Dead Tone

Brian Hooks is an actor, producer and director. He is perhaps best known for his role as Nick Delaney on the UPN television sitcom Eve. Brian’s first major role in film occurred as the central character in the urban classic, Phat Beach , which was written and directed by Doug Ellin . The... success of Phat Beach ignited considerable demand in Hollywood for Brian, as he thereafter landed roles in many blockbuster films: High School High , Bulworth , Beloved and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me . The big-screen notoriety was accompanied by his concurrent guest starring roles in many television series in the late 1990s, such as Cracker, NYPD Blue, Moesha, ER and The Parkers. In 2000, with a dual film/television career in full swing, Brian sustained his momentum in Hollywood by delivering a hilarious performance as the central character in the comedy classic film 3 Strikes , which has received considerable rotation on various cable channels for many years subsequent to its successful movie theatre and home video releases.
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Deon Taylor is an American film director and screenwriter for horror films. Deon Taylor was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Gary, Indiana. During high school he and his mother moved to Sacramento, California, stating that, “Gary, Indiana is the murder capital of the world, so my... entire freshman basketball team is dead." Taylor slept on the floor of a family friend’s house and finished high school in Sacramento. During high school he played basketball and earned a full-tuition basketball scholarship to college. The first student to receive a full-tuition scholarship from his school or the district, Taylor attended college at San Diego State University and received a degree in Biology. During college he was named “Newcomer of the Year,” and went on to play professionally, earning a spot in the NBA Entertainment League. While briefly playing basketball in Kemnitz, Germany for the Kemkatz, Taylor wrote his first script for Dead Tone . However, it would not be until years later Taylor would act on the project, first having a minor encounter with the music industry.
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