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Derek Luke and Kevin Rankin Discuss Trauma

MovieWeb - Found Mar. 3, 2010
Derek Luke: So neither one of us auditioned, huh? Dario Scardapane: No. It was pretty much straight offers to both of you. Derek Luke: I've been...

Posted on March 3, 2010, 5:31 am

How Trauma Came Back From the Brink of Cancellation...and What's ...

E! Online - Found Mar. 5, 2010
There's an arc to Boone (Derek Luke) and Tyler's strange, odd-couple story that I think is amazing.

Posted on March 5, 2010, 3:05 am

"Trauma" -- and Rabbit! -- return tonight

Raleigh News & Observer - Found Mar. 8, 2010
Elsewhere, Rabbit and Marisa care for victims of a bank robbery, and Boone ( Derek Luke ) makes a critical decision in his new position that...

Posted on March 8, 2010, 1:49 pm

Remarkable "Miracle" for movie showtimes, click here Remarkable...

Atlantic City Weekly - Found Mar. 7, 2010
Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps (Derek Luke) believes in honor and duty and that his actions will help change his status as a second-class...

Posted on March 7, 2010, 8:32 am

TV DAILY: (03.03) New Episodes of Lost, Parenthood, Mercy and More!

MovieWeb - Found Mar. 3, 2010
Celebrity Apprentice 6 Iron Man 2 Trailer to Premiere on Jimmy Kimmell Live After the Oscars 0 Derek Luke and Kevin Rankin Discuss Trauma 0...

Posted on March 3, 2010, 5:31 am

Kerry Washinton and David Alan Grier-part 2

Black Enterprise - Found Feb. 25, 2010
You Can Believe In Part 2 0:07:00 Al Sharpton & Jesse Jackson on Black Leadership 0:08:01 Derek Luke & Patrick Chamusso the Men Behind 'Catch...

Posted on February 25, 2010, 5:35 am

Tough Love Letter to Black Women Who Hate when Black Men Are in ...

Associated Content - Found Feb. 15, 2010
Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, Reggie Bush, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Derek Luke, Wesley Snipes, Diddy, Xzibit...

Posted on February 15, 2010, 12:06 pm

Time Warner Cable Announces New Movies on Demand in Category in ...

Globe Investor - Found Feb. 5, 2010
... complete list of the movies available on Black Cinema On Demand starting in February 2010. Antwone Fisher (2002) Derek Luke, Denzel Washington.
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Posted on February 5, 2010, 10:58 am

Five Actors Who Almost Made It and the Long Road Back [Listcle]

Gawker - Found Feb. 9, 2010
... it bill ? people like Chris Evans, Barry Pepper, Marley Shelton, Radha Mitchell, Estella Warren (Pardue's costar in Driven) and Derek Luke.
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Posted on February 9, 2010, 4:37 am

Television movies for the week of Feb. 7 (Yesterday)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Found Feb. 7, 2010
(R) (1:30) TMC: Thu. 12:10 P.M. (CC) ? Antwone Fisher '02. Derek Luke.

Posted on February 7, 2010, 11:39 am

Derek Luke Biography

Derek Luke
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Derek Luke
Born Derek Luke
April 24, 1974 (1974-04-24) (age 35)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s) Sophia Hernandez (1998-present)

Derek Luke (born April 24, 1974) is an American actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher, directed and produced by Denzel Washington.1

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Early life

Luke was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of pianist Marjorie Dixon and Guyanese native Maurice Luke, a former actor.23 He has two brothers, Daniel and Maurice. He is a graduate of Snyder High School in Jersey City.

Luke married singer-actress Sophia Adella Hernandez in 1998.

Career

Luke was discovered while working at the Studio Emporium gift shop on the Sony studio lot and given the Fisher role, a story which is still repeated on the Sony studio tour.

Luke played one of the four male leads in Spike Lee's 2008 war film Miracle at St. Anna, replacing Wesley Snipes, who had to leave the film due to his highly-publicized tax problems.4

Luke played a small part as a nurse in the 1999 episode "White Collar" in the sitcom "The King of Queens".

He plays Alicia Keys' love interest in her video "Teenage Love Affair".

Luke played Sean 'Diddy' Combs in the 2009 film Notorious.1

Luke played "James Boobie Miles" in the 2004 film, "Friday Night Lights"

Derek Luke also played singer Monica's love interest in the her music video for So Gone.

Luke played one of the group member of Mayhem on the Moesha Show on Mayhem at the Jam Esp (March 19, 2001).

He currently appears on the NBC show Trauma.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Kam Williams (2009-01-25). "Derek Luke: The Notorious Interview". KamWilliams.com. http://www.kamwilliams.com/2009/01/derek-luke-notorious-interview.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  2. ^ "Tim Robbins and Derek Luke interview about Catch a Fire". PopEntertainment.com. 2006. http://www.popentertainment.com/robbinsluke.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-10. 
  3. ^ "Derek Luke Biography". Yahoo! Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804502220/bio. Retrieved 2007-11-10. 
  4. ^ Collis, Clark. "Fall Movie Summer Preview, September: Miracle at St. Anna." Entertainment Weekly, Iss. #1007/1008, August 22/29, 2008, pg. 42-45.

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