Years active 1978–present Spouse Portia Derricks Children 4 Parents Cleavant Derricks | Name Cleavant Derricks Role Actor Albums Beginnings | |
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Full Name Cleavant Derricks, Jr. Born May 15, 1953 (age 70) ( 1953-05-15 ) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. Occupation Actor/Singer-songwriter Movies and TV shows Sliders, Moscow on the Hudson, Miami Magma, Carnival of Souls, The Slugger's Wife Similar People Tracy Torme, Clinton Derricks‑Carroll, Robert K Weiss, Jerry O'Connell, Jennifer Holliday | ||
Siblings Clinton Derricks-Carroll | ||
Cleavant Derricks Jr. (born May 15, 1953) is an American actor and Tony Award winning singer-songwriter, who is best known for his role of Rembrandt Brown on Sliders.
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Biography
Derricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to a pianist mother Cecile G. and Baptist preacher/composer Cleavant Derricks, Sr., famous for his popular gospel music hymn Just a Little Talk with Jesus. His twin brother is actor and musician Clinton Derricks-Carroll. Derricks began his career as a Nashville gospel songwriter. With his father, he wrote the gospel album Satisfaction Guaranteed. He was the musical director and composer for the musical When Hell Freezes Over I'll Skate.
Derricks went to New York City to study acting with Vinnette Carroll at the Urban Arts Theatre. He received rave reviews for his performance in her Broadway shows, including But Never Jam Today. He also won a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for creating the role of James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls. Off-Broadway he was in the William Finn musical Romance in Hard Times in 1989. He also starred in the Broadway musical Brooklyn as the Streetsinger.
Soon afterwards, Derricks appeared in films such as Moscow on the Hudson, Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife and recently, Wes Craven's Carnival of Souls. He was a series regular on the television series Thea with Thea Vidale and Brandy, and Good Sports with Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal. His role as Rembrandt Brown on Sliders with Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd and John Rhys-Davies was the only Sliders character to appear throughout the entire series. In addition, Derricks has had numerous guest-starring roles in series such as Roseanne, A Different World, Miami Vice, Spenser: For Hire, Charmed and many others.
Discography
Filmography
Actor
2011
Miami Magma (TV Movie) as
Ray Miller
2008
Rome & Jewel as
Reverend Q
2007
Cold Case (TV Series) as
Lloyd '03 / '07
- It Takes a Village (2007) - Lloyd '03 / '07
2007
The Wedding Bells (TV Series) as
Cedric
- The Most Beautiful Girl (2007) - Cedric
- Fools in Love (2007) - Cedric
- The Fantasy (2007) - Cedric
- Partly Cloudy, with a Chance of Disaster (2007) - Cedric
- Wedding from Hell (2007) - Cedric
2006
Basilisk: The Serpent King (TV Movie) as
Col. Douglas
2002
The Bernie Mac Show (TV Series) as
Willie
- Sweet Home Chicago: Part 2 (2002) - Willie
2002
Any Day Now (TV Series)
- Just the Beginning: Part 1 (2002)
2001
The Practice (TV Series) as
Nathan Lees
- Honor Code (2001) - Nathan Lees
2001
World Traveler as
Carl
2000
18 Wheels of Justice (TV Series) as
Harold Baines
- Outside Chance (2000) - Harold Baines
2000
Charmed (TV Series) as
Cleavant Wilson
- Ex Libris (2000) - Cleavant Wilson
1995
Sliders (TV Series) as
Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Seer (2000) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Eye of the Storm (2000) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Dust (2000) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- To Catch a Slider (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Heavy Metal (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- A Thousand Deaths (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Map of the Mind (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Requiem (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Easy Slider (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Return of Maggie Beckett (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Java Jive (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- A Current Affair (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Please Press One (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- New Gods for Old (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Great Work (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Strangers and Comrades (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Applied Physics (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Unstuck Man (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Revelations (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Roads Taken (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Chasm (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- My Brother's Keeper (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Way Out West (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Data World (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Slide by Wire (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Net Worth (1999) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Mother and Child (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Lipschitz Live! (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Dying Fields (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- California Reich (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Asylum (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Slidecage (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Alternateville Horror (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Just Say Yes (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- World Killer (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Virtual Slide (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Common Ground (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Prophets and Loss (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Genesis (1998) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- This Slide of Paradise (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Stoker (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Dinoslide (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Slither (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Other Slide of Darkness (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Last of Eden (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Breeder (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Sole Survivors (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Exodus: Part 2 (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Exodus: Part 1 (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Paradise Lost (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Slide Like an Egyptian (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Murder Most Foul (1997) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Season's Greedings (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- State of the A.R.T. (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Dead Man Sliding (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Prince of Slides (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Fire Within (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Dragonslide (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Desert Storm (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Dream Masters (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Guardian (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Electric Twister Acid Test (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Double Cross (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Rules of the Game (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- As Time Goes By (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Invasion (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Young and the Relentless (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Greatfellas (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Obsession (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- In Dino Veritas (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Time Again and World (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- El Sid (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Gillian of the Spirits (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Love Gods (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Into the Mystic (1996) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Luck of the Draw (1995) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The King Is Back (1995) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- The Weaker Sex (1995) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Eggheads (1995) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Summer of Love (1995) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Prince of Wails (1995) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Last Days (1995) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Fever (1995) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
- Pilot (1995) - Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
1999
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) as
Robert Springbelt
- The Christmas Gift (1999) - Robert Springbelt
1998
Carnival of Souls as
Sid
1994
Something Wilder (TV Series) as
Caleb Attucks / Caleb
- Holy Water (1994) - Caleb
- No Kids Allowed (1994) - Caleb Attucks
- Hell No' They Wont Go (1994) - Caleb Attucks
1993
Thea (TV Series) as
Charles
- Pie Queen and the Loan Duck (1994) - Charles
- T.C.B. (1994) - Charles
- Call Me Thea (1994) - Charles
- Of Fish and Men (1994) - Charles (credit only)
- Who's Zoomin' Who? (1994) - Charles
- Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (1994) - Charles
- Danesha Project (1994) - Charles
- A Christmas Story (1993) - Charles
- Good Stock (1993) - Charles
- Mama, I'm Full (1993) - Charles
- Danesha Loooves Leonard (1993) - Charles
- Birthday Girl (1993) - Charles
- Here Comes Mr. Gordon (1993) - Charles
- Artie's Party (1993) - Charles
- To Tell the Truth (1993) - Charles
- How I Got Over (1993) - Charles (credit only)
- Dirty Laundry (1993) - Charles
- Jerome Makes the Grade (1993) - Charles (credit only)
- Pilot (1993) - Charles (credit only)
1992
Woops! (TV Series) as
Dr. Frederick Ross
- The Nuclear Family (1992) - Dr. Frederick Ross
- Say It Ain't So, Santa (1992) - Dr. Frederick Ross
- The Thanksgiving Show (1992) - Dr. Frederick Ross
- Dumb Love (1992) - Dr. Frederick Ross
- Curtis Unglued (1992) - Dr. Frederick Ross
- The Election (1992) - Dr. Frederick Ross
- The Rise and Fall of Alice McConnell (1992) - Dr. Frederick Ross
- Days of Berries and Roses (1992) - Dr. Frederick Ross
- The Root of All Evil (1992) - Dr. Frederick Ross
- It's a Dirty Job (1992) - Dr. Frederick Ross
- Pilot (1992) - Dr. Frederick Ross
1991
Drexell's Class (TV Series) as
George Foster
- The Resentments (1992) - George Foster
- Cruisin' (1992) - George Foster
- Til Death Do You Part (1992) - George Foster
- Ashes to Ashes (1992) - George Foster
- Beauty & the Beast (1992) - George Foster
- My Own Private Iowa (1992) - George Foster
- Silent Night, Holy Smokes (1991) - George Foster
- Bully for Otis (1991) - George Foster
- The Best Thanksgiving Ever (1991) - George Foster
- Down and Out at the Out 'n In (1991) - George Foster
- Driving Drexell Crazy (1991) - George Foster
- Best Halloween Ever (1991) - George Foster
- Viva Lost Wages (1991) - George Foster
- Convictions (1991) - George Foster
- Misery Loves Drexell (1991) - George Foster
- Air Drexell (1991) - George Foster
- Otis' Last Day (1991) - George Foster
1991
Sibs (TV Series) as
Officer Milner
- Audie's Bad Day (1991) - Officer Milner
1991
Good Sports (TV Series) as
Jeff Mussberger
- A Class Act (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- The Return of Nick (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- Bobby and Gayle Go on a Date (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- Love Means Never Having to Say You're Happy (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- The Moody Blues Swing (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- Electricity (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- A Book is Just a Book (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- The Cincinnati Kids (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- A Kiss Is Just a Kiss (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- The Reviews Are In (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- John McKinney Is a No Yes Man (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Hit (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- Movin' In (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- Gayle Wouldn't Do That (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
- Pros and Ex-Cons (1991) - Jeff Mussberger
1991
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Mark Wright
- There Goes the Judge (1991) - Mark Wright
1991
A Different World (TV Series) as
Larry
- It's Showtime at Hillman (1991) - Larry
1990
Piece of Cake (TV Movie) as
Wally
1990
The Bakery (TV Movie) as
Charles Slater
1989
Roseanne (TV Series) as
Tommy
- Five of a Kind (1989) - Tommy
1987
Private Eye (TV Series) as
Felix / Felix McPhatter
- Hollywood Confidential (1988) - Felix
- Light and Shadows (1987) - Felix McPhatter
1987
Moonlighting (TV Series) as
Leonard Haven
- Father Knows Last (1987) - Leonard Haven
- Tale in Two Cities (1987) - Leonard Haven
1987
Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) as
Mac Dickerson
- My Enemy, My Friend (1987) - Mac Dickerson
1987
Bluffing It (TV Movie) as
Cal
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) as
Marvin
- Mickey and Nora (1987) - Marvin
1986
The Equalizer (TV Series) as
Sonny Raines
- Tip on a Sure Thing (1986) - Sonny Raines
- Joyride (1986) - Sonny Raines
1986
Off Beat as
Abe Washington
1985
Miami Vice (TV Series) as
David Jones
- The Dutch Oven (1985) - David Jones
1985
The Slugger's Wife as
Manny Alvarado
1984
Moscow on the Hudson as
Lionel Witherspoon
1982
The Ambush Murders (TV Movie)
1981
Fort Apache the Bronx as
Suspect #4
1979
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate (TV Movie)
1978
Cindy (TV Movie) as
Michael Simpson
Music Department
2006
Dreamgirls (music arranger: original Broadway production)
1979
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate (TV Movie) (musical director)
Composer
1979
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate (TV Movie)
Soundtrack
2006
So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Top 8 Perform (2006) - (performer: "Fake Your Way to the Top")
2000
Laughing Boy (writer: "Just a Little Talk With Jesus")
1995
Sliders (TV Series) (performer - 6 episodes)
- The Exodus: Part 2 (1997) - (performer: "Way Over Yonder" - uncredited)
- The Prince of Slides (1996) - (performer: "Hush! Hush!" - uncredited)
- The King Is Back (1995) - (performer: "Tears In My 'Fro" - uncredited)
- The Weaker Sex (1995) - (performer: "Tears On My Pillow", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - uncredited)
- Last Days (1995) - (performer: "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" - uncredited)
- Pilot (1995) - (performer: "Cry Like a Man", "The Star-Spangled Banner" (uncredited), "Amazing Grace" (uncredited))
1985
Miami Vice (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Dutch Oven (1985) - (performer: "Love is For Sale" - uncredited)
Self
2022
The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal (TV Series) as
Self
- October 21, 2022 (2022) - Self
2015
Unsung (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Jennifer Holliday (2015) - Self
1998
The Making of 'Sliders' (Video documentary short) as
Self
1986
The Core of the Apple (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Manhattan Afrodreams - sorte drømme (1986) - Self
1986
The 40th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1983
The 37th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
1982
The 36th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Winner
Archive Footage
2018
Les Chroniques du Mea (TV Series) as
Self
- Sliders (1995) (2018) - Self
References
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