Mario Van Peebles

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Van Peebles to Return to Damages | Today's News: Our Take | 7/11/2008
Mario Van Peebles (New Jack City) will return to Damages this season, reprising the role of Agent Harrison.Interestingly, Van Peebles was first brought on to the FX series to direct a few Season 1 episodes, and was then cast in a small role as the agent who asks Ellen to spy on her boss. Now, according to the Hollywood Reporter, Harrison will be back for six more episodes in Season 2 (which begins in early 2009) to make sure that the ethically challenged Patty gets what's coming to her.Van... read more
Mario Van Peebles Has Soul | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 9/16/2004
In his new film Baadasssss! (out this week on DVD), director Mario Van Peebles (New Jack City) explores his father Melvin's real-life struggle to make the 1971 flick Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song. Back in the day, his dad's movie was right on the cutting edge of the blaxploitation trend and the upcoming indie-filmmaking boom. Here, Van Peebles (who not only directs, but also plays his father in Baadasssss!) gives TV Guide Online the lowdown on the current state of soul cinema and how one... read more
Soaps News | 6/2/2004
Nia Long (ex-Kat, GL) stars in Baadasssss!, Mario Van Peebles' (ex-Doc, OLTL) re-created homage to his father Melvin's s read more
Soaps News | 5/28/2004
Nia Long (ex-Kat, GL) stars in Baadasssss!, Mario Van Peebles' (ex-Doc, OLTL) re-created homage to his father Melvin's s read more