Black Sitcom Stars Movie Trivia
Will, Martin, Latifah, the Wayans — TV living rooms built movie empires. How well do you know the crossover?
Questions & Answers
Which sitcom gave Will Smith his start before Bad Boys made him a movie star?
Answer: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Quincy Jones produced the show; Smith took no salary cut to leap to film.
Martin Lawrence went from Martin to which 1995 action classic?
Answer: Bad Boys, opposite Will Smith
Two sitcom kings carried a $19M movie to a global franchise.
The Wayans brothers' In Living Color launched which movie star sibling?
Answer: Damon Wayans — and gave Jim Carrey his break
Keenen Ivory Wayans built the family empire from sketch TV.
Which In Living Color 'Fly Girl' became a movie and music superstar?
Answer: Jennifer Lopez
Selena (1997) made her the first Latina paid $1M for a film role.
Queen Latifah starred in which 90s sitcom before her film career took off?
Answer: Living Single
From Khadijah James to an Oscar nomination for Chicago.
Which Living Single star later anchored the Set It Off heist crew?
Answer: Queen Latifah, as Cleo
TV's magazine editor became film's most fearless bank robber.
Moesha's title star crossed into film with which 90s horror sequel?
Answer: Brandy, in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
She later made history as TV-movie Cinderella opposite Whitney Houston.
Who played Uncle Phil on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
Answer: James Avery
He also voiced Shredder in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon.
The Bernie Mac Show's star broke out in film through which comedy tour movie?
Answer: The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
Spike Lee filmed Bernie, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley and Cedric live in Charlotte.
Which Kings of Comedy alum became the face of the Barbershop franchise?
Answer: Cedric the Entertainer, as Eddie
The tour's four kings all built film careers from it.
Good Times' Jimmie Walker made 'Dy-no-mite!' famous — which 2019 film honored the era's Black sitcoms?
Answer: Dolemite Is My Name channels that 70s spirit
Eddie Murphy's love letter to Rudy Ray Moore's hustle.
Which sitcom's writers' room did Love & Basketball director Gina Prince-Bythewood come up through?
Answer: A Different World
The Cosby Show spin-off seeded a generation of Black filmmakers.
Which sitcom did Martin Lawrence host before Martin — famous for its Def Comedy connection?
Answer: Def Comedy Jam (host, 1992–1993)
Russell Simmons' stage was the pipeline from stand-up to Hollywood.
Sister, Sister's Tia and Tamera Mowry starred in which cult twin comedy film?
Answer: Twitches (2005)
The Disney Channel movie became a Halloween staple.
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