✎ About Cleavant Derricks

Cleavant Derricks was born on May 15, 1953 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, is Actor, Soundtrack, Music Department. Cleavant Derricks was born on May 15, 1953 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for Sliders (1995), Dreamgirls (2006) and Moscow on the Hudson (1984). He has been married to Portia Derricks since June 24, 1986. They have four children.
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Biography/Timeline

1989

Derricks went to New York City to study acting with Vinnette Carroll at the Urban Arts Theatre. He received rave reviews for his performance in her Broadway shows, including But Never Jam Today. He also won a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for creating the role of James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls. Off-Broadway he was in the william Finn musical Romance in Hard Times in 1989. He also starred in the Broadway musical Brooklyn as the Streetsinger.

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1953 births Living people African-American male actors African-American musicians American male film actors American male musical theatre actors American male television actors Drama Desk Award winners Identical twin male actors People from Knoxville, Tennessee Male actors from Tennessee Tony Award winners Twin people from the United States