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Suzzanne Douglas, 'The Parent 'Hood' Actress, Dies At 64
Dominique Fishback Set
Suzzanne Douglas, the actress best recognized for work on the long-running Warner Bros. sitcom The Par- ent ‘Hood, has died. She was 64.
In a statement sent to The
Hollywood Reporter, Dou- glas’ rep said: “The industry has lost a truly talented artist with the passing of Suz- zanne Douglas. She touched everyone who knew her and was lovely in every sense of the word. The family appreciates your support and asks for their privacy during this difficult time.”
Details of her death were not provided.
Douglas played matriarch Jerri Peterson on the The
Townsend remembered Douglas on his Twitter ac- count: “My heart is full ,be- cause yesterday I lost, my amazing dancing partner on TV for 5 years Suzanne Douglas. We did “Work”on THE PARENT’HOOD.I just remember a lot of laughter and a lot of tears... her regal bright light will be missed.”
Her other television credits included appearances on Bones, The Good Wife, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NYPD Blue, Touched by an Angel, I’ll Fly Away and The Parkers. She recently starred as Grace Cuffee on Ava DuVernay’s limited Netflix series, When They See Us.
Rise Of The Beasts'
SUZZANNE DOUGLAS
Parent ‘Hood, which also starred Robert Townsend and ran for five seasons (1995-99).
Dominique Fishback has landed the leading role oppo- site Anthony Ramos in the upcoming film Transformers: Rise Of The Beast. The film is set to debut in theaters on June 24, 2022, and will be di- rected by Steven Caple Jr. On Tuesday (June 22), Para- mount shared details of the movie during a virtual show- case. Both stars detailed as- pects of their respective roles with Deadline.
“I’m playing...an intelligent artifact researcher who works at a museum,” said Fish- back. “She’s trying to get a leg up in life but her boss keeps taking credit for the work she’s done, so she’s try- ing to [move out] on her own.” Ramos described his charac-
DOMINIQUE FISHBACK ter Noah, a military veteran
who lives in Brooklyn.
“He’s all about taking care
of the people he loves,” the In The Heights star said. “[He comes] from a lower-income home, so Noah’s always hus- tling.”
IDK Hands Out Free Pairs Of Signed Nike Sneakers In His Neighborhood
To Star In 'Transformers:
In addition to rolling out his second album USee4Yourself, IDK also recently announced his partnership with athletic wear giant Nike, tweeting, “Im officially apart of the Swoosh family” ahead of releasing the album’s third single, “Pradad- abang” featuring Young Thug. Although the details of just what IDK — who is close with Kevin Durant, a long- time member of Nike’s stable of endorsed athletes — will do with the Swoosh remain out of reach, he did put the new partnership to good use re-
IDK
cently, sharing the wealth with his community by handing out free pairs of signed Supreme
Dunks in his neighborhood. So far, the PG County rap- per has released two more sin- gles from the album, the Offset-featuring “Shoot My Shot” (which also received a civic pride-fueled go-go remix courtesy of New Impres- sionz) and “Peloton,” which he released as he announced the new album’s release date, which was Friday, July 9. IDK also launched a music busi- ness program at Harvard Uni- versity aiming to teach students how jobs in the
recording industry work.
Taraji P. Henson To Direct 'Tell It Like A Woman' Starring Jennifer Hudson
Taraji P. Henson has been named director of one part of the seven-segment feature Tell It Like A Woman. Announced exclusively by Variety, the portion led by Henson stars Jennifer Hudson and Pauletta Washington in pivotal roles. Their segment “Pepcy & Kim” is inspired by the true-life story of Kim Carter, a former addict who used her experience to help houseless women and chil-
TARAJI P. HENSON
dren through a non-profit Time for Change Foundation. It is written by Catherine Hardwicke, according to the report.
Each of the seven portions of the project tells a different story and combines to create one film. The other segments star Eva Longoria, Margherita Buy, Anne Watanabe, Lucia Bul- gheroni, Jasmine Luv, Cara Delevingne, and other talents.
And Pauletta Washington
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