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Leon Robinson

American actor

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Also known as Leon · Leon Preston Robinson

Born: March 8, 1962
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Birthplace: New York City
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-21
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, television actor
, film actor
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Education: Mount Saint Michael Academy
, Loyola Marymount University
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Overview

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Leon Preston Robinson, usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor and singer, who began professional acting as a film actor in the early 1980s. He is best known for his roles as J.T. Matthews in the 1991 Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats, Derice Bannock in the 1993 film Cool Runnings, Shep in the 1994 basketball drama film Above the Rim, singer David Ruffin in the 1998 NBC miniseries The Temptations, and Little Richard in the 2000 film Little Richard.

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Given name: Leon
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-12
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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-25
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Family name: Robinson
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-12
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Website: justleon.com language: English
Start of work period: 1982
Native language: English
Writing language: English
League: NCAA Division I men's basketball
Member of sports team: Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball(1978–1979)
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2021-05-15
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Sport: basketball
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1.Stated in College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comRetrieved 2022-04-23
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