Chaz Lamar Shepherd
Biography
An American actor and singer-songwriter, Chaz Lamar Shepherd grew up in Philadelphia, where he made his first stage appearance at age five as an MC at his mother's dance school recital. After making his professional debut in a Walnut Street Theatre production of Fame, he found steady television work, first as Artis Tower on Me and the Boys and later as John Hamilton on 7th Heaven. He also played Al Bryant in the NBC miniseries The Temptations and Piranha in the second season of Luke Cage. In film, Shepherd appeared as Stevie in Set It Off (1996). On Broadway he was Billy Flynn in Chicago (2018) and Harpo in The Color Purple (2005), and he toured nationally as Curtis Taylor Jr. in Dreamgirls from 2009 to 2010. He contributed guest lead vocals to Judith Christie McAllister's album Send Judah First, released in 2000.
48years old
Turns 49 on October 26in 13 days
- Born Philadelphia
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 25 years1994 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019Almost LoveIMDb rating 5.8
- 2016Grandma's HouseIMDb rating 6.0
- 1996Set It OffIMDb rating 6.9
- 1996The Nutty ProfessorIMDb rating 5.7
- 1994A Pig's TaleIMDb rating 5.9
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Beyond film
On Judith Christie McAllister's first album, Send Judah First, Shepherd appeared as a guest lead vocalist. The 2000 release features him on track 7, The Prayer of Recommitment.
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Worked with
Chaz Lamar Shepherd shares two films with Jada Pinkett Smith, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jada Pinkett Smith's page
Vivica A. Fox's page
Patricia Clarkson's page
James Coburn's page
John C. McGinley's page
Eddie Murphy's page
All films by Tom Shadyac
F. Gary GrayDirector, 1 film, 1996
All films by F. Gary Gray
All films by Mike Doyle
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