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Jeris Poindexter Biography

Birth Name:Jeris Lee Poindexter

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Best known for performing the character of Steve in the family drama “Akeelah and the Bee” starring Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne and Keke Palmer in 2006
  • He performed the character of Benny in the comedy “Fifty & Over Club” in 2015, which won the best comedy short award at the Silver State Film Festival in 2019
  • He performed the character of a manager in the episode “Red Carpet Treatment” of the police procedural television series “The Mentalist” in 2010
  • He was born on December 22, 1950, and on top of performing in movies and on television, he is also a professional comedian and musician