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Reginald C. Hayes (born July 15, 1969) is an American actor, screenwriter, [1] and director. He is best known for his role as William Dent on the UPN/CW show Girlfriends .
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Reginald C. Hayes (born July 15, 1969) is an American actor, screenwriter, [1] and director. He is best known for his role as William Dent on the UPN/CW show Girlfriends .
Hayes was born on July 15, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois —youngest of four children. He attended St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, who recognized him as one of three "Notable Men of the Academy". After the academy, he attended Illinois State University, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Theater. In 2004, he won the "Outstanding Young Alumni Award" and was a member of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.
Hayes has worked alongside his sister at various events for the charity "Reginald and Frances Hayes H.O.P.E. Scholarship Award".[ citation needed ]
Hayes portrayed William Dent on UPN/CW's TV show Girlfriends that aired for eight years, ending in 2008. It earned him the "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" for three NAACP Image Awards. He went on to appear in several other movies and TV shows, including Criminal Minds , Will & Grace , NCIS , Femme Fatales and Abbott Elementary.
Hayes has spoken about the resurgence of interest in Girlfriends after its addition to Netflix. [2]
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| 2004 | Outstanding Young Alumni Award | Illinois State University, Class of 1991 | Reginald C. Hayes |
| 2005 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Reginald C. Hayes |
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| 2007 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Reginald C. Hayes |
| 2011 | Notable Men of the Academy Award | St. John's Northwestern Military Academy | Reginald C. Hayes |
Actor Reginald C. Hayes was among the first to be recognized as one of three "Notable Men of the Academy" from St. John's Northwestern Military Academy on May 28, 2011. [3]
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| 1996 | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | Mr. Mezz Crosby | Episode: "Cheap-O's" |
| Space Above and Beyond | Wallace | Episode: "...Tell Our Moms We've Done Our Best" | |
| A Family Thing | Virgil's Friend | Film | |
| 1997 | Chicago Cab | Architect | Film |
| The Pretender | Froman | Episode: "Bomb Squad" | |
| Something So Right | Salesman | Episode: "Something About Dante Proposing to Heather" | |
| 1998 | Getting Personal | Leon | Main role |
| 1999 | Roswell | Agent Hart | Episode: "The Morning After" |
| Grown Ups | Dominic Fowler | Episode: "The Out of Work-Out" | |
| Being John Malkovich | Don | Film | |
| Party of Five | Music Store Owner | Episode: "Music Store Owner" | |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | Red Star Systems Techie | Film |
| Then Came You | Leon | Episode: "Then Came Two Birthdays" | |
| Will & Grace | Dr. Osher | Episode: "The Hospital Show" | |
| 2000–2008 | Girlfriends | William Jerome Dent | TV series |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Dr. Bernardi | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" |
| The Proud Family | Minister (voice) | Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" | |
| Kim Possible | Dr. Freeman / Microwave Oven (voice) | Episode: "Car Trouble" | |
| 2009 | Hummingbird Magic | Reginald C. Hayes | Documentary |
| 2011 | Femme Fatales | Kevin Freeman | Episode: "Speed Date" |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Detective William Richards | Episode: "The Wheels on the Bus" |
| 2013 | The Devon Taylor Show | Mitchell Taylor | TV film |
| The First Family | Reginald the Magician | Episode: "The First Butler" | |
| Let's Stay Together | Jessie, the mob boss | 2 episodes | |
| 2013–2014 | Hart of Dixie | Don Todd | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Carter High | Mr. Russeau | Film |
| NCIS | Café Owner | Episode: "Check" | |
| 2019 | Black-ish | Walter | Episode: "Feminisn't" |
| 2020 | Kidding | Dr. Andrew Jayhan | Episode: "I Wonder What Grass Tastes Like" |
| 2021 | Black Lightning | Mayor Billy Black | 3 episodes |
| 2022–present | Abbott Elementary | Superintendent Collins | Recurring role |
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he is widely regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, with The New York Times declaring him the greatest actor of the 21st century in 2020. Over his career has received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. Washington has been honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022.
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Roscoe Lee Browne was an American actor and director. He resisted playing stereotypically black roles, instead performing in several productions with New York City's Shakespeare Festival Theater, Leland Hayward's satirical NBC series That Was the Week That Was, and a poetry performance tour of the United States in addition to his work in television and film. He is perhaps best known for his many guest appearances on TV series from the 1970s and 1980s as well as movies like The Cowboys (1972) with John Wayne.
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