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Morris Chestnut: Biography

Morris Chestnut

Birth Place: Cerritos, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/01/1969, Capricorn
Profession: Actor

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Morris Chestnut Fast Facts:

Hoped for a scholarship to play college football and eventually play in the NFL.
Worked as a bank teller in college before discovering acting.
Made his acting debut in an episode of Freddy's Nightmares in 1990.
Film debut was in the 1991 movie Boyz N the Hood as teenage father Ricky Baker.
Landed a regular role in 1992 on the NBC comedy Out All Night.
Was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2000 for his role in the movie The Best Man.
Appeared in the off-Broadway play Love in the Nick of Tyme in 2007.

Morris Chestnut Relationships:
Shirley Chestnut - Mother
Pamela Byse - Wife
Morris Chestnut Sr. - Father
College:
Attended Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA; attended California State University, Northridge, CA

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V, Morris Chestnut, Laura Vandervoort, Logan Huffman, Morena Baccarin, Elizabeth Mitchell, Joel Gretsch, Scott Wolf, Charles Mesure Bob D'Amico/ABC

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