twilight Zone, and Quantum Leap, and had recurring roles on Square One Television, The Bronx Zoo, and Thirtysomething. In 1990, Ferrell was regular cast member on the short-lived CBS sitcom City starring Valerie Harper.
In 1991, Ferrell played supporting roles in the films Boyz n the Hood and Jungle Fever. In the same year, she was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John A. Willis' Screen World. The following year, she starred alongside Wesley Snipes in the comedy film White Men Can't Jump, and later had supporting roles in Equinox, Poetic Justice and The Perfect Score. Ferrell also played the leading role alongside Mare Winningham in the 1993 Lifetime Television movie Better Off Dead. In 1994, she had the recurring role as Dr. Sarah Langworthy during the first season of the NBC medical drama ER, and from 1996 to 1997 she co-starred alongside Corbin Bernsen on the syndicated science fiction series The Cape.
John Daniel Singleton (born January 6, 1968) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing Boyz n the Hood. For the film, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the award. Singleton is a native of South Los Angeles and many of his early films, such as Poetic Justice (1993), Higher Learning (1995), and Baby Boy (2001), consider the implications of inner-city violence. Some of his other films include dramas such as Rosewood (1997) in addition to action films such as Shaft (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and Four Brothers (2005).
Singleton was born in Los Angeles, the son of Sheila Ward-Johnson, a pharmaceutical company sales executive, and Danny Singleton, a real estate agent, mortgage broker, and financial planner. He attended Blair high school )(California), Pasadena City College and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He graduated from USC in 1990, and is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Singleton was enrolled in the University of Southern California's Filmic Writing program under Margaret Mehring and her now-famous curriculum. The program was designed to take students directly into the Hollywood system as proficient writer/directors.
Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American teen hood drama film written and directed by John Singleton in his directorial debut, and starring Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Morris Chestnut, Larry Fishburne, Nia Long and Angela Bassett, depicting life in South Central Los Angeles, California. This was the film debut of Ice Cube and Morris Chestnut.
Boyz n the Hood was filmed in South Central Los Angeles, California from October 1 to November 28, 1990 and released in the United States on July 12, 1991. It was nominated for both Best Director and Original Screenplay during the 1991 Academy Awards, making Singleton the youngest person ever nominated for Best Director and the first African–American to be nominated for the award.
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. In 2002, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Poetic justice is a literary device in which virtue is ultimately rewarded or vice punished.
Poetic justice may also refer to:
The 25th Anniversary album is the fifteenth album by the Irish folk and rebel band The Wolfe Tones, released in 1989 by Shanachie Records. It is a greatest hits album featuring both recordings from previous albums as well as new recordings unique to this record. New recordings include "Broad Black Brimmer" with an electric guitar and drums played during the final verse, "James Connolly", "Banna Strand", "Monsignor Horan", and "Come Out Ye Black and Tans", among others.
This album is the last album to feature Derek Warfield and is the last to be recorded until 2001 due to contract issues.
Writer/Director John Singleton, actors Cuba Gooding, Jr., Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell, former Columbia Pictures executive Stephanie Allain, producer Steve Nicolaides, editor Bruce Cannon, and composer Stanley Clarke at the Academy Event “Boyz N the Hood 25th Anniversary Celebration and Conversation” on June 10, 2016 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Writer/Director John Singleton, actors Cuba Gooding, Jr., Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell, former Columbia Pictures executive Stephanie Allain, producer Steve Nicolaides, editor Bruce Cannon, and composer Stanley Clarke at the Academy Event “Boyz N the Hood 25th Anniversary Celebration and Conversation” on June 10, 2016 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The Perfect Score movie clips: http://j.mp/1CWcoCI BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/Ksh6go Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Desmond's Mother (Tyra Ferrell) pushes Roy (Leonardo Nam) out of bed and into the shower with some tough love. FILM DESCRIPTION: Produced by MTV Films, The Perfect Score is a teen crime comedy about a group of high school students who decide to steal the answers to the SAT exam. Kyle (Chris Evans) wants to be an architect, but his scores are too low to get into the school of his choice. Matty (Bryan Greenberg) is heartbroken when he is rejected from the school to which his girlfriend goes. Good girl Anna (Erika Christensen) is pressured by her parents to excel in academics and remain innocent. Desmond (Darius Miles) is a basketb...
