While waiting on his big break he did impersonations of James Brown , Sammy Davis Jr. and Michael Jackson in videos and lip snc contest . In (1985) he took first place on the hit television show Puttin' on the Hits , where he portrayed Michael Jackson in a skit from the Film The Wiz .
One of the most amazing things that I have experienced as a actor is being able to work some with my favorite actors I grew up watching on the big screen , like Ron Oneal , Jim Brown , Richard Roundtree and David Carradine .
