PAYNE, Carl Anthony II 1969–

(Carl Payne, Carl Anthony Payne, Carl A. Payne, II)

PERSONAL

Born May 24, 1969, in Clinton, SC; married Melika Michem Williams, November 7 (some source cite December 7), 1992; children: Carl Anthony III, Landon.

Education: Attended Howard University; trained at School of the Performing Arts, New York City; studied dance. Avocational Interests: Motorcycling, parasailing.

Addresses:

Agent—Suzanne Wohl, TalentWorks, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505.

Career:

Actor. First All–Children's Theatre, New York City, child actor, beginning c. 1979; appeared in commercials.

Awards, Honors:

Image Award nomination, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, 1996, for Martin.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Carl Payne) Walter "Cockroach" Bradley, The Cosby Show, NBC, 1986–87.

(As Carl Anthony Payne) Carl (Hull High Devil rapper), Hull High, NBC, 1990.

(As Carl Anthony Payne) Cole Brown, Martin, Fox, 1992–97.

(As Carl Anthony Payne) Carl, Rock Me Baby, UPN, 2003–2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

DeWayne, Good Night, Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (also known as The Charles Stuart Story), CBS, 1990.

(As Carl A. Payne II) Michael Donald, Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story (also known as Blind Hate), NBC, 1991.

Ernie Pitts, Black & White, HBO, 1998.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Danny, A Matter of Conscience, CBS, 1989.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

First student, "I'm Nobody, Who Are You?," thirtysomething, ABC, 1990.

Clinton Leveret, "A Single Drop of Rain—September 7, 1953," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1991.

Host, Soul Train, syndicated, 1996.

Intern, "Evilator," GvsE (also known as G vs. E and Good versus Evil), USA Network, 1999.

"The Awful Truth," Jack & Jill, The WB, 1999.

"Welcome to the Working Week," Jack & Jill, The WB, 1999.

Ernest, "Darryl's Victory Tour," The Hughleys, UPN, 2000.

Curtis, "Token of Unappreciation," George Lopez, ABC, 2002.

Curtis, "The Wedding Dance," George Lopez, ABC, 2002.

Curtis, "Profiles in Courage," George Lopez, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

The Guide, ABC, 1999.

Film Appearances:

(As Carl Payne) Kid in pizza shop, The Last Dragon (also known as Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon), TriStar, 1985.

Stats Jefferson, Ed, Universal, 1996.

Wheels, Overnight Delivery, New Line Cinema, 1998.

Chris, The Breaks, Artisan Entertainment, 1999.

Beethoven, Swirl, Artisan Entertainment, 2003.

Eric, Get Money, Chan.Add Films, 2003.

Also appeared in the film Two of a Kind.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

(In music video of "Girl Next Door") His Prerogative (also known as Bobby Brown: His Prerogative), by Bobby Brown, 1989.

Music Videos:

"Girl Next Door," by Bobby Brown, 1987.

Director of music videos.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Swirl, Artisan Entertainment, 2003.

Television Composer; Episodic:

"And the Wall Came Tumbling Down," Hammer House of Mystery & Suspense, Hammer Film Productions, c. 1985, and ABC, 1986.