Anthony Montgomery

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Anthony Montgomery
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Montgomery in 2004
Born
Anthony Dwayne Montgomery

(1971-06-02) June 2, 1971 (age 54)
Years active1995–present
Height5 ft 10.25 in (1.78 m)
Spouse(s)Adrienne Montgomery
(m. 2007; div. 20??)
Children2
Relatives Wes Montgomery (grandfather)

Anthony Dwayne Montgomery (born June 2, 1971) is an American actor and graphic novelist. He is best known for his portrayal of Ensign Travis Mayweather on the UPN science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise (the fifth live-action series in the Star Trek franchise). Montgomery played Andre Maddox on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital from 2015 to 2019. He is the grandson of guitarist Wes Montgomery.

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Early life

Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. [1] He graduated from Ball State University with a degree in performance theater and drama. Montgomery did stand-up comedy briefly after graduation, before moving to California. [2]

Career

Film and television

Sometimes credited as "A.T. Montgomery", his first starring role was in the horror-comedy Leprechaun in the Hood (2000), for which he also contributed writing and vocals for several songs. He had a recurring role on the television series Popular before being cast in Star Trek: Enterprise in 2001. In 2004, he returned to stand-up comedy.

Montgomery starred in the film I'm Through with White Girls in 2007. In January 2009, Montgomery appeared in an episode of the Fox series House . In 2013, he appeared briefly as a dud romantic-interest in the show Baby Daddy (season 2, ep. 1), playing a handsome but boring drycleaner the show's (young) grandmother was interested in. In 2013 he also produced and starred in the independent film Chariot, about seven amnesiac strangers who awake on an airliner mid-flight.

In 2015, Montgomery joined the cast of the ABC daytime soap General Hospital playing Dr. Andre Maddox. [3]

Stage

In 2004, Montgomery returned to the stage in Los Angeles, producing the show Dutchman by LeRoi Jones. He has also performed in a number of stage productions. His other stage credits include productions of Working, Oliver, Othello, and Much Ado About Nothing.[ citation needed ] In the summer of 2005, Montgomery returned to Indiana to star in theatrical fundraisers for charity.[ citation needed ]

Music

Montgomery has produced one CD of his own music, What You Know About..., featuring four songs about Star Trek themes. [4] In April 2007 Anthony Montgomery signed with the Germany-based AGR Television Records. His (Hip-Hop) debut-album, titled A.T., was released in November 2008. In the TV series Single Ladies that he had a recurring role in, a single he wrote and performed, entitled "Stimulation", was included for the music-heavy show's mood soundtrack for Episode 9. The single also featured rapper J. Naught-T. [5] [6]

Writing

In 2013, Montgomery created Miles Away, a hoped-to-be media franchise, about a teenager with special needs who battles aliens. A graphic novel was published in June 2013. [7]

Personal life

Anthony Montgomery and his wife Adrienne Montgomery were wed in August 2007. They have a son together (born 2010), and he has a daughter from a previous relationship. [8] His grandfather was jazz musician Wes Montgomery. [9] [10] Montgomery is a martial arts student. He studied Hapkido and Koga Ryu Ninjutsu. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Hard Rain -
ESP: Extra Sexual PerceptionTonyVideo
2000 Leprechaun in the Hood Postmaster P.Video
2007 I'm Through with White Girls Jay Brooks
2008An American in ChinaSha
The PorterThomas Dodd (adult)Short
2009Why Am I Doing This?Lester
2012Directing RealityKevinShort
2013ChariotCole
2015The Man in 3BAvery
2017The Preacher's SonRev. Reynolds
DDX: Department of DisclosureWilliam BennettShort
2019#TruthPatrick Winter
Carole's ChristmasMarcusTV movie
2020Long Lost SisterCorey's Lawyer Friend
Unbelievable!!!!! The Launchman
Angie: Lost GirlsChase
2022Without WardBilly
Down & OutMackShort
2023MayaDetective Chase Dawson
The Do OverManShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood HimselfEpisode: "1691: Mad Feelings"
1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction State TrooperEpisode: "Deer Hunters"
1998–99 Awesome Adventures Himself/HostMain Host: Season 1–2
1999 JAG Seaman HendrixEpisode: "Dungaree Justice"
Stark Raving Mad WaiterEpisode: "Fish Out of Water"
2000 Frasier WaiterEpisode: "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue: Part 1 & 2"
Movie Stars Male StudentEpisode: "Two Guys, Two Girls and a Guest House"
Charmed ParamedicEpisode: "The Honeymoon's Over"
2000–01 Popular George AustinRecurring Cast: Season 2
2001–05 Star Trek: Enterprise Ensign Travis Mayweather Main Cast
2003 Half & Half Ron BrownEpisode: "The Big Keep Your Eyes Off My Prize Episode"
Player$ -Episode: "Tenacious D a la Mode"
Boomtown Recruit Dwight BakerEpisode: "Wannabe"
2008 NCIS Corporal George LindenEpisode: "Collateral Damage"
2009 House M.D. James CarltonEpisode: "Painless"
2011–12 Single Ladies DarrylRecurring Cast: Season 1–2
2011–19 General Hospital Andre Maddox Regular Cast
2012 The Client List TimEpisode: "Tough Love"
2013 Grey's Anatomy Chris WardEpisode: "Sleeping Monster"
Baby Daddy MarcusEpisode: "I'm Not That Guy"
2018 Greenleaf GarnerRecurring Cast: Season 3
2019 Magnum P.I. Roy TillEpisode: "Day I Met the Devil"
2020–21 The Family Business ElijahMain Cast: Season 2, Recurring Cast: Season 3–4
2021 All the Queen's Men Allen FiskRecurring Cast: Season 1
2022 B Positive KyleEpisode: "Louisville, Bubbaroo and Sully"

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
2014
Glyph Comics Award Best WriterMiles AwayNominated
[7]
2018
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated

References

  1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993. Ancestry.com (Report). Vol. 1. Ancestry.com Operations. 2010.
  2. "Biography". The Artist. AGR Television Records. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
  3. "Anthony Montgomery Joins 'General Hospital' as Dr. Andre Maddox". We Love Soaps. October 22, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  4. Star Trek: The Magazine Staff 2002, pp. 14–19.
  5. "de beste bron van informatie over anthony-montgomery". anthony-montgomery.com. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  6. A.T. Universal Pictures International (Audio CD). London: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. November 25, 2008. ASIN   B001CSQJNG . Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  7. 1 2 T'Bonz (April 14, 2014). "Miles Away Glyph Award Nominations".
  8. "Anthony Montgomery Fan Q&A, Part I". Startrek.com. CBS Television Distribution. June 14, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  9. "Anthony Montgomery ("Travis Mayweather" - ENT)". StarTrek.com. June 2, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  10. Scott Yanow. "Wes Montgomery | Biography & History". AllMusic . United States: All Media Network . Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  11. Montgomery, Anothony [@MrAMontgomery] (June 29, 2016). "Soooo...guess I earned my Green Belt in Hapkido while having a torn meniscus. X-rays were negative. MRI is coming" (Tweet). Retrieved August 27, 2017 via Twitter.
  12. "The 45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

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