1. Lance Darnell Gross was born on July 8,1981 and is an American actor and model.
15 Facts About Lance Gross
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Lance Gross later starred in films Our Family Wedding, The Last Fall and Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.
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On television, Lance Gross starred as Secret Service Agent Marcus Finley in the short-lived NBC political drama series, Crisis and later was regular cast member in Sleepy Hollow, Star and Our Kind of People.
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Lance Gross was born in Oakland, California, the child of an African American mother and Ghanaian immigrant father, and later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, to attend and graduate from Bonanza High School.
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Lance Gross went on to attend Howard University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in theater.
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Lance Gross then trained at The Ivanna Chubbuck Studio as well as the Tasha Smith Acting Studio.
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Lance Gross was consequently cast as Calvin Payne on Perry's new sitcom House of Payne in 2006.
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Lance Gross has been awarded four NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for this role.
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Also in 2012, Lance Gross starred as Sammy Desoto in the Lifetime remake of Steel Magnolias.
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In 2013, Lance Gross starred opposite Jurnee Smollett-Bell in the romantic drama film Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor directed by Tyler Perry.
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In 2016, Lance Gross returned to film starring alongside Larenz Tate and Meagan Good in the crime drama Deuces for Netflix.
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Lance Gross had recurring roles on CBS series MacGyver and Hawaii Five-0.
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In 2021, Lance Gross played the leading role in the crime drama film, Dutch.
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Lance Gross later starred in the Fox prime time soap opera, Our Kind of People opposite Yaya DaCosta.
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In November 2021, Lance Gross became initiated as an official member of Kappa Alpha Psi.