Steve Wonder: "Queen In The Black" from soundtrack record of the famous film "Jungle Fever" (1991). John Turturro - Paulie Carbone Tyra Ferrell - Orin Goode Excuse me please your majesty I chance this moment nervously To share with you a fantasy That I have lived inside of me And it is so pretty And it is so fine Its the kind you'd love to last you Until the end of time We've talked of love, we've talked of life And what would make the world so nice We've walked the sand by lover's sea I've held your body close to me And it is so pretty How I'd love to know For if I had a chance to hold you I'd never let you go You're my queen in the black With your time-stopping body Queen in the black With your eyes that hypnotize, girl Queen in the black With your voice that's swee...
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Poetic Justice Trailer 1993 Director: John Singleton Starring: Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Tyra Ferrell, Regina King, Joe Torry, Official Content From Sony Pictures Home Entertainment A young urbanite deals with her boyfriend's violent death by wrapping herself up in her poetry. Jackson's film debut! Movie, Poetic Justice Movie,Poetic Justice Trailer,Poetic Justice 1993, John Singleton,Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Tyra Ferrell, Regina King, Joe Torry,
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NYTimes.com/TMagazine - Tyra Banks on fame, her career and what every model should be equipped with. Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video --------------------------------------------------------------- Want more from The New York Times? Twitter: https://twitter.com/nytvideo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nytimes Google+: https://plus.google.com/+nytimes/ Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch. On YouTube. Tyra Banks Interview | Screen Test | The New York Times http://www.youtube.com/user/TheN...
Boyz n the Hood movie clips: http://j.mp/1uw6WYr BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/rT0MJG Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Doughboy (Ice Cube) and Ricky (Morris Chestnut) get into a fight, and Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) tries to break it up. FILM DESCRIPTION: Director John Singleton's debut chronicles the trials and tribulations of three young African-American males growing up in South Central Los Angeles. When young Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a bright underachiever, begins to show signs of trouble, his struggling professional mother (Angela Basset) sends him to live with his father (Lawrence Fishburne), a hard-nosed, no-nonsense disciplinarian. There he befriends Ricky (Morris Chestnut), a burgeoning football star, and Doughboy (Ice Cube, in a standout p...
A discussion about race , patriotism , Colin Kaepernick and the police.
Ella and her Uncle Buddy are very close, until she betrays his trust and opens a mysterious trunk he's told her not to touch. In the trunk, she discovers that her quiet uncle had a glamorous past, a past he wants left behind and that she can't leave alone. Though her intentions are good, she deeply hurts Buddy. To heal their shattered relationship, Buddy will have to face the painful secrets of his past, and Ella will have to take responsibility for her actions and earn his forgiveness, trust and honor. Starring: Robert Guillaume (Benson), Tim Reid, Vonetta McGee, Maria Celedonio, Tyra Ferrell, Vonte Sweet.
If you want to support me, so i can continue to crank out these videos, please visit the following sites: ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––. Writer/Director John Singleton, actors Cuba Gooding, Jr., Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell, former Columbia Pictures executive Stephanie . Writer/Director John Singleton, actors Cuba Gooding, Jr., Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell, former Columbia Pictures executive Stephanie .
Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation), Erika Christensen (Traffic), Chris Evans (Not Another Teen Movie) and NBA star Darius Miles lead this hip coming-of-age comedy about six students who try to break into the testing center and steal the answers to the S.A.T.
Larry King Special A Dinner with the Kings is the CNN special where Larry King and his wife Shawn host a dinner party with a cast of celebrity guests.Russell Brand, Jack Dorsey, Conan O'Brien, and Tyra Banks and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. Go Seth!
