T K CarterAKA:
Thomas Kent Carter
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
12/14/1956 Birthplace:
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biography
A talented black stand-up who branched out into comedy roles, T K Carter astounded critics and audiences with his richly textured portrait of a successful businessman who descends into heroin addiction in the acclaimed HBO drama "The Corner" (2000). While he had demonstrated his dramatic capabilities previously in supporting roles in films (e.g., "A Rage in Harlem" 1991) and TV (i.e., "Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid" CBS 1977), the performer hadn't had a meaty lead before. Ken Tucker in Entertainment Weekly was so impressed that in his April 14, 2000 review, he wrote "Carter's performance
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Milestone
Raised in the San Gabriel Valley
Was a high school track champion
Worked at Disneyland for one-year
Began making appearances as a stand-up comic in local clubs, eventually appearing at the Comedy Store
Made acting debut on an episode of "Police Woman" in the late 1970s
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