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Larenz Tate

Larenz Tate

Actor · Born 1975-09-08 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975) is an American film and television actor. Tate was born on the west side of Chicago, Illinois. He is the youngest of three siblings whose family moved to California when he was nine years old. Convinced by their parents to enter a drama program at the Inner City Cultural Center, the trio did not take the lessons seriously until classmate Malcolm-Jamal Warner's ascent to fame after being cast on the sitcom The Cosby Show. Subsequently realizing that they could parlay their efforts into a tangible form of success, the siblings began to receive small roles and in 1985, Tate made his small-screen debut in an episode of The New Twilight Zone series. Following appearances in such television series as 21 Jump Street and The Wonder Years, Tate was cast in the television movie The Women of Brewster Place before receiving the recurring role of Steve Urkel's nemesis, Willie Fuffner, in the family comedy series Family Matters (1989). He was also a cast member on the CBS series The Royal Family, starring Redd Foxx and Della Reese, which ended prematurely when Redd Foxx suddenly died. In the video game 187 Ride or Die, Tate voices the main character, Buck. Fo…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Crash (2005) — Peter
  2. Michael (2026) — Berry Gordy
  3. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) — Kenny
  4. Ray (2004) — Quincy Jones
  5. Girls Trip (2017) — Julian Stevens
  6. Power (2014) — Rashad Tate
  7. The Postman (1997) — Ford
  8. The Wonder Years (1988) — Basketball Team Captain
  9. A Man Apart (2003) — Demetrius Hicks
  10. Menace II Society (1993) — Kevin 'O-Dog'
  11. Justified (2010) — Clinton Moss
  12. Biker Boyz (2003) — Wood
  13. Power Book II: Ghost (2020) — Councilman Tate
  14. Family Matters (1989) — Willie Fuffner
  15. Dead Presidents (1995) — Anthony Curtis
  16. Hell's Kitchen (2005) — Self - Restaurant Patron
  17. Waist Deep (2006) — Lucky
  18. The Twilight Zone (1985) — (segment "Night of the Meek")
  19. Beta Test (2016) — Max
  20. 21 Jump Street (1987) — Young Adam Fuller
  21. Rescue Me (2004) — Bart 'Black Shawn' Johnston
  22. The Mindy Project (2012) — Tracy
  23. Rush (2014) — Dr. Alex Burke
  24. Matlock (1986) — Street Kid #3
  25. Hunter (1984) — Sporty's Nephew
  26. Love Jones (1997) — Darius Lovehall
  27. Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) — Frankie Lymon
  28. Game of Silence (2016) — Shawn Polk
  29. Unity (2015) — Narrator (voice)
  30. Deuces (2017) — Deuces
  31. The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
  32. The Women of Brewster Place (1989) — Sammy
  33. The Inkwell (1994) — Drew Tate
  34. Business Ethics (2020) — Zachery Cranston
  35. Sherri (2022) — Self - Guest
  36. Beat Shazam (2017) — Self
  37. Love Come Down (2000) — Neville Carter
  38. Gun Hill (2014) — Bird Stevens
  39. Love Monkey (2006) — Shooter Cooper
  40. South Central (1994) — Andre Mosely

Directed

  1. The Hot Spot (2005) — Director