Tyrin Turner (born July 17, 1976) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who has appeared in movies since 1989. Turner is best known for playing the main character, Caine "Kaydee" Lawson, in the 1993 film
Menace II SocietyMenace II Society is a 1993 hood film and the directorial debut of twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes. The film gained notoriety for its frequent scenes of violence, profanity and drug content...
. He also has made guest appearances on television shows such as
Chicago HopeChicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994 to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:...
and
Hangin' with Mr. CooperHangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992 to 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. The show took place in Curry's hometown of Oakland, California. Hangin with Mr. Cooper was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions, in association with...
.
Turner has also made cameo appearances in music videos, most notably in
Janet JacksonJanet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana, and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians...
's "
Rhythm Nation"Rhythm Nation" is the second single from American R&B-pop singer Janet Jackson's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 .-Song information:...
".
In addition, he played the role of "Walt" (the high school teenager who didn't make the cut of the team) in a sports documentary called
Michael Jordan's Playground.
Around 1998 Turner signed to
Rap-A-Lot RecordsRap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Smith in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its...
as AMG and was featured on the
Geto BoysGeto Boys is a hip hop group from Houston, Texas, consisting of Scarface, Willie D, and Bushwick Bill. The original Ghetto Boys consisted of the following members: Prince Johnny C, Sire Jukebox; DJ Ready Red; and Little Billy, the dancer who later came to be known as Bushwick Bill...
album
Da Good Da Bad & Da UglyDa Good Da Bad & Da Ugly is the seventh album by Houston Hip Hop group the Geto Boys, released in late 1998 on Rap-A-Lot/Virgin Records. Following the short-lived reunion of the group's three core members, Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill, for 1996's acclaimed The Resurrection album, Bushwick...
and
ScarfaceBrad Jordan better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas and a member of the Geto Boys.-Life and career:...
's
My HomiesMy Homies is a double-disc album by Houston Hip Hop artist Scarface. Scarface steps to the side and gives the spotlight to a number of different artists, leaving only two solo songs on the 30-song album....
album.
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Tyrin Turner (born July 17, 1976) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who has appeared in movies since 1989. Turner is best known for playing the main character, Caine "Kaydee" Lawson, in the 1993 film
Menace II SocietyMenace II Society is a 1993 hood film and the directorial debut of twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes. The film gained notoriety for its frequent scenes of violence, profanity and drug content...
. He also has made guest appearances on television shows such as
Chicago HopeChicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994 to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:...
and
Hangin' with Mr. CooperHangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992 to 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. The show took place in Curry's hometown of Oakland, California. Hangin with Mr. Cooper was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions, in association with...
.
Turner has also made cameo appearances in music videos, most notably in
Janet JacksonJanet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana, and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians...
's "
Rhythm Nation"Rhythm Nation" is the second single from American R&B-pop singer Janet Jackson's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 .-Song information:...
".
In addition, he played the role of "Walt" (the high school teenager who didn't make the cut of the team) in a sports documentary called
Michael Jordan's Playground.
Around 1998 Turner signed to
Rap-A-Lot RecordsRap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Smith in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its...
as AMG and was featured on the
Geto BoysGeto Boys is a hip hop group from Houston, Texas, consisting of Scarface, Willie D, and Bushwick Bill. The original Ghetto Boys consisted of the following members: Prince Johnny C, Sire Jukebox; DJ Ready Red; and Little Billy, the dancer who later came to be known as Bushwick Bill...
album
Da Good Da Bad & Da UglyDa Good Da Bad & Da Ugly is the seventh album by Houston Hip Hop group the Geto Boys, released in late 1998 on Rap-A-Lot/Virgin Records. Following the short-lived reunion of the group's three core members, Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill, for 1996's acclaimed The Resurrection album, Bushwick...
and
ScarfaceBrad Jordan better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas and a member of the Geto Boys.-Life and career:...
's
My HomiesMy Homies is a double-disc album by Houston Hip Hop artist Scarface. Scarface steps to the side and gives the spotlight to a number of different artists, leaving only two solo songs on the 30-song album....
album. He was a part of a group and a solo album was expected but one never surfaced.
Filmography
- The Black Man's Guide to Understanding Black Women (2007)
- How High
How High is a 2001 comedy film starring Method Man and Redman. It was a feature film debut from director Jesse Dylan, and was written by Dustin Lee Abraham...
(2001)
- Flossin (2001)
- Crime Partners 2000 (2001)
- Belly
Belly is a 1998 movie, the feature film debut of music video director Hype Williams. Filmed in NYC as an urban drama, the film stars rappers DMX and Nas, alongside with Taral Hicks, rappers Method Man and Vita, dancehall artist Louie Rankin and R&B singer T-Boz from TLC...
(1998)
- Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue is a popular English language nursery rhyme, often used in popular culture. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 11318.-Lyrics:The most common version of the rhyme is:...
(1997)
- The Method (1997)
- Soldier Boyz
Soldier Boyz is a 1995 action film directed by Louis Mourneau. The film revolves around a group of convicts on a mission in Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a rich man.- Plot Summary :...
(1996)
- Panther
Panther is a 1995 film directed by Mario Van Peebles, from a screenplay adapted by his father, Melvin Van Peebles, based on his book. The film dramatizes the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense.-Cast:*Kadeem Hardison as Judge...
(1995)
- What About Your Friends
"What about Your Friends?" is TLC's third single from their debut album, Ooooooohhh.... On the TLC Tip. The single was released in the fall of 1992. "What about Your Friends?" received massive airplay worldwide and became a hit on both R&B and dance charts.-Song information:"What about Your...
(1995)
- Menace II Society
Menace II Society is a 1993 hood film and the directorial debut of twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes. The film gained notoriety for its frequent scenes of violence, profanity and drug content...
(1993)
- Deep Cover
Deep Cover is a 1992 crime thriller film starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum and directed by veteran actor Bill Duke. It is also notable for its theme song of the same name, composed by Dr...
(1992)
- Judgement (1989)
Guest appearances
- 1995: "Illusions" (Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Originally called DVX, the name was changed after Mellow Man Ace left in 1988. Cypress Hill was the first Latino group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide.-Early works:Cypress...
)
- 1998: "Dawn 2 Dusk" (Geto Boys
Geto Boys is a hip hop group from Houston, Texas, consisting of Scarface, Willie D, and Bushwick Bill. The original Ghetto Boys consisted of the following members: Prince Johnny C, Sire Jukebox; DJ Ready Red; and Little Billy, the dancer who later came to be known as Bushwick Bill...
feat. DMG, Caine & YukmouthJerold Dwight Ellis, III, better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is a rapper from Oakland, California.He is a member of the platinum-selling rap duo Luniz along with Numskull. Luniz recorded the successful weed anthem, "I Got 5 on It". He went on to sign a solo record deal at J-Prince's Rap-a-Lot...
)
- 1998: "Menace Niggas Never Die" (Scarface
Brad Jordan better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas and a member of the Geto Boys.-Life and career:...
feat. Menace Clan & Caine)
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