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Biography

Derricks began his career in the theatre, performing first with local tours before moving to Off-Broadway productions. His hard work paid off when he…more

Born

5/15/1953, Knoxville, Tennessee

Birth Name

Cleavant Derricks

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (6)

Role
- Sliders
  Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown
  - S 5: Ep 18 The Seer
    2/4/00
  - S 5: Ep 17 Eye of the Storm
    1/28/00
  - S 5: Ep 16 Dust
    1/21/00
  - S 5: Ep 15 To Catch a Slider
    1/14/00
  - S 5: Ep 14 Heavy Metal
    10/1/99
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- Something Wilder
  Caleb
  - S 1: Ep 15 Dr. Roof
    6/13/95
  - S 1: Ep 14 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
    3/14/95
  - S 1: Ep 13 Bergman of Alcatraz
    3/7/95
  - S 1: Ep 12 Love at First Flight
    2/14/95
  - S 1: Ep 11 Sleepless in Stockbridge
    1/31/95
  - + 13 More Credits
- Thea
  Charles
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Pie Queen and the Loan Duck
    2/23/94
  - S 1: Ep 18 T.C.B.
    2/16/94
  - S 1: Ep 17 Call Me Thea
    2/9/94
  - S 1: Ep 16 Of Fish and Men
    2/2/94
  - S 1: Ep 15 Who's Zoomin' Who
    1/19/94
  - + 14 More Credits
- Woops!
  Dr. Frederick Ross
  - S 1: Ep 10 Say It Ain't So Santa
    12/6/92
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Thanksgiving Show
    11/22/92
  - S 1: Ep 8 Dumb Love
    11/15/92
  - S 1: Ep 7 Curtis Unglued
    11/8/92
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Election
    11/1/92
  - + 8 More Credits
- Drexell's Class
  George Foster
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Resentments
    3/5/92
  - S 1: Ep 17 Cruisin'
    2/20/92
  - S 1: Ep 16 Till Death Do You Part
    2/13/92
  - S 1: Ep 15 Ashes to Ashes
    2/6/92
  - S 1: Ep 14 Beauty and the Beast
    1/23/92
  - + 13 More Credits
- Good Sports
  Jess Mussberger
  - S 1: Ep 15 A Class Act
    7/13/91
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Return of Nick
    7/6/91
  - S 1: Ep 13 Bobby and Gayle Go On a Date
    6/22/91
  - S 1: Ep 12 Love Means Never Having to Say You're Happy
    6/15/91
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Moody Blues Swing
    6/8/91
  - + 10 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The Wedding Bells
  Cedric
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Most Beautiful Girl
    4/6/07
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Fantasy
    3/30/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 Partly Cloudy, with a Chance of Disaster
    3/23/07
  - S 1: Ep 2 Wedding from Hell
    3/16/07
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Mother
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (15)

Role
- Cold Case
  Lloyd (2003/2007)
  - S 5: Ep 8 It Takes a Village
    11/11/07
- The Bernie Mac Show
  Willie
  - S 1: Ep 22 Sweet Home Chicago (2)
    5/15/02
- The Practice
  Mr. Lees
  - S 6: Ep 7 Honor Code
    11/18/01
- 18 Wheels of Justice
  Harold Baines
  - S 1: Ep 17 Outside Chance
    8/2/00
- Charmed
  Cleavant Wilson
  - S 2: Ep 19 Ex Libris
    4/27/00
- Touched By an Angel
  Robbie
  - S 6: Ep 10 The Christmas Gift
    12/12/99
- Something Wilder
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 Holy Water
    12/20/94
  - S 1: Ep 3 No Kids Allowed
    10/15/94
  - S 1: Ep 1 Hell No, They Won't Go
    10/1/94
- L.A. Law
  Mark Wright
  - S 5: Ep 20 There Goes the Judge
    5/2/91
- A Different World
  Larry
  - S 4: Ep 20 It's Showtime at Hillman
    3/21/91
- Roseanne
  Tommy
  - S 2: Ep 6 Five of a Kind
    10/24/89
- Moonlighting
  Leonard Haven
  - S 4: Ep 7 Father Knows Last
    12/15/87
  - S 4: Ep 4 Tale in Two Cities
    11/3/87
- Spenser: For Hire
  Mac Dickerson
  - S 3: Ep 2 My Enemy, My Friend
    10/4/87
- The Equalizer
  Sonny Raines
  - S 2: Ep 9 Tip On a Sure Thing
    12/3/86
  - S 2: Ep 4 Joyride
    10/29/86
- Miami Vice
  David Jones
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Dutch Oven
    10/25/85
- Theatre in America
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
    7/30/79

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Trivia
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- Cleavant's brother, Clinton, helped him get his first professional stage role in "Hairspray", Clinton was tied up with another project and recommended his twin to fly in and audition.
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- Cleavant was a guest on the final broadcast of the "Sci-Fi Talk" radio show in April 1997.
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- Cleavant was a potato chip deliveryman.
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Quotes
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- Cleavant Derricks: Music was always my first love.
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- Cleavant: I do miss my role of Rembrandt in Sliders. I miss doing the show! I had a great time with the cast. We were like a family. It was a great show!
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- Cleavant: When you have a fan base like the one Sliders enjoys, it's an obligation to stick with that for the fans.
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