Portraits

In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Derrial Christon, Jesse Janedy and Courtney Stewart interview special guest Tim Story. Timothy Kevin Story was born on March 13, 1970 in Los Angeles, California. He began directing at the age of 12, making silent films with an 8mm camera he inherited from his older brother. His career aspirations expanded when he began producing talent shows at Westchester High School in Los Angeles. Tim was also voted student body president his senior year, enjoying his education there along with classmates like jazz pianist Eric Reed and actresses Regina King and Nia Long.

While still in high school, Tim briefly flirted with the music industry as a rapper. He even performed with Ice T’s Rhyme Syndicate. However, just before signing a record deal with Warner Bros., Tim chose to no longer pursue performing, after learning his close friend and fellow performer had been fatally shot.

Tim continued his career path at USC. He honed his storytelling sk

In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Derrial Christon, Jesse Janedy and Courtney Stewart interview special guest Kristoff St. John. St. John portrayed a young Alex Haley in the ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. He also made a small but notable appearance as Booker Brown on the ABC sitcom Happy Days, as well as a boyfriend of Denise Huxtable on an early episode of The Cosby Show. In his first major role, he appeared as Charlie Richmond, Jr. on the CBS sitcom Charlie & Co., along with Flip Wilson, Gladys Knight, and Jaleel White. St. John's first major soap role was Adam Marshall on the NBC soap opera Generations, the first daytime drama to feature a core African American family from its inception. After Generations was cancelled in 1991, he originated the role of Neil Winters on The Young and the Restless, where he continues to appear to this day. A cast member for 20 years, no African American actor has appeared on Y&R more frequently than St. John. In 1992, he won the

In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Derrial Christon, Jesse Janedy and Courtney Stewart interview special guest Nadine Ellis. They discuss her upbringing in New York City, her dance background, getting started with the Pussycat Dolls, working with Carmen Electra, getting cast in Lifetime's Any Day Now, working with Eddie Murphy on Nutty Professor, her other roles in movies like Charlie's Angels, Gigli with JLo, Idlewood and Iron Man 2. They also go into her TV career with ER, Two & 1/2 Men, Bones and Touch. Later, they go discuss her role as Stacy on BET's Let's Stay Together and her "James Bond" like commercial for Toyota. Derrial, Jesse, and Courtney finish up with a round of fun games the leads to a dance off between Nadine and Derrial This interview was recorded May 10th, 2013.

In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Derrial Christon, Jesse Janedy and Courtney Stewart interview special guest Quddus, a TV personality best known from his days as the host of MTV's Total Request Live and ABC's singing competition show Duets. Quddus' professional career in broadcasting began in 2000 as a host and co-writer of VOX, a groundbreaking youth culture show on TV Ontario which went on to win a Gemini Award (Canada's version of the Emmy®). This led to his big break - hosting Total Request Live on MTV. As host of MTV's biggest show, Quddus conducted daily interviews with stars such as Will Smith, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Jake Gyllenhaal, Alicia Keys, Ben Affleck and Denzel Washington, and his work on Total Request Live led to both Usher and Britney Spears requesting him to host their Showtime concert specials. Quddus won a 2003 Favorite TV Personality nomination at the Teen Choice Awards. In 2005, TV Guide named him one of TV's Hottest New Stars, USA Today featured him as a "you

In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Derrial Christon, Jesse Janedy and Courtney Stewart interview special guest Joyful Drake. Joyful Drake was born in Milwaukee, WI, the second older girl. As a child, she exhibited a desire to pursue modeling and acting and possessed a quick wit. She is a former dancer for the Milwaukee Bucks Energie Dance team. She has had roles in Hair Show with Mo'nique as well as guest staring roles in such shows as "The Game" and "Cuts". She currently stars in BET's Let's Stay Together Series. This interview was recorded March 29th, 2013.

In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Derrial Christon, Alia Kruz, Jesse Janedy and Courtney Stewart interview special guest Boris Kodjoe, from such films as Resident Evil: Retribution, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Surrogates and Brown Sugar. In this interview Boris talks in depth about growing up in Germany during the time of the Berlin Wall, moving to the United States, how he got into modeling, his wife, Nicole Ari Parker, and family. Boris also discusses his role in the hit BET series, Real House Husbands of Hollywood. This interview was recorded March 19th, 2013.

In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Derrial Christon, Alia Kruz, and Jesse Janedy interview special guest Damien Dante Wayans, from the second generation of the Wayans family. In this interview Damien talks in depth about "In Living Color", "Major Payne", "Dance Flick", "2nd Generations Wayans", what it's like to be part of the Wayans family, his upbringing, and his personal relationships as well as meeting Oprah. He also answers Alia's "none your business" questions. This interview was recorded March 1st, 2013.