Not all the changes I was experiencing were negative. I soon discovered that celebrity also had privileges. For instance, I suddenly discovered the wonders of first class air travel. Prior to being on The Cosby Show, I had always...
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THE PHONE CALL THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
Monday was miserable. Monday was Hell. Monday was a miserable Hell. I tried not to sit by the phone, but my apartment was small. Any place I sat, I was sitting near the phone, which meant that I was...
TESTING WITH LISA BONET
The morning of my screen test, I chose my wardrobe very carefully. From my closet, I pulled a pair of tan linen slacks and a bright yellow Polo shirt. And yes, I took my time planning a wardrobe that...
ROLLING THE DICE WITH COSBY
All my life, I wanted to be an actor. I love being on stage. Being in front of an audience electrifies me like nothing else I have ever experienced; it’s like a drug. In fact, what I used to...
Broke, Broken-Hearted, and Depressed Is No Way to Go Through Life
I have no idea where I was when I first heard that producers were looking for an actor to play opposite Lisa Bonet on the Cosby Show. I was probably standing on a street corner in Manhattan wondering why...
Olivia’s Daddy: Cruising Through New Jersey with Ralph
Cruising Through New Jersey with Ralph It was the summer after the Cosby Show had ended. The walls of my new home in New Jersey were closing in on me and I paced the floors in a spiritless malaise....
OLIVIA’S DADDY or how I almost became famous on the Cosby Show
I can’t count the number of times I have been asked, “What was it like working on the Cosby Show?“ Depending on my mood, I will give a brief answer: “I had fun.” Or, if I’m in a better...
BILL COSBY IS GUILTY ON CNN
Cosby Show actor speaks out on Bill Cosby and the allegations of sexual assault. After publishing my article on Bill Cosby, I was contacted by CNN and asked to appear for a live interview. I flew out of Los...
GENERAL HOSPITAL NURSES BALL, 1995
GENERAL HOSPITAL NURSES BALL For Throw-back Thursday, I have gone deep into the vaults of General Hospital to find this clip from the General Hospital Nurses Ball, 1995. The incredible, the wonderful, the beautiful, the incomparable Rosalind Cash as...
GREAT MINDS
In or around 2004, I had the honor of being asked to sit a panel sponsored by the Manhattan Institute. Pictured with me are the great minds I am referring to. From left to right are, the “Great One”...
WITH COLONEL ALLEN WEST
I hate this photo. I look fat and my locs were at a an early stage where my hair made me look crazy. (Not sure what possessed me to wear dread locs for so long.) That said, it’s the...
COSBY SHOW: WHO WAS THE MOST ROMANTIC?
For Throw back Thursday, I found this photo from one of my favorite Cosby Show episodes. Who was the most romantic husband? The Huxtable men held a competition to see who was the most romantic. I loved this episode...
WITH SOLEDAD O’BRIEN
For Throw Back Thursday, here is a photo of me with the lovely (and she absolutely is!) Soledad O’Brien. I was honored with a request to participate in the CNN documentary, Black In America, which Soledad hosted and produced....
CROWN CITY SUNRISE
This is the beautiful Sehnita Joshua Mattison. I will be joining Sehnita as cohost of Crown City Sunrise beginning March 20th.