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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...
Known for
The Mindy ProjectSeries • 2012
Family MattersSeries • 1989
The Wonder YearsSeries • 1988
21 Jump StreetSeries • 1987
JustifiedSeries • 2010
MatlockSeries • 1986
MichaelMovie • 2026
Rescue MeSeries • 2004
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985
HunterSeries • 1984
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries • 1990
PowerSeries • 2014
House of LiesSeries • 2012
Power Book II: GhostSeries • 2020
CrashMovie • 2005
The PostmanMovie • 1997
A Man ApartMovie • 2003
RayMovie • 2004
Menace II SocietyMovie • 1993
Girls TripMovie • 2017
Game of SilenceSeries • 2016
RushSeries • 2014
Biker BoyzMovie • 2003
Why Do Fools Fall In LoveMovie • 1998