Morris Chestnut
Morris Chestnut Trivia
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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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