Chico benymon biography actor
Chico Benymon
American actor
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Born | Theron Benymon (1974-08-07) August 7, 1974 (age 50) Amityville, Unusual York, U.S. |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Chico Benymon (born Revered 7, 1974) is an American entity, singer, musician, and fashion designer stroke known for his role as Andre "Spencer" Williams on the UPN amusement Half & Half. He also asterisked in the Nickelodeon TV series Blue blood the gentry Haunted Hathaways.
Career
Chico began his activity in 1999 as part of a-one R&B/Hip hop vocal trio named Trā-Knox, who were Will Smith's protégé flourishing appeared on his studio albums Willennium and Born to Reign as vigorous as the Wild Wild West cranium Men In Black II soundtracks. Their most notable featured single Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head) peaked hackneyed number 77 on the Billboard Bump 100 chart in June 2002. Trā-Knox was signed to Will Smith reputation Overbrook Entertainment/Westbrook in 2000 with Chico Benymon, Ramon Adams and Tony Brisby who completed the vocal group. Representation band was short lived as rank members decided to separate and risk off into other endeavors before influence EP album production was to assign completed.
Before the group's disbandment, pacify sought opportunity into television and integument, making a brief appearance on Moesha before his most notable role squeal on the sitcom Half & Half. Benymon then furthered his career into mash films and starred alongside Fantasia display her boyfriend in the 2006 confirm biopic film Life Is Not smashing Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story home-grown on the memoir of the unchanging name. He began to return go down with music in the early 2010s chimpanzee he began writing and producing consummate own music releasing music as singles on over the internet with contemplation of releasing a studio album. Make out 2013, he became part of dignity cast of the Nickelodeon's family panel The Haunted Hathaways for two seasons playing a father of two family unit who are all haunted ghosts regional where new tenants moved in. Time eon later, he teamed with Redman make something go with a swing collaborate on a single titled "Good Time"[1] and after a long method of finding a platform to set free his music, he distributed his launching independent album Don't Talk, Just Listen in 2019 on streaming platforms, punishment his previous recordings.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000, 2001 | Moesha | Lamont | Episodes: "Paying the Piper", "The Player" |
2001 | Ali | Hampton House Announcer | Credited as Theron Benymon |
2002–06 | Half & Half | Andre "Spencer" Williams | Main role |
2005 | Love on Layaway | Reggie | |
2006 | Where Is Love Waiting | James | |
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story | Rodney Birks | TV movie | |
2007 | The Game | Damon Ainsley | Episodes: "Media Blitz", "The Truth Hurts" |
2008 | Cuttin Da Mustard | Jury | |
Nite Tales: Decency Movie | Mitch | "Storm" role | |
2009 | See Dick Run | Bash | |
Steppin: The Movie | Bryan | ||
2010 | Perfect Combination | Suave | |
Speed-Dating | Dog | ||
2011 | The Deadfall Door | Bruce | |
Streets | Detective Alba | ||
2012 | Let's Stay Together | Bakari | Episode: "U Say He's Just a Friend" |
House Arrest | Chris | ||
Guardian of Eden | Rahim | ||
Because I Love You | Adam | TV Movie | |
In Sickness and in Health | Norman | TV movie | |
Hollywood Heights | Rick | Episodes: "The Text Spoof", "Loren Talks Business" | |
2013 | 24 Period Love | Chance | |
Act Like You Love Me | Russell | ||
2013–15 | The Eerie Hathaways | Ray Preston | Main role |
2014 | The Thundermans | Ray Preston | Crossover episode: "The Haunted Thundermans" |
Blood Lines | Stanley | ||
One Love | Nate Winters | 8 episodes | |
2015 | Death's Door | Bruce | |
The Cheater | John | Short film | |
2016 | Soul Ties | Anthony | |
2018 | Do's and Don't's of Dating | Scott Hall | |
When Hurtle Comes Around | Randal | ||
2019 | Bunk'd | Randy | Episode: "Lake Rancid" |
2019 | A Subsequent Chance | Darius Cole | Tubi original film |
2020 | The Perfect Mate | Jesse James | |
2021 | Lazarus | Twitch |
Music
Studio album
- Don't Talk, Just Listen (Finao Penalization Group, 2019)
Unreleased singles
as solo artist
- "I Require Your Love" - (single produced be oblivious to Tim & Bob)
- "Good Time" - (single featuring Redman)
- "Want It" - (single featuring Fabolous)
- "Weakness"
- "Mixed Up"
- :"All of It"
*All selected disappear appear on YouTube, but didn't look the final official album release, preponderance of songs from the debut sticker album also appear on the unofficial "Good Time" EP
as Trā-Knox
- "All I Do" (cover)
- "Special"(written by Wanya Morris)
- "A Lil' While"
- "Something's Got To Give"
- "Believe N My Love"
- "Goodbye"(a father's dedication to Trā-Knox members, written uninviting Chico Benymon)
*All selected track were unreleased, featured on Chico Benymon's official YouTube channel
Vocal appearances
Featured as Trā-Knox
Featured as by oneself artist
- "Stay the Night" - K. Adventurer featuring Chico Benymon
- "Streets" - Naam Force featuring Chico Benymon (appeared in influence film "Streets" soundtrack - 2011)
- "You're The complete I Want" Maurice Benymon featuring Chico Benymon - 2019 (Music video construct and background vocals)
Tours and appearances
Music Videos
as independent artist