Cleavant Derricks Jr. (born May , ) is an American actor and Tony
Award winning singer-songwriter, who is best known for his role of
Rembrandt Brown on Sliders.Derricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee
to a pianist mother Cecile G. and Baptist preacher/composer Cleavant
Derricks Sr., famous for his popular gospel music hymn Just a Little
Talk with Jesus. His twin brother is actor and musician Clinton
Derricks-Carroll. Derricks began his career as a Nashville gospel
songwriter. With his father, he wrote the gospel album Satisfaction
Guaranteed. He was the musical director and composer for the musical
When Hell Freezes Over I'll Skate.Derricks went to New York City to
study acting with Vinnette Carroll at the Urban Arts Theatre. He
received rave reviews for his performance in his Broadway shows,
including But Never Jam Today. He also won a Tony Award and Drama Desk
Award for creating the role of James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.
Off-Broadway he was in the William Finn musical Romance in Hard Times
in . He also starred in the Broadway musical Brooklyn as the
Streetsinger.
Award winning singer-songwriter, who is best known for his role of
Rembrandt Brown on Sliders.Derricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee
to a pianist mother Cecile G. and Baptist preacher/composer Cleavant
Derricks Sr., famous for his popular gospel music hymn Just a Little
Talk with Jesus. His twin brother is actor and musician Clinton
Derricks-Carroll. Derricks began his career as a Nashville gospel
songwriter. With his father, he wrote the gospel album Satisfaction
Guaranteed. He was the musical director and composer for the musical
When Hell Freezes Over I'll Skate.Derricks went to New York City to
study acting with Vinnette Carroll at the Urban Arts Theatre. He
received rave reviews for his performance in his Broadway shows,
including But Never Jam Today. He also won a Tony Award and Drama Desk
Award for creating the role of James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.
Off-Broadway he was in the William Finn musical Romance in Hard Times
in . He also starred in the Broadway musical Brooklyn as the
Streetsinger.
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