Carl Wright Filmography

Born:: January 1, 1932 in Orlando, FL
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Born in Orlando, FL, in 1932, Carl Wright began his show-business career as a tap dancer, touring the globe with various troupes. Wright also had careers as a songwriter and musician before beginning a movie career at age 65 in 1997's Soul Food. Wright had tremendous acting ability and an...Read More

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The Cookout

Actors: Danny Glover, Jenifer Lewis, Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Storm P, Meagan Good

Synopsis: When Todd Anderson (Storm P) signs a 30-million-dollar contract with the New Jersey Nets after being named the number one NBA draft pick of the year, his mother (Jenifer Lewis) vows to prevent her son from forgetting his roots. Not used to balancing his new life with his old, Todd mistakenly Read More

9/3/04
Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Actors: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity

Synopsis: Kevin Rodney Sullivan steps in to direct the urban comedy sequel Barbershop 2: Back in Business. The whole gang -- Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), Jimmy James (Sean Patrick Thomas), Terri (Eve), Isaac (Troy Garity), Ricky (Michael Ealy), and Dinka (Leonard Earl Howze) -- are still there in the Read More

2/6/04
When Thugs Cry

Synopsis: Rapper Jah-Rista and producer Soundmaster T star in this gritty drama about a pair of Alabaman brothers headed for the top of the hip-hop world. As they become enmeshed in the harsh urban landscape of Chicago, and face struggles within their families, fame threatens to elude the two. When Thugs Read More

2003
Barbershop

Actors: Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Troy Garity

Synopsis: Calvin (Ice Cube) never wanted to take over the family business, a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Disgusted with the shop's crime-ridden neighborhood, and caught up in his moneymaking schemes, one morning Calvin decides to sell the shop to the shady Lester (Keith David). Chastised by his Read More

9/13/02
Big Momma's House

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson

Synopsis: In this comedy, a cop assumes a new identity in his valiant battle against crime: an elderly grandmother! Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) is an FBI agent who is a master of disguise and will stop at nothing to get his man. When a bank robber escapes from prison and goes on a violent crime spree Read More

6/2/00
Soul Food

Actors: Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer

Synopsis: This hit domestic comedy-drama concerned the fortunes of an extended African-American family recalled through the eyes of young narrator Ahmad (Brandon Hammond). Ahmad's world revolves around his grandmother, Big Mama Joseph (Irma P. Hall) and her three daughters: workaholic attorney Teri (Vanessa Williams Read More

1997