Colorism is defined as the subconscious prejudice and discrimination based on one's skin tone. In this documentary, I've set out to explore to what extent this problem is still prevalent today. This films delves into the roots of colorism within the Black community. These roots can be traced back to colonization, Apartheid and even chattel slavery. Unfortunately the residual impact of these brutal forms of oppression still linger today. Please watch this film and share with all of your contacts.This film is was made with guidance from the Nyumburu UNITV Independent Media Program for students. You may contact Dymond at: g_dymond@yahoo.com
Bull and Andrea's relationship is put to a test when, while in Washington on business, Bull runs into his ex-wife Ellen and they share a quiet dinner together. When Andrea finds out that Bull has spent the evening with Ellen she is hurt and jealous and turns to her ex, Jeff Mason. Jeff's company is supposed to be preparing important sections for the new space station and the company is way behind schedule in its work. He has been sent to divert NASA's attention from his companies short-falls and a distracted Andrea proves to be the perfect tool to achieve this. Barbara, meanwhile has a huge problem to solve. The time capsule that was buried after the first moon landing has mysteriously disappeared. Buried next to the Launchpad it was to be excavated in front of the press, during an anniver...
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Thomas Jefferson had a vision for the United States of America but race and slavery complicated his views of what kind of society was possible on the American continent. One of the foremost scholars on Jefferson, Pulizer prize winner Annette Gordon-Reed is a professor of American Legal History at Harvard University. Recorded on 09/28/2016. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 31530]
Actress Halle Berry discusses her role as an impoverished woman who develops an unlikely relationship with the man who executed her husband on death row in the film, "Monster's Ball." »»﴿───► See more on the Actors Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsOd2Va0fMmofeGIqPbAYy2NY_jfclmP2
A compilation of wild animals on the Wendy Williams show ftg Dave Mizejewski from the National Wildlife Federation of USA. Part 1 of the wild animals compilations can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjFcwioGGnU Please leave a comment or give the video a thumbs up if you like it so I can get an idea of what people are interested in seeing more of. Thanks for watching guys! (The world around us is our home and we share it with so many other living things. It is our duty to give love to all of Earth's life forms. It's the most natural element within us so it's free to give. The world today is in urgent need of it) Asha
Writer/Director John Singleton, actors Cuba Gooding, Jr., Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell, former Columbia Pictures executive Stephanie Allain, producer Steve Nicolaides, editor Bruce Cannon, and composer Stanley Clarke at the Academy Event “Boyz N the Hood 25th Anniversary Celebration and Conversation” on June 10, 2016 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
NYTimes.com/TMagazine - Tyra Banks on fame, her career and what every model should be equipped with. Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video --------------------------------------------------------------- Want more from The New York Times? Twitter: https://twitter.com/nytvideo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nytimes Google+: https://plus.google.com/+nytimes/ Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch. On YouTube. Tyra Banks Interview | Screen Test | The New York Times http://www.youtube.com/user/TheN...
Writer/Director John Singleton, actors Cuba Gooding, Jr., Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell, former Columbia Pictures executive Stephanie Allain, producer Steve Nicolaides, editor Bruce Cannon, and composer Stanley Clarke at the Academy Event “Boyz N the Hood 25th Anniversary Celebration and Conversation” on June 10, 2016 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Tyra Banks and 106 & Park host Bow Wow share an unexpected kiss LIVE on 106! Catch 106 & Park Mon.- Fri. at 6P/5C only on BET!
Writer/Director John Singleton, actors Cuba Gooding, Jr., Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell, former Columbia Pictures executive Stephanie Allain, producer Steve Nicolaides, editor Bruce Cannon, and composer Stanley Clarke at the Academy Event “Boyz N the Hood 25th Anniversary Celebration and Conversation” on June 10, 2016 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Rap superstar Eminem made a rare public appearance at the premiere of "Southpaw" on Monday night in New York City. The 42-year-old talked with only "Extra" on the red carpet about his work in the film. Check it out and watch rapper 50 Cent crash the interview!
Will Ferrell talks to Lynn Hirschberg of NYTimes.com/TMagazine. Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video --------------------------------------------------------------- Want more from The New York Times? Twitter: https://twitter.com/nytvideo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nytimes Google+: https://plus.google.com/+nytimes/ Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch. On YouTube. Will Ferrell Interview | Screen Test | The New York Times http://www.youtube.com/user/TheNewYorkTimes
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