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Vonte Sweet is an American actor born in 1971. He has appeared in movies such as Menace II Society, Traffic and Predator 2, and TV shows such as Roc and The Walking Dead.
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Vonte Sweet was born in 1971. He is an actor, known for Menace II Society (1993), Traffic (2000) and Predator 2 (1990).
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Vonte Sweet is an actor who appeared in films such as Boyz n the Hood, Predator 2, and Menace II Society. TMDB provides his biography, filmography, and discussion forum.
- Tyrin Turner, Then
- Tyrin Turner, Now
- Larenz Tate, Then
- Larenz Tate, Now
- Allen and Albert Hughes, Then
- Allen and Albert Hughes, Now
- Jada Pinkett Smith, Then
- Jada Pinkett Smith, Now
- Glenn Plummer, Then
- Glenn Plummer, Now
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Turner had small roles in Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper and Deep Cover before landing the lead in Menace II Society. His character, Caine, was caught up in several circumstances after he graduated high school in Watts, Los Angeles. A Korean store robbery and homicide, too many shootouts, getting kicked out of his grandparents’ house and getting a girl pr...
Turner, now 42, is starring opposite Nichole Galicia in Jamie Foxx’s upcoming short film for Canon’s “Project Imaginat10n,” which was filmed in Brooklyn, N.Y., earlier this month. You might also remember seeing Turner in Hype Williams’ 1998 film Belly, as the banana-eatin’, fresh-permed Big.
“Now O-Dog was the craziest n——r alive. America’s nightmare. Young, black and didn’t give a f—k.” Tate, who started out as a child actor, appeared in a number of family sitcoms before landing the decidedly not-family-friendly role of O-Dog. He was Caine’s braid-wearing, off-the-rails best friend. Since Tate’s portrayal of O-Dog, the name has become...
This year, Tate, whose busy acting career in the ‘90s included notable starring roles in Love Jones, The Inkwell and Why Do Fools Fall in Love? recently had a recurring role on Showtime’s House of Lies as Malcolm Kaan. He is slated to co-star with Craig Robinson in an NBC pilotnext fall as Kevin, a ladies’ man who’s never had a regular job.
Menace II Society was the Hughes brothers’ first film. Albert was quoted in GQ saying that they “made the movie for white people.” Produced when they were 21, the movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Allen Hughes is directing a series for FOX called Gang Related, co-starring RZA. Allen directed Broken City, released in early 2013, starring Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe. In 2012, Allen and Albert directed The Book of Eli.
Best known at the time as Lena from A Different World, Pinkett Smith’s character Ronnie was Pernell’s ex-girlfriend, who had built a special connection with Caine since Pernell had been in jail. She landed a job as an administrative assistant in Atlanta and insisted that Caine move South with her and her son Anthony.
Pinkett Smith starred on Lifetime’s Hawthorne from 2009 to 2011. She was an executive producer for the documentary Free Angela and All Political Prisoners this year. Earlier this month, Shadow and Act reported that she will star opposite William Levy in a romantic drama titled Salsa.
Plummer, a seasoned actor, played Pernell, who was like a father to Caine before he was locked up. But after a while, Caine got close to Ronnie (Jada Pinkett Smith), the mother of Pernell’s son, and stopped visiting Pernell in the pen. But to Caine’s surprise, Pernell insisted that he go with Ronnie and their son to Atlanta.
Plummer has a long pretty long résumé. You might remember him in 1995's Showgirls. Or perhaps as Timmy Rawlins on ER for several seasons. He has a few upcoming films according to iMDB, including a film that he wrote and directed, titled Calista House. In 2011, he was sued for dropping out of a filmfor which he had already been paid.
The web page lists the current activities of the actors who starred in the 1993 crime drama Menace II Society. Vonte Sweet, who played a young Caine, is not among them.
Nov 23, 2021 · A review of the 1993 hood drama film Menace II Society, directed by the Hughes brothers and starring Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, and Samuel L. Jackson. The review mentions Vonte Sweet, who plays Sharif, a Muslim friend of Caine, the main character.
Vonte Sweet plays Chauncy, a drug dealer and friend of O-Dog, in this 1993 film by the Hughes brothers. The film depicts the violence and hopelessness of life on the streets of Watts, Los Angeles, in the 1990s.
