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Christopher "Play" Martin est un Acteur, Réalisateur et Producteur Américain né le 10 juillet 1962
Christopher "Play" Martin (born July 10, 1962 in Queens, New York) is an American rapper and actor, formerly the latter half of the late 1980s/early 1990s hip-hop/comedy duo Kid 'n Play.
Martin now resides in Durham, North Carolina, and was a hip hop teacher at North Carolina Central University until budget cuts forced the school to let him go in 2009. Upon learning of the firing, students began a petition for Martin to be given back the position, along with 9th Wonder. Martin also serves as a professional-in-residence with the Institute for Hip Hop and Music Industry Studies that Clemons directs at Florida A & M University, and he devotes time to the non-profit group Campaign for Change.
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Christopher "Play" Martin
Biographie
Martin is a cousin of Martin Lawrence. He is a graduate of the High School of Art and Design, in New York City. Martin has a son, Skyler Martin, with ex-wife Shari Headley (an actress best known for her role in the 1988 comedy Coming To America starring Eddie Murphy). The couple married in May 1993 and divorced in June 1995. Martin also has a child born in the 80s, Vannessa Martin-Jackson, with his ex-girlfriend Janae Yvonne Jackson and a son, Christopher Martin, Jr.Martin now resides in Durham, North Carolina, and was a hip hop teacher at North Carolina Central University until budget cuts forced the school to let him go in 2009. Upon learning of the firing, students began a petition for Martin to be given back the position, along with 9th Wonder. Martin also serves as a professional-in-residence with the Institute for Hip Hop and Music Industry Studies that Clemons directs at Florida A & M University, and he devotes time to the non-profit group Campaign for Change.
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House Party 3 (1994)
, 1h33Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie romantique, Musical, Romance
Thèmes La musique, Le hip-hop, Musique, Buddy movie
Acteurs Christopher "Kid" Reid, Chris Tucker, Christopher "Play" Martin, Bernie Mac, Tionne Watkins, Khandi Alexander
Rôle Play
Note47%
Christopher, aka Kid (Christopher "Kid" Reid) is marrying his girlfriend Veda (Angela Means), while his best friend Peter, aka Play (Christopher "Play" Martin) is dipping his fingers into the music business and attempting to manage a roughneck female rap act called Sex as a Weapon (TLC). Play books the ladies for a concert with heavy-hitting promoter Showboat (Michael Colyar), but when they decide to fire Play and hire a new manager, he has to figure out how to deliver them to the show or face the wrath of Showboat's female security force.
La grande classe (1992)
, 1h38Réalisé par Randall Miller
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie
Thèmes La musique, Le hip-hop, Musique
Acteurs Meshach Taylor, Christopher "Kid" Reid, Mariann Aalda, Christopher "Play" Martin, Loretta Devine, Doug E. Doug
Rôle Blade Brown (as Christopher 'Play' Martin)
Note60%
Duncan est un génie, le rêve de tout institut. Blade est un jeune délinquant qui a la réputation tragique. Tant va commencer un nouveau cours à l'école, mais l'échec administrative mélanger vos dossiers. Lame découvre que sa nouvelle identité vous donne le respect dans les yeux des étrangers, tandis que Duncan commence à profiter de l'attention qu'ils obtiennent d'être un proxénète. Mais en gardant la façade extérieur de la classe n'est pas si simple.
House Party 2 (1991)
, 1h34Réalisé par George Jackson
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie romantique, Musical, Romance
Thèmes La musique, Le hip-hop, Musique, Buddy movie
Acteurs Martin Lawrence, Christopher "Kid" Reid, Christopher Judge, Christopher "Play" Martin, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Iman
Rôle Play
Note53%
After Play gives Kid's college scholarship check to a con artist Sheila Landreaux posing as a record executive. Kid, Play, Bilal, Stab, Zilla,& Pee Wee go to the record company to cut and record a demo until the cops arrive and tell them don't give no money to Sheila, Kid and Play fight each other over the scholarship check. The con artists Sheila and Rick sweet talk,manipulate and trick Sydney's college roommate Zora into signing a record deal with them. Kid is doing a page assignment for Professor Sinclair while Play, Bilal, and Jamal are having fun with girls in Kid's dorm room. Kid is given one week by the dean (Dean Kramer) to pay his tuition fee or face being kicked out of college. The dean takes Kid's student ID, The deans assistant Miles helps Kid with an extension and a job in the kitchen working for Mr.Lee in order to stay in college and to make expenses meet. Kid steals the key to the faculty dining hall. In order to raise the money, Kid, Play, Bilal and Kid's roommate, Jamal secretly hold a pajama themed party for the students in the faculty dining hall to raise money for Kid to stay in college until Play sees the con artists and Kid sees Miles with Sydney. Kid, Play and campus security go upstairs to stop the con artists and Miles. Kid fights Miles on the faculty dining roof. The dean and the police comes in to stop the party. Play tells the dean where Kid's check went to the con artists, Rick and Sheila are arrested and Miles is arrested and fired from his job. The dean tells Kid,Play,Bilal and Jamal to clean up the faculty dining hall or they will face expulsion. Mr.Lee arrives and he is disappointed at Kid for throwing the party in the faculty dining hall without permission and threatens Kid until he gives the money to Mr.Lee for the damages. Kid goes to his pop's grave in the cemetery feeling down until Play arrives, Kid still mad at Play for the check and moves out of the college dorm until Play arrives with the tuition money and gives it to Kid and apologizes to him and they become friends, Kid moves back to his dorm to finish college. Meanwhile,Kid's former high school rivals Stab, Zilla & Pee Wee take jobs as campus security in order to make Kid's life miserable one more time as Kid tries to balance work and study along with his relationship with Sydney.
House Party (1990)
, 1h42Réalisé par Reginald Hudlin
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie, Comédie romantique, Musical, Romance
Thèmes La musique, Le hip-hop, Musique, Buddy movie
Acteurs Christopher "Kid" Reid, Christopher "Play" Martin, Robin Harris, Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell-Martin, A.J. Johnson
Rôle Play
Note64%
Invité à une grande fête chez son ami Play, Kid est interdit de sortie par son père. La nuit venue, il décide pourtant de se rendre à la party...
Origine Etats-Unis
Acteurs Christopher "Play" Martin
Under fire from his superior John Roberts (Parker), Special Agent-in-Charge of the Atlanta Division of the DEA and Earl (Galbreath), a risk management consultant hired by Agent Roberts, Charles Hinley (Shell), head of DEA Field Operations in North Carolina has six months to resolve the problem of the Whitesnake drug organization. After conferring with his field liaison, John (Lanier), Charles sends for Nate Parker (Martin), an informant. When Nate arrives at Charles' office in Raleigh, Charles and John offer Nate the possibility of becoming an undercover agent in which Nate immediately expresses interest. To his surprise, Nate discovers that he would have to return to his hometown of Greensboro to infiltrate a drug operation headed by his childhood friend, Rito Jackson (Das) and cousin, Terry Martin (Kelly), both suspected of being part of a larger network controlled by the anonymous kingpin, Whitesnake.
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Welcome to Durham, USA (2007)
, 2h40Réalisé par Christopher "Play" Martin
Genres Documentaire
Thèmes Documentaire sur le droit
Producteur
Welcome to Durham, USA (2007)
, 2h40Réalisé par Christopher "Play" Martin
Genres Documentaire
Thèmes Documentaire sur le droit
Rôle Producteur