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Cleavant Derricks Jr. (born May 15, 1953) is an American stage and screen actor, Tony Award winning singer and songwriter, who may be best known for his role of Rembrandt Brown on Sliders . Biography.
Learn about Cleavant Derricks, an American actor and composer who played Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown in Sliders (1995-2000). See his biography, filmography, photos, videos and trivia on IMDb.
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Learn about the life and career of Cleavant Derricks, an actor and composer who starred in Sliders (1995) and won a Tony for Dreamgirls (2006). Find out his birth date, height, family, spouse, trivia and more on IMDb.
- May 15, 1953
Cleavant Derricks BIO. Broadway: Dreamgirls (Tony and Drama Desk award for Best Featured Actor and L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Vocal Arrangements). Bob Fosse’s Big Deal, Tony and...
Actor-singer-composer Cleavant Derricks began his career writing Gospel music in Nashville, Tennessee. His songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Bonnie Porter and Dale Evans.
Feb 8, 1997 · Cleavant Derricks reveals his personal, professional soul - Earth Prime. The New York Amsterdam News, Linda Armstrong, February 8, 1997 — Most people recognize him as Rembrandt “Crying Man” Brown on FOX-5’s hit sci-fi program, Sliders, but did you know Cleavant Derricks is a Tony and Drama Desk Award winner for Dreamgirls?
An imposing African-American character player with a strong singing voice, Derricks first made his mark on the Broadway and off-Broadway stages in a series of soul, gospel and blues-flavored musical dramas and revues before trying his hand briefly at features and later as a cast regular on series TV.
