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Everett Osborne(I)

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Everett Osborne
Sweetwater was born to change the game. Revered as the father of basketball as its now known and loved by millions, Harlem Globetrotters phenom Nat Sweetwater Clifton overcame a lifetime of barriers and a barrage of discrimination to become the first African American to join the NBA.
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Everett Osborne is an actor from Los Angeles whose journey from professional sports in Australia to the big screen is a testament to resilience, faith, and evolving. He made his mark starring in Sweetwater, the powerful story of Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, the first Black player to sign an NBA contract, a performance that earned him the Best Actor Award at the 2024 Boston Film Festival and an NAACP Image Award nomination. But his path to the screen wasn't simple. After the pandemic forced him to step away from sports, he endured seasons of solitude, spiritual trials, and reinvention to discover his true purpose as a storyteller.

Evolving became more than a brand for him; it became a way of life, a mantra for transformation, and a reminder that growth is forged through challenges. His work is rooted in a deep passion to uplift, inspire, and empower humanity, with stories that carry cultural weight while reaching audiences worldwide. After the high of Sweetwater and the quiet years that followed, marked by industry shifts and strikes, he emerged with a renewed clarity: that love is the truest anchor, and purpose transcends discipline.

Today, Everett stands ready to bring stories to life that speak to the heart and soul, stories that remind us of our collective strength and spirit. For him, acting isn't just about performance, it's about healing, evolving, and creating art that touches people where it matters most.
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    Sweetwater (2023)
    Sweetwater
    6.1
    • Sweetwater
    • 2023
    Tommie Earl Jenkins and Everett Osborne in Burn Out (2024)
    Burn Out
    Short
    • Virgil
    • 2024
    David Eigenberg, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
    Chicago Fire
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Will David Hollander
    Kj Smith, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Devale Ellis, Novi Brown, Mignon, Ebony Obsidian, and Nzinga Imani in Sistas (2019)
    Sistas
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Harlen

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    • Tommie Earl Jenkins and Everett Osborne in Burn Out (2024)
      Burn Out
      Short
      • Virgil
      • 2024
    • Sweetwater (2023)
      Sweetwater
      6.1
      • Sweetwater
      • 2023
    • David Eigenberg, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
      Chicago Fire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Will David Hollander
      • 2022
    • Kj Smith, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Devale Ellis, Novi Brown, Mignon, Ebony Obsidian, and Nzinga Imani in Sistas (2019)
      Sistas
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Harlen
      • 2021
    • Hiroyuki Sanada and Joe Taslim in Mortal Kombat (2021)
      Mortal Kombat
      6.1
      • MMA Hype Man (uncredited)
      • 2021

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    • Tommie Earl Jenkins and Everett Osborne in Burn Out (2024)
      Burn Out
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024

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    Sweetwater | Official Trailer
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    Sweetwater | Official Trailer

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