Morris Chestnut
Born
1/1/1969, Cerritos, California, USABirth Name
Morris ChestnutGender
Male
Biography
EDITCredits
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Star (26)
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Identity Thief
Star2013
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The Call
Star2013
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Identity Thief (Unrated)
Star2013
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Kick-Ass 2
Star2013
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V
Ryan Nichols
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S 2:
Ep 10
Mother's Day
3/15/11
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S 2:
Ep 9
Devil in a Blue Dress
3/8/11
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S 2:
Ep 8
Uneasy Lies the Head
3/1/11
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S 2:
Ep 7
Birth Pangs
2/22/11
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S 2:
Ep 6
Siege
2/15/11
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S 2:
Ep 10
Mother's Day
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David E. Talbert's Love in the Nick of Tyme
Star2010
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The Brothers
Star2010
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Not Easily Broken
Star2009
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The Game Plan
Star2008
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The Perfect Holiday
Star2007
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The Cave
Top Buchanan2005
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Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Star2004
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Breakin' All the Rules
Star2004
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Confidence
Travis2003
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Half Past Dead
49er One/Donald Robert Johnson2002
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Like Mike
Tracy Reynolds2002
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Two Can Play That Game
Keith Fenton2001
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The Best Man
Lance Sullivan1999
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C-16: FBI
Mal Robinson
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S 1:
Ep 13
Hitting Olansky
7/2/98
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S 1:
Ep 12
El Nino
6/18/98
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S 1:
Ep 11
Russian Roulette
6/11/98
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S 1:
Ep 10
Green Card
6/4/98
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S 1:
Ep 9
My Brother's Keeper
5/28/98
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S 1:
Ep 13
Hitting Olansky
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G.I. Jane
McCool1997
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Bobby Sachs1995
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The Inkwell
Star1994
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Out All Night
Jeff Carswell
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S 1:
Ep 19
Taking Care of Business
7/9/93
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S 1:
Ep 18
Mall in the Family
7/2/93
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S 1:
Ep 17
Under My Thumb
6/25/93
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S 1:
Ep 16
The Tenant's Commandments
2/12/93
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S 1:
Ep 15
The Way We Were
1/28/93
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S 1:
Ep 19
Taking Care of Business
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Boyz N The Hood
Ricky Baker1991
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Scenes of the Crime
Star
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The Best Man
Star1964
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Identity Thief
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Recurring Role (1)
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American Horror Story
Luke
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S 1:
Ep 9
Spooky Little Girl
11/30/11
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S 1:
Ep 8
Rubber Man
11/23/11
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S 1:
Ep 7
Open House
11/16/11
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S 1:
Ep 6
Piggy, Piggy
11/9/11
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S 1:
Ep 5
Halloween (2)
11/2/11
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S 1:
Ep 9
Spooky Little Girl
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American Horror Story
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Guest Star (11)
Role-
Today Show
Himself
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S 58:
Ep 0109
January 9, 2009
1/9/09
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S 58:
Ep 0109
January 9, 2009
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The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
Guest Star
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S 2:
Ep 66
Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
12/11/07
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S 2:
Ep 66
Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
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Canada AM
Himself
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S 3:
Ep 171
August 27, 2007
8/27/07
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S 3:
Ep 171
August 27, 2007
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Bones
Agent Oakes
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S 1:
Ep 6
The Man in the Wall
11/15/05
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S 1:
Ep 6
The Man in the Wall
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Coming Attractions
Guest Star
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S 5:
Ep 28
Anacondas; The Last Shot; The Grudge; Team America: World Police
8/20/04
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S 5:
Ep 27
Anacondas; A Sound of Thunder; The Spongebob Squarepants Movie; Closer
8/12/04
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S 5:
Ep 12
Anacondas; Breakin' All The Rules; Thunderbirds; White Chicks
5/6/04
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S 5:
Ep 28
Anacondas; The Last Shot; The Grudge; Team America: World Police
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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Himself
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S 4:
Ep 215
Jackie Collins, Morris Chestnut, and Ralphie May
6/19/02
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S 4:
Ep 215
Jackie Collins, Morris Chestnut, and Ralphie May
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ER
Frank Bacon
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S 7:
Ep 6
The Visit
11/16/00
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S 6:
Ep 16
Under Control
3/23/00
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S 7:
Ep 6
The Visit
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Soul Train
Host
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S 23:
Ep 30
Patti LaBelle/ Sounds of Blackness/ Simple E
6/4/94
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S 23:
Ep 30
Patti LaBelle/ Sounds of Blackness/ Simple E
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Living Single
Hamilton Brown
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S 1:
Ep 19
Mystery Date (2)
2/13/94
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S 1:
Ep 18
Love Thy Neighbor (1)
2/6/94
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S 1:
Ep 19
Mystery Date (2)
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Freddy's Nightmares
Jason Woodman
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S 2:
Ep 19
A Family Affair
2/17/90
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S 2:
Ep 19
A Family Affair
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The Electric Playground
Himself
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Today Show
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Special Guest Star (1)
Role-
Nurse Jackie
Dr. Ike Prentiss
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S 5:
Ep 7
Teachable Moments
5/26/13
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S 5:
Ep 6
Walk of Shame
5/19/13
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S 5:
Ep 5
Good Thing
5/12/13
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S 5:
Ep 4
Lost Girls
5/5/13
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S 5:
Ep 3
Smile
4/28/13
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S 5:
Ep 7
Teachable Moments
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Nurse Jackie
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Producer (1)
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Not Easily Broken
Producer2009
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Not Easily Broken
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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"Under Siege II: Dark Territory" (1995), "Half Past Dead" (2002) were two movies in which Morris starred alongside Steven Seagal.
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Morris' first dream was to play professional football but he gave up and become an actor instead.
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Morris hosted the syndicated "Miss Collegiate African American Pageant" in 1993.
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"The Brothers" (2000), "Two Can Play That Game" (2001) and "Breakin' All the Rules" (2004) were three movies in which Morris starred alongside Gabrielle Union.
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Morris graduated in Finance at California State University.
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Morris is married to Pam Byse since 1995 and they have two children.
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Morris is an excellent Texas Hold 'Em poker player. In 2005, he held his own against 6 established poker professionals in a made for TV tournament.
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Morris had a cameo appearance, but was uncredited in the movie Higher Learning as one of the track runners on the team.
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Morris purchased a $1.5 million estate in suburban Los Angeles.
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Morris won the 1998 Madden Bowl, beating other celebrity talent as well as NFL stars in a tournament of John Madden Football.
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Morris is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated.
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Morris is 6' 0" tall.
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Quotes
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Morris: I'm getting to the point where they see me as a good actor, rather than just a good guy who can act.
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Morris: Some people make a career out of doing one thing, but I wanted to diversify my body of work.
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Morris: I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that.
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Morris: The thing about independent films, and you have to be very careful, because there are a gazillion independent films done every year, but then you don't want to be a part of that one that goes straight to video because it hurts your marketability.
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Morris: You start making movies and people start seeing when you go to places, and all of a sudden you are getting clothes for free and all of a sudden you are getting food for free.
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