Richard Brooks (actor)

Richard Brooks (born 1962 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a American actor.

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1962 - Cleveland, Ohio - Actor

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While initially gaining widespread exposure thanks to his role as ADA Paul Robinette on Law & Order in the early 1990s, Brooks has expanded his responsibilities to include directing with the release of his freshman feature Johnny B. Good (1998). A native of Cleveland who studied acting, dance, and voice work at Michigan's Interlochen Academy of Arts, it wasn't long before Brooks moved to New York.

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Law & Order - 1990s - 1998 - Acting - Dance - Voice - Michigan - New York

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He was a student of the Circle in the Square Professional Theater School and performed in the Eugene O'Neill Theater Conference production of August Wilson's Fences .

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Eugene O'Neill - August Wilson

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A subsequent move to Los Angeles found the actor landing numerous television roles, also with made-for-TV features as Badge of the Assassin (1985) and Resting Place (1986). With Teen Wolf (1985) and The Hidden (1987), Brooks began his start in the world of feature films.

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Los Angeles - Television - 1985 - 1986 - Teen Wolf - 1987

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Throughout the '90s, most of his popularity came from his role in Law & Order, but the actor would constantly find himself alternating between the big screen, the small screen, and the bright lights of the stage. After turning up in The Substitute and terrorizing the undead in ' (both 1996), Brooks opted to try his hand at directing, and the result was Johnny B Good. It is about a young, urban black man who makes a positive change after suffering amnesia. He returned to the small screen for the short-lived G vs E in 1999. In addition to his film work, Brooks also founded his own production company, Flat Top Entertainment LLC. At the dawn of the millennium, Brooks released his first solo R&B album, Smooth Love, on Flat Top Records.

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1996 - Amnesia - 1999 - Millennium - R&B

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Brooks is also well-known by some science fiction fans for his appearance on Joss Whedon's Firefly, as Boba Fett-esque bounty hunter Jubal Early in the metaphysical episode "Objects In Space".

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Science fiction - Joss Whedon - Firefly - Boba Fett - Bounty hunter - Jubal Early

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