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Marcello Thedford

Acting

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Marcello Thedford is an American film and television actor. His most noteworthy roles have been as Kelvin "Buffalo" James on the ESPN dramatic series Playmakers, Semi in Employee of the Month, and in eight episodes of ER as Leon, Dr. Greg Pratt's mentally challenged brother. Thedford's acting career began in improvisational theater in New York City. He studied there at the Third World Theater at Black Drama Productions. His first significant role came in the film Dangerous Minds. He appeared in the television version of the film as well. Thedford has also appeared in NYPD Blue, The District, Veronica Mars, and Monk among others. Thedford is a certified power lifter, holding a California state record. He grew up in the Bronx and currently resides in Los Angeles. Kicking off his career in 2009, Thedford made a guest appearance on CW's The Game. In the guest starring role of Clay Smith, Thedford plays a professional football player who misreads the cordial signals of a fellow teammate and ultimately outs himself as being homosexual. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marcello Thedford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Da' Booty Shop poster

Da' Booty Shop

as Tyrone Johnson
2009
Grindin' poster

Grindin'

as Himself
2007
Employee of the Month poster

Employee of the Month

as Semi
2006
Crossover poster

Crossover

as Big Man
2006
Doing Hard Time poster

Doing Hard Time

as Toure Smalls
2004
Angel Eyes poster

Angel Eyes

as Peebo
2001
Freedom Song poster

Freedom Song

as Tyrone Franklin
2000
Why Do Fools Fall In Love poster

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

as Drug Dealer
1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn poster

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

as Stagger Lee
1998
Volcano poster

Volcano

as Kevin
1997
Daylight poster

Daylight

as Kadeem
1996
Dangerous Minds poster

Dangerous Minds

as Cornelius Bates
1995
Crimson Tide poster

Crimson Tide

as Lawson
1995