Cozart, Cylk 1957–

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Cozart, Cylk 1957–

(Cilk Cozart, Cylik Cozart)

PERSONAL

Born February 1, 1957, in Knoxville, TN. Education: Attended King College, Bristol, VA.

Addresses: Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager—Lou Pitt, Pitt Group, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 480, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Lisa King, Northern Exposure Talent Management Group Ltd., 1099 Marinaside Crescent, Suite G3, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6Z 2Z3.

Career: Actor and producer. President of a production company; P.O.V. Planet (production company), cochair. Also works as singer, music producer, recording artist, songwriter, and writer. Original Ballbag Co. (manufacturing company), partner and celebrity spokesperson; worked as a model in Miami, FL, and New York City. Team captain for National Basketball Association Entertainment League and Hollywood Knights Celebrity Basketball Tour; founder of Hoops for Hope (charity basketball game) and Cylk Cozart Classic All-Star Basketball Game (benefit for Toni Stroman Fund); affiliated with other celebrity sports tournaments. Celebrity spokesperson for National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Tourette Syndrome Association, Lupus Foundation of America, National Indian Council, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and National Make-a-Wish Foundation; also affiliated with other charitable organizations.

Awards, Honors: Certificate of appreciation from the mayor of Los Angeles.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Cilk Cozart) Alvin "Walkstreet" Chandler, Blue Skies Again, 1983.

Big Brother Dr. Feelgood (Gamma Phi Gamma), School Daze, Columbia, 1988.

Wide receiver, Hell High (also known as Raging Fury), 1989.

Dewar Proctor, Fire Birds (also known as Wings of the Apache), Buena Vista, 1990.

Andre, Heaven is a Playground, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1991.

First drill sergeant, Hot Shots!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991.

Reporter, Ricochet, 1991.

Detective at precinct, Relentless 2: Dead On (also known as Dead On: Relentless II and Dead On), New Line Cinema, 1992.

Robert, White Men Can't Jump, 1992.

Agent Cozart, In the Line of Fire, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1993.

Slick, Blue Chips, Paramount Home Video, 1994.

Dr. Punch, Love Affair, Warner Bros., 1994.

First paramedic, Murder Was the Case, 1994.

Darryl, Eraser, Warner Bros., 1996.

Second Chance, 1996.

Assistant coach, Reggie's Prayer, 1996.

Agent Lowry, Conspiracy Theory, Warner Bros., 1997.

Rudy, Play It to the Bone (also known as Play It), Buena Vista, 1999.

Kevin Cartwright, Three to Tango, Warner Bros., 1999.

Cursed Part 3, Tropicanada, 2000.

Jonah McPherson, Baby of the Family, DownSouth Filmworks, 2002.

Ross Tanner, Yo Alien, Daughters 2 Feed Film Productions, 2002.

Perks, King of the Ants, 2003.

The Orafice, The Helix … Loaded, Romar Entertainment, 2005.

Film Producer:

Baby of the Family, DownSouth Filmworks, 2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

A Family Divided, NBC, 1995.

Zo Perry, Soul of the Game (also known as Field of Honor), HBO, 1996.

Sergeant Sterling, Johnny Tsunami, The Disney Channel, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Bailiff, "The Handwriting on the Wall," 227, 1987.

Young groom, "Wedding Bell Blues," Amen, 1988.

"Investment in Death," Hunter, 1989.

Lieutenant Chet Adams, "Zack's War," Saved by the Bell, 1990.

Drew, "Doing the Bossa Nova," Dream On, HBO, 1990.

Boy, "The Great Waldo," Gabriel's Fire, 1991.

Quentin Tarver, "My Dinner with Mark," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1992.

Quentin Tarver, "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1993.

Brad Hamilton, "Judging by the Cover," Living Single, Fox, 1993.

Hank Farley, "You've Got to Be a Football Hero," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1993.

Axel Tate, "End Run," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1993.

(As Cylik Cozart) Reggie, "Artie's Party," Thea, ABC, 1993.

"Time to Move On," Roc, 1993.

Dr. Gilbert Lewis, "The Ties that Bind: Part 1," Reasonable Doubts, 1993.

Dr. Gilbert Lewis, "Crumbling Systems," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1993.

Dr. Gilbert Lewis, "Diminished Capacity," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1993.

Dr. Gilbert Lewis, "Wish You Were Here," Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1993.

Spencer Perry (some sources cite Chuck Crompton), "To Prey in Darkness," M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1994.

Eddie Alcala (some sources cite Detective Bill Abrams), "35 Millimeter Murder," Diagnosis: Murder, CBS, 1996.

Doug Gilman, "Paranoia on the 47th Floor," Ned and Stacey, Fox, 1996.

Dr. Gordon, "Kidnapped," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1996.

"Eyes Wide Open," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1999.

Appeared in "A Reason for Being," an episode of Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

American Family, PBS, 2002.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in productions of The Big Knife and Diary of a Black Man.

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