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Norton can be reached at 910-343-2070 or Fran.Norton@StarNewsOnline.com. Robert Hooks - Pastor/Music Producer/Recording Engineer - Restoration Inc./Wings Of Silver Studio | LinkedIn Robert Hooks Music Professional Visalia, California, United States 670 followers. Has a 21-year-old daughter from a previous marriage. Hooks won a role in the last film directed by Gordon Parks, Jr., Aaron Loves Angela (1975). I said, There are no roles for me here in Philly. Lonne Elder chimes in, Well, come on up to New York and join the unemployment line like everybody else. We all got a big laugh! In response to a direct plea from an inmate, Rhozier "Roach" Brown, who was serving a life sentence in Lorton, Hooks' D.C. Black Repertory Company structured the first prison-based arts program in the United States. Robert Hooks pointing Lynn Redgrave as she sits on the floor in a scene from the film 'Last Of The Mobile Hot Shots', 1970. Address: 614 Sheldon Street. Son: Kiyo Dean Tarpley Hooks TELEVISION M.A.N.T.I.S. Robert J Hooks. Its yours. I came across material that stated you actually met Malcolm X. WILMINGTON -- A 63-year-old Wilmington man and his son were arrested Sunday in a shooting on Bonham Avenue, according to the Wilmington Police Department. Also, Tallulah possessed a mane of thick, gorgeous hair, and she liked me to come in and brush it for her. I am proud of our accomplishments. In 1964, you were in Tennessee Williamss The Milk Train Doesnt Stop Here Anymore. That defined it for me.After I saw Raisin in Philadelphia at the Walnut Street Theatre, I just had to go backstage to meet this amazing cast. Male . If youre from the Old School era of the late 1970s/early 80s, you more than likely are very familiar with actor, Kevin Hooks (59). He attended Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Written in a style that is direct, engaging, and inspiring, Dreamer is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, and a testament to the power of dream .more. I asked Douglas to let me do the smaller play, Happy Endingits a four-character play, and I had some good young actors who could play the grown-up roles.While producing, you continued your acting career. Hooks next major opportunity would be in the 1972 film Sounder, in which he played Paul Winfields characters pre-teen elder son, needing to be the man of the family during the Depression Paul along with Cicely Tyson would be nominated for Academy Awards for their performances. Occupation. These days, the brotha is still happy, healthy, and married at 83. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; And now their careers are blooming. The applause was so exciting and amazing; I was the first one on my feet, yelling Bravo and clappingso much so, I broke the band on my wristwatch and the whole thing fell on the floor and I couldnt find it, I was too busy clapping and yelling. View People Named Robert Hooks in California. Current address. Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins with information for all. I saw a reading of that play when they were trying to get the producer for it. 1750 in DuplinCounty, North Carolina. I was working out of my living room. What was it like working with that cast? Yes, it was Phil Rose that I almost took out coming out of the elevator.Phil Rose asked his assistant to bring a script in so he could audition me. All the top-flight Black theatre actors working at the time did The Blacks at one point or another in its historic Off-Broadway run. What Ive done, the legacy that I leave, is what Ive done for others, what Ive been able to do for other artists in this industry, Black artists in this industry. In April 1960, as Bobby Dean Hooks, he made his Broadway debut in A Raisin in the Sun replacing Louis Gossett Jr. who would be doing the film version. Hooks passed down his passion for acting to his sons, Kevin Hooks and Eric Hooks. The youngest of five children, Hooks was born in Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C. to Mae Bertha (ne Ward), a seamstress, and Edward Hooks who had moved from Rocky Mount, North Carolina with their four other children, Bernice, Caroleigh, Charles Edward "Charlie", and James Walter "Jimmy". My buddies will all run me off the block. I just said, I wont do it, and she said, You will do the play.We all lived in a railroad flat. Roberts most popular roles include Reeve Scott in Hurry Sundown (1967); Mr. He held the story together as a boy thrust into being "man of the family" on a sharecropping farm during the Depression. Named Bobby Dean Hooks at birth, Robert was their first child born up north and the first to be born in a hospital. Then they could always come back to the show when that gig was over. target_type: 'mix' ROBERT HOOKS ( CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) 5969 W 86TH PLACE, LLC. Immediately thereafter, on March 24, 1964 he originated the role of Clay in Amiri Baraka's Dutchman. The play was a big success and they bought it for the movies. ), as well as a Nuclear Planner. I was in elementary school at the time, but the plays were done at Francis, which was in the Georgetown neighborhood, a couple of blocks from my house. What you did on that stage tonight, you were Robert Hooks. I changed it while I was still doing Dutchman. What did all of this mean to you at that time? Robert Hooks talks about moving back to Washington, D.C. Robert Hooks talks about beginning a community theater company in Washington, D.C. Robert Hooks talks about the need for an African American theater company in Washington, D.C. Robert Hooks talks about recruiting Vantile Whitfield as the artistic director for the D.C. Black Repertory Company, Robert Hooks talks about the first play the D.C. Black Repertory Company performed and Lynn Whitfield, Robert Hooks talks about Ed Murphy, an important benefactor of the D.C. Black Repertory Company, Robert Hooks talks about the type of