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Profile of Michael Wright on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Michael Wright  
   
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Date of Birth: 18th January 1961
   
Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Michael Wright (b. January 18, 1961 in New York City, New York) is an African-American actor who is a film and television actor. He is well known for his television roles in the 1983 NBC science fiction mini series V,the 1984 sequel "V: The Final Battle" and on "V: The Series" as Elias Taylor, and on the 1997 HBO series Oz as Omar White from 2001-2003.

Michael Wright's well known film roles are in the 1987 drama film The Principal with James Belushi, in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats as Eddie King, Jr.,and in the 1994 film Sugar Hill with Wesley Snipes, his most recent film is the 2005 movie The Interpreter.

He has made guest appearances on tv shows like Miami Vice and New York Undercover.

Selected filmography

  • The Interpreter (2005)
  • Downtown: A Street Tale (2004)
  • Batman: Dark Tommorow (2001) (VG)
  • Rage (1999)
  • Money Talks (1997)
  • Point Blank (1997)
  • The Cottonwood (1996)
  • Sugar Hill (1994)
  • The Five Heartbeats (1991)
  • The Principal (1987)
  • Bedtime Eyes (1987)
  • The Wanderers (1979)

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