Johnson, Rodney Van 1961–
Johnson, Rodney Van 1961–
PERSONAL
Born February 20, 1961, in Cincinnati, OH; father, a minister; married Carmen Obando; children: Quincy, Antonio Benjamin. Education: University of Cincinnati, B.S., education.
Addresses:
Office—c/o Passions Productions, 4024 Radford Ave., Suite 240, Studio City, CA 91604. Agent—Michael Slessinger & Associates, 8730 Sunset Blvd., Suite 270, West Hollywood, CA 90069.
Career:
Actor. Appeared in television commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken; worked in sales at television stations. Former world class track and field athlete, competing in sprints and high jumps. National Familial Pancreatic Tumor Registry, Johns Hopkins Hospital, spokesperson and research advocate.
Awards, Honors:
Hall of Fame, University of Cincinnati, inductee, 2002.
CREDITS
Film Appearances:
Dominic's Castle, 1994.
Rod, Making the Rules, Raven Releasing, 1996.
Television Appearances; Series:
Lieutenant Wendell "Cipher" McCray, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, syndicated, 1997–98.
Trey Stark, The Young and the Restless (also known as Y&R), CBS, 1998–99.
Sebastian duPres, Port Charles, ABC, 1999.
T. C. Russell, Passions, NBC, 1999—.
Television Appearances; Specials:
The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2001.
NBC's Funniest Outtakes, NBC, 2002.
The 6th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest, UPN, 2003.
NBC's Funniest Out–Takes #2, NBC, 2003.
Television Appearances; Episodic:
Ken, Sweet Justice, NBC, 1994.
Traffic cop, "Road to Nowhere," Grace Under Fire, ABC, 1996.
Adam, "I Do, I Didn't," The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB, 1997.
Park ranger, "There's a Puma in the Kitchen," Mad About You, NBC, 1998.
Marcus Stokes, "Hip–Ocracy," Girlfriends, UPN, 2000.
Marcus Stokes, "I Pity