audience the D.C. Black Repertory Company attracted, Robert Hooks talks about leaving the D.C. Black Repertory Company and moving to California in 1977, Robert Hooks talks about the early career of his son Kevin Hooks, Robert Hooks talks about his son Kevin Hooks' success as a director, Robert Hooks talks about the current projects he is working on, 2006, Robert Hooks talks about the reasons Hollywood only tells certain types of stories about the African American community, pt.1, Robert Hooks talks about the reasons Hollywood only tells certain types of stories about the African American community, pt. He was born December 13, 1949 in East Franklin Township to the late Robert M. and Clara "Peg" B. In 1980, you, Sidney Poitier, Maya Angelou, Brock Peters, and Cicely Tyson went to Washington to testify before Congress on the state of Black artists in the entertainment industry. Kevin is often called King Royal, a nickname given to him by his friends. his own property. But his friend couldnt raise a dime or get any interest from backers at all. Elmer Mervin Hooks Sr., age 70, of Adrian, died on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 at his home. Cecelia Ann Hooks Onibudo Daughter: Michelle Thomas Hooks Son: Robert Hooks, Jr. Robert James Hooks Sr. Obituary. The agent name for this entity is: Robert Hooks, Jr.. He is a celebrity Actor, Film Producer, Film Director. Business Owner at Media Mille LLC An associated email addresses for Robert Hooks are robert.ho***@tivejo.com, rhooks8***@comcast.net and more. 2, Robert Hooks reflects on the reasons it is a struggle to produce good films about the African American experience, Robert Hooks talks about his experience struggling to convince influential African Americans in Hollywood to read his scripts, Robert Hooks talks about the obstacles in Hollywood for independent African American filmmakers, Robert Hooks talks about independent African American filmmakers finding alternative ways to complete their projects, Robert Hooks talks about his idea for a cooperative African American production company, Robert Hooks talks about African Americans in Hollywood not using their leverage to help other African Americans, Robert Hooks talks about his tribute to playwright Lonne Elder III, Robert Hooks talks about his favorite movies in which he has acted, Robert Hooks talks about his favorite plays in which he has acted, Robert Hooks talks about the highlights of his career, Robert Hooks talks about how he would like to be remembered, Occupation(s): There were some incredibly talented young actors: Hattie Winston was one of them, Antonio Fargas was another. container: 'taboola-right-rail-thumbnails', In 1991, Hooks directed the film Strictly Business, and also appeared in one scene opposite Kim Coles. 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The pioneering co-founder of Negro Ensemble Company looks back on an acting and producing career that was never just about himself. Robert Hooks talks about his experience at Stevens Elementary School in Washington, D.C. Robert Hooks talks about acting in his first play, 'The Pirates of Penzance', Robert Hooks talks about being in his first play when he was nine years old, Robert Hooks talks about falling in love with the stage at nine years old, Robert Hooks talks about what he did for fun as a child, Robert Hooks describes his junior and high school education, Robert Hooks talks about going for a joy ride in a car, Robert Hooks talks about getting into a fight while in a receiving home for juvenile delinquents for three days, Robert Hooks talks about his stepfather and step-siblings, Robert Hooks talks about his experience at West Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Robert Hooks talks about having a crush on his drama teacher at West Philadelphia High School, Robert Hooks talks about his first child, Cecelia Ann, Robert Hooks talks about being shut out of his second daughter, Michelle's, life, Robert Hooks talks about his teachers at West Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Robert Hooks talks about enjoying jazz in high school and his high school classmate HistoryMaker McCoy Tyner, Robert Hooks talks about studying at the Bessie V. Hicks School of Drama in Philadelphia from 1957 to 1958, Robert Hooks talks about seeing 'A Raisin in the Sun' for the first time, Robert Hooks talks about his first night in New York City, staying in a YMCA and visiting Birdland, Robert Hooks talks about his first experiences in Harlem, New York in 1959, Robert Hooks talks about multiple jobs he had when he first moved to New York City in 1959, Robert Hooks talks about meeting Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X in 1960, Robert Hooks talks about auditioning for 'A Raisin in the Sun', Robert Hooks talks about people he met while acting in 'A Raisin in the Sun', Robert Hooks talks about his political activities, Robert Hooks talks about his first wife Yvonne and his sons Kevin and Eric, Robert Hooks tells the story of how HistoryMaker Douglas Turner Ward took over the role of Walter Lee Younger, pt. In 1967 came Hallelujah, Baby!, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and got a young Leslie Uggams the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress. Hooks is credited as the director of the 2017 Madiba, a three-part BET television special about the life of the late Nelson Mandela and the struggle of the ANC which with the leadership of Mandela, famously succeeded to overthrow the regime of apartheid in South Africa, starring Laurence Fishburne in the role of Mandela. As of mid-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $5 million, mostly earned through a successful career in film and television. }); Copyright 2015 . Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Hooks Jr. . I couldnt get into Sidney Poitiers dressing room because it was too crowded; I couldnt get into Claudia McNeils dressing room because it was also too crowded.