The cast of “Martin” gathered to say goodbye to their fallen colleague on Wednesday at Tommy Ford’s funeral, with Ford’s former co-star Carl Payne saying, “Today wasn’t easy.” Payne, who played Cole Brown on the ’90s sitcom, posted a photo with his former castmates on Instagram, along with a tribute to Ford. “Today wasn’t easy. We laid our brother to rest,” Payne wrote. “However through God’s grace and the love, support and prayers of friends, family and loved ones all is well.” Also Read: Tommy Ford Remembered by Martin Lawrence: 'I Lost a Wonderful Friend' Tichina Arnold — a.
- 10/20/2016
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Tommy Ford's Martin co-stars gathered together to remember their late friend during his memorial service on Wednesday. The actor—best known for his role as Tommy Strawn in the '90s sitcom—suddenly died last week, taking all of his friends and family members by surprise. They admitted it was still difficult for them to wrap their head around it as they attended his funeral service this week. Carl Payne took to Instagram to pay tribute to Ford, sharing a photo alongside several of the other Martin stars, including Tichina Arnold and Tisha Martin. "Today wasn't easy," he captioned the photo. "We laid our brother to rest." He continued,...
- 10/20/2016
- E! Online
Since we try as hard as we can to cover everything, we do miss some things here and there. But we didn't miss this! This being that Lionsgate Home Video has announced that they will be releasing the "laugh out loud" new comedy Baby Mama's Club on DVD in May 28th. Starring Tommy Ford (that guy from Martin), Carl Payne (that other guy from Martin), Terri J. Vaughn (that lady who used to be on the old Steve Harvey Show), Miko DeFoor (the guy who used to be on...????) and Nephew Tommy (and once again who in the hell is Nephew Tommy???) and the official synopsis says that the film is about: "James, a consummate womanizer and Randall, a devoted husband who are unlikely best...
- 3/12/2013
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
Maybe I’ve had my head in the sand (or clouds) and have only recently begun to recognize what feels like a proliferation of these video-taped stage plays, sometimes with and without a live audience.
Often morality plays, these productions seem to becoming all the rage these days, thanks in part to the ease in distribution that DVD and the web provide. I’d say over the last 12 months, I’ve noticed that there’s a lot more marketing for them… again, unless, as I said already, that I’ve just not been paying attention.
I know the plays have been around for awhile, so I’m not talking about them specifically, but rather the packaging and selling of videotaped versions of them, and the fact that, even more noteworthy, several “name” actors and actresses are taking roles in them. Certainly not what the industry would label A-list, or even B-list talent,...
Often morality plays, these productions seem to becoming all the rage these days, thanks in part to the ease in distribution that DVD and the web provide. I’d say over the last 12 months, I’ve noticed that there’s a lot more marketing for them… again, unless, as I said already, that I’ve just not been paying attention.
I know the plays have been around for awhile, so I’m not talking about them specifically, but rather the packaging and selling of videotaped versions of them, and the fact that, even more noteworthy, several “name” actors and actresses are taking roles in them. Certainly not what the industry would label A-list, or even B-list talent,...
- 3/9/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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