RonReaco Lee

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RonReaco Lee
Born (1977-08-27) August 27, 1977 (age 48)
Decatur, Illinois, U.S.
Education Stone Mountain High School
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Sheana Freeman
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(m. 2010)​
[1]
Children2

RonReaco Lee (born August 27, 1977) [2] is an American television and film actor best known for his roles as Tyreke Scott on the ABC/The WB sitcom Sister, Sister , and as Jamal Woodson on the BET romantic comedy Let's Stay Together . From 2014 to 2017, he starred as Reggie Vaughn in the LeBron James-executive produced Starz series Survivor's Remorse .

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Career

Television

Lee was born in Decatur, Illinois, and moved to Atlanta, Georgia at age 9. [1] He began his acting career in 1983 as the host of the short-lived television show Kid's Beat . [1] His early work consisted of relatively minor roles in films and television, but after being cast as a mute drummer in the 1989 film Glory , [3] his career blossomed. [4]

By the early 1990s, Lee began receiving many guest-starring roles in television shows such In the Heat of the Night . In 1997, he guest-starred in 413 Hope St. and Home Improvement . From 1997 to 1999, RonReaco played the part of the mechanic Tyreke "Ty" Scott in the television series Sister, Sister . [5] On the series, Tyreke was the boyfriend of Tia Landry. [1] At the conclusion of his role as Tyreke, Lee guest-starred on the UPN sitcom Moesha as Tate in the episode "Let's Talk About Sex." [6] In late 2000, RonReaco continued his long string of guest-starring roles on the NBC medical drama ER playing the character of Davis.

In 2002, he guest-starred in Boston Public . Lee was seen in the short lived WB sitcom All About the Andersons and in the FX hit show The Shield , as well as the award-winning TV series Monk . In 2005, he received a recurring role as wheelchair user Todd, in NBC's short-lived comedy Committed . [7] Lee recurred as Chris on CW's sitcom Girlfriends . [1] He appeared frequently as David on the CBS sitcom Worst Week [1] and played the role of Jason, Emily's husband, on short-lived series In the Motherhood . [8]

Lee recurred as Julius Grant on the Fox show The Good Guys , [9] and portrayed Jamal in the BET comedy Let's Stay Together from 2011 to 2014. [10] [11] He starred in Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe , a spin-off movie based on the television series Burn Notice . Lee starred as Reggie Vaughn, Cam Calloway's cousin and manager, [12] in the Starz original comedy Survivor's Remorse produced LeBron James. [13] For his work on the series, Lee received two NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016 [14] and 2018. [15] He portrayed Gary, an unfaithful teacher cheating on his wife, in First Wives Club . [16] Lee recurred on Queens as the husband of Eve's character. [17]

Film

Having made his film debut in Glory, Lee next played Omar in The Return of Swamp Thing (1989). [18] He appeared as Chester Sayers in television film Paris Trout (1991). [19]

He also took on a major role as Perry in the film How I Spent My Summer Vacation . [20] [21] In 2001, he appeared in the film Fire & Ice as co-star to Robert Aimes, Jr. That same year, he acted in the independent film Jacked Up alongside Anna Maria Horsford and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rapper Bizzy Bone. Lee portrayed Ben in Killer Diller (2004). [22]

Lee co-starred as Reggie in Guess Who (2005) with Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher. [23] Lee played the character of Blaine in the WB comedy Americanizing Shelley (2007). He portrayed Chuck, a lawyer, in the 2009 Tyler Perry film Madea Goes to Jail . [1] In 2020, Lee appeared as a drug dealer in Coffee & Kareem . [24]

In 2022, he played Miles in a play about HIV/AIDS called What You Don't Know Can Kill You.

Lee co-starred in the Netflix thriller Mea Culpa that was released on February 23, 2024. The film is written and directed by Tyler Perry and stars Kelly Rowland.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Unconquered BusboyTV movie
The Return of Swamp Thing Omar
Glory Mute Drummer Boy
1991 Career Opportunities Boy #3
Paris Trout Chester Sayers
1994 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Bellhop
1997 How I Spent My Summer Vacation Perry
2001Fire & IceRobert Aimes Jr.TV movie
Jacked UpDre
2004 Killer Diller Ben
2005 Guess Who Reggie
Good VibrationsSteveShort
2007 Americanizing Shelley Parminder 'Pammy' Brar
Eight Days a WeekNathan BloomTV movie
2009 Madea Goes to Jail Chuck
2011 Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe Ben DelaneyTV movie
2014Love the One You're With-TV movie
2016The Last PunchDonald 'Nine' Rolles
2017We Are FamilyAttorney Bray
2018 Nappily Ever After Gerard
Running Out Of Time Cain
2020 Coffee & Kareem Orlando Johnson
2 Minutes of Fame Eddie
2023Immortal City RecordsEight
2024 Mea Culpa Jimmy
A Very Merry Beauty SalonLawrenceTV movie
2025 Duplicity Kevin

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 I'll Fly Away LugeneEpisode: "Cool Winter Blues"
1993 In the Heat of the Night David CollinsEpisode: "Your Own Kind"
1996 Savannah Pizza ManEpisode: "The Battle of Midway"
1997 413 Hope St. -Episode: "Hate Crimes"
1997-99 Sister, Sister Tyreke ScottRecurring Cast: Season 5, Main Cast: Season 6
1998 Home Improvement BillyEpisode: "The Old College Try"
2000 Moesha TateEpisode: "Let's Talk About Sex"
2000-01 ER DavisGuest: Season 6, Recurring Cast: Season 7
2002 Boston Public Wesley PoeEpisode: "Chapter Thirty"
Girlfriends Chris DennisonRecurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3
2003-05 The Shield Taylor OrrsRecurring Cast: Season 2-3, Guest: Season 4
2004 All About the Andersons Marcus ThornhillRecurring Cast
2005 Committed ToddRecurring Cast
2007 Monk Denny HodgesEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Rapper"
2008 Do Not Disturb BillyEpisode: "Work Sex"
Chocolate News Lance BurrowsEpisode: "Episode #1.2"
2008-09 Worst Week David ClaytonRecurring Cast
2009 In the Motherhood JasonMain Cast
2010 The Good Guys Julius GrantRecurring Cast
2011 Love Bites JasonEpisode: "Modern Plagues"
2011-14 Let's Stay Together Jamal WoodsonMain Cast
2012 Fairly Legal Travis CleightonEpisode: "Gimme Shelter"
2014-17 Survivor's Remorse Reggie VaughnMain Cast
2015 Complications Dr. Quentin HarperRecurring Cast
2017 APB Special Agent Charlie VaughnEpisode: "Last Train to Europa"
2017-18 The Quad Clive TaylorGuest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2
2019-22 First Wives Club Gary WashingtonMain Cast
2021 Queens Jeff RobinsonRecurring Cast
2023-24 The Black Hamptons Bobby 'The Beast' BoydMain Cast: Season 2
2024 The Family Business Bobby 'The Beast' BoydRecurring Cast: Season 5
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Senator Leroy Johnson Recurring Cast
FBI: International Agent Mike BrooksEpisode: "A Leader, Not a Tourist"
2025 Survival of the Thickest Charles ReneeRecurring Cast: Season 2
Divorced Sistas WilliamMain Cast

References

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  2. ↑ "Today in history - Saturday, August 27". Telegram & Gazette . Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
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  4. ↑ "RonReaco Lee". BuddyTV. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Daily Highlights". Rome News-Tribune . February 28, 2004.
  6. ↑ "Something To Talk About". Jet . Johnson Publishing Company. 31 January 2000. p. 32.
  7. ↑ Handelman, Jay (January 4, 2005). "Hoping for a hit". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . p. 2E.
  8. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (October 11, 2021). Encyclopedia of Television Miniseries, 1936-2020. McFarland & Company. p. 98. ISBN   9781476645421.
  9. ↑ Franich, Darren (June 8, 2010). "'The Good Guys' premiere: Did you watch?". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  10. ↑ "RonReaco Lee". BET. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  11. ↑ Fearn-Banks, Kathleen; Burford-Johnson, Anne (October 3, 2014). Historical Dictionary of African American Television. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 268. ISBN   9780810879171.
  12. ↑ Fienberg, Daniel (October 17, 2017). "'Survivor's Remorse' Creator Talks Finale and Cancellation: "It Feels Like a Death"". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  13. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: RonReaco Lee On 'Survivor's Remorse' & Sitting In The Director's Chair". Ebony . August 8, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  14. ↑ "'Creed,' 'Empire' Top NAACP Image Award Nominations; Full List". The Hollywood Reporter . February 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  15. ↑ Weldon, Sarah (November 20, 2017). "Ava DuVernay, Sterling K. Brown among nominees for 2017 NAACP Image Awards". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  16. ↑ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (September 24, 2018). "'First Wives Club': Mark Tallman, RonReaco Lee & Malik Yoba Set As Male Leads In Paramount Network Series". Deadline . Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  17. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (October 19, 2021). "Queens Premiere Recap: Brandy, Eve & Co. Get the Band Back Together". TVLine . Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  18. ↑ Lentz, Harris M. (1994). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits. McFarland & Company. p. 563.
  19. ↑ Marill, Alvin H. (2005). Movies Made for Television, 1964-2004: 1990-1999. Scarecrow Press. p. 389.
  20. ↑ Thomas McClauskey, Audrey (2007). Frame by Frame III: A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image, 1994-2004. Indiana University Press. p. 349. ISBN   9780253348296.
  21. ↑ Paris, Barry (November 6, 1998). "Indie and worldly". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 16.
  22. ↑ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (May 1, 2010). Screen World 2007. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 201. ISBN   9781557837295.
  23. ↑ Maltin, Leonard (September 2, 2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 268. ISBN   9780698183612.
  24. ↑ Turner, Kyle (April 2, 2020). "'Coffee & Kareem' Review: Good Cop, Kid Cop?". The New York Times . Retrieved November 6, 2022.
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