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Cleavant Derricks
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Born
May 15
,
1953
·
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Height
6′ (1.83 m)
Mini Bio
Cleavant Derricks was born on May 15, 1953 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for
Sliders (1995)
,
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
and
Dreamgirls (2006)
. He has been married to
Portia Derricks
since June 24, 1986. They have four children.
Family
Spouse
Portia Derricks
(June 24, 1986 - present) (4 children)
Relatives
Clinton Derricks-Carroll
(Sibling)
Trivia
He was the only
Sliders (1995)
cast member to stay with the series throughout its entire run. Consequently, he was the only actor to appear in all five seasons and all 88 episodes.
Twin brother of
Clinton Derricks-Carroll
Won a Tony in 1982 for "Dreamgirls"
Along with
Linda Henning
, he is one of only two actors to appear in both the pilot and finale of
Sliders (1995)
:
Pilot (1995)
and
The Seer (2000)
.
His father, Cleavant Derricks, Sr. wrote the Christian hymn "Just a Little Talk with Jesus" in 1937.
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