LAZ ALONSO starring in Jumping the Broom.

Jumping the Broom (TriStar Pictures): A collision of worlds when two African-American families from divergent socioeconomic backgrounds get together one weekend in Martha's Vineyard for a wedding. Coming out May 6, 2011.

Starring: ANGELA BASSETT, PAULA PATTON, LAZ ALONSO, LORETTA DEVINE, TASHA SMITH, JULIE BOWEN, VALARIE PETTIFORD, ROMEO MILLER, DeRAY DAVIS, with MEAGAN GOOD and MIKE EPPS

Directed by:SALIM AKIL

http://jumpingthebroom-movie.com/

In 2008, Laz starred in Miracle at St. Anna for director Spike Lee, in which he played one of four main leads opposite Derek Luke, Michael Ealy and Omar Benson.

Laz Alonso was chosen as one of Variety’s “Top Ten Actors to Watch in 2009.” A star on the rise, Laz can next be seen in the supporting role of “Sheriff John Burke” in Rod Lurie’s remake of the Sam Peckinpah classic Straw Dogs (February 25, 2011) for Sony Screen Gems.

Laz can be seen in the lead role of “Tsu’Tey” in the highest grossing film of all time, Avatar!

Earlier in 2009, Laz played the lead villain role of “Fenix” in the fourth installment of highly popular Fast and the Furious franchise

Website http://www.twitter.com/lazalonso