Black in the 80s - Production & Contact Info

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96 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Bokeem Woodbine Self Self See fewer	3	Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Cree Summer Self Self See fewer	3	Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Common Self Self See fewer	3	John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Debbie Allen Self Self See fewer	3	Fame (1982)
Glynn Turman Self Self See fewer	3	Super 8 (2011)
Robert Townsend Self Self See fewer	3	Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Christopher Reid Self Self See fewer	3	House Party (1990)
Dave Meyers Self Self See fewer	3	The Hitcher (2007)
MC Lyte Self Self See fewer	3	Girls Trip (2017)
Chris Spencer Self Self See fewer	3	Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
Lisa Lisa Self Self See fewer	3	Taina (2001)
M.C. Hammer Self Self See fewer	3	The Addams Family (1991)
Cornel West Self Self See fewer	3	The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Raphael Saadiq Self Self See fewer	3	Mudbound (2017)
Andy Borowitz Self Self See fewer	3	Bel-Air (2022)
Deborah Cox Self Self See fewer	3	Love Come Down (2000)
Ty Jones Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	3	Power (2014)
Selwyn Seyfu Hinds Self Self See fewer	3	Washington Black (2025)
Sir Mix A Lot Self Self See fewer	3	Charlie's Angels (2000)
Talib Kweli Self Self See fewer	3	Superbad (2007)
Mimi Valdes Self Self See fewer	3	Hidden Figures (2016)
Nelson George Self Self See fewer	3	Brooklyn Boheme (2011)
Warrington Hudlin Self Self See fewer	3	Cosmic Slop (1994)
Michael Eric Dyson Self Self See fewer	3	Waist Deep (2006)
Kwamé Self Self See fewer	3	Fantastic Four (I) (2005)
Touré Self (as Toure) Self (as Toure) See fewer	3	Touré Show (2017)
Connie Rice Self Self See fewer	3	Uprising: Hip Hop and the LA Riots (2012)
Jamel Shabazz Self Self See fewer	3	Godfather of Harlem (2019)
Ronke Idowu Reeves Self Self See fewer	3	Black in the 80s (2005)
Vanessa Williams Self Self See fewer	2	Ugly Betty (2006)
Frankie Faison Self Self See fewer	2	Coming to America (1988)
Louis Gossett Jr. Self Self See fewer	2	An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Eugene Byrd Self Self See fewer	2	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
Billy Dee Williams Self Self See fewer	2	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Tim Reid Self Self See fewer	2	WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
Hill Harper Self Self See fewer	2	CSI: NY (2004)
Coby Bell Self Self See fewer	2	Burn Notice (2007)
Elise Neal Self Self See fewer	2	Hustle & Flow (2005)
Dawnn Lewis Self Self See fewer	2	A Different World (1987)
Valarie Pettiford Self Self See fewer	2	Half & Half (2002)
Emmanuel Lewis Self Self See fewer	2	Webster (1983)
Tonya Pinkins Self Self See fewer	2	Enchanted (2007)
Kim Coles Self Self See fewer	2	Living Single (1993)
Jermaine Dupri Self Self See fewer	2	Big Momma's House (2000)
Ja Rule Self Self See fewer	2	The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Questlove Self (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson) Self (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson) See fewer	2	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Godfrey Self Self See fewer	2	Soul Plane (2004)
Damon Dash Self Self See fewer	2	State Property: Blood on the Streets (2005)
Nicole Young Self Self See fewer	2	Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025)
DJ Jazzy Jeff Self Self See fewer	2	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Chuck D Self Self See fewer	2	Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Alex Thomas Self Self See fewer	2	Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
Public Enemy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Sarah Jones Self Self See fewer	2	Sell/Buy/Date (2022)
Darryl McDaniels Self Self See fewer	2	Die Hard (1988)
Donnie Simpson Self Self See fewer	2	Krush Groove (1985)
Ardie Fuqua Self Self See fewer	2	Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
The Pharcyde Themselves Themselves See fewer	2	Street Fighter (1994)
George Alexander Self Self See fewer	2	Shot in the Face (2001)
Carl Thomas Self Self See fewer	2	Money Talks (1997)
Experience Unlimited Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Keith Boykin Self Self See fewer	2	Laura Coates Live (2001)
Byron Lewis Self Self See fewer	2	Nationtime (1972)
Bigg D. Self Self See fewer	2	Jamie Foxx Feat. Ludacris: Unpredictable (2005)
Keith David Self Self See fewer	1	The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Spike Lee Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Laurence Fishburne Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Matrix (1999)
Wesley Snipes Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Blade (1998)
Whoopi Goldberg Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Ghost (1990)
Danny Glover Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Lethal Weapon (1987)
Martin Lawrence Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Martin (1992)
David Bowie Self Self See fewer	1	Labyrinth (1986)
Keenen Ivory Wayans Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	White Chicks (2004)
Richard Pryor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Superman III (1983)
Mario Van Peebles Self Self See fewer	1	Baadasssss! (2003)
Lionel Richie Self Self See fewer	1	The Color Purple (1985)
Prince Self Self See fewer	1	Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
Vanessa Bell Calloway Self Self See fewer	1	Coming to America (1988)
John Henton Self Self See fewer	1	The Hughleys (1998)
Barry Sobel Self Self See fewer	1	Doc Hollywood (1991)
Leonard Maltin Self Self See fewer	1	Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Chris Robinson Self Self See fewer	1	ATL (2006)
Johnny Gill Self Self See fewer	1	New Jack City (1991)
Ronnie DeVoe Self Self See fewer	1	Mo' Money (1992)
Vernon Reid Self Self See fewer	1	Say Anything (1989)
Ralph E. Tresvant Self Self See fewer	1	The New Edition Story (2017)
Michael Bivins Self (as Michael Lamont Bivins) Self (as Michael Lamont Bivins) See fewer	1	Mo' Money (1992)
Ricky Bell Self Self See fewer	1	Girls Trip (2017)
Simon Doonan Self Self See fewer	1	Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Michele L. Jennings Self Self See fewer	1	Marigold (2007)
Max Robinson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	World News Tonight with David Muir (1953)
Mike McPadden Self (as Selwyn Harris) Self (as Selwyn Harris) See fewer	1	The Devil in Miss Jones 5: The Inferno (1995)
Rose Perez Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Voltea pa'que te enamores (2014)
Rebecca Carroll Self Self See fewer	1	Charlie Rose (1991)
Leon E. Wynter Self Self See fewer	1	Black in the 80s (2005)
Nicole Young Self Self See fewer		Aaron Hall: Let's Make Love (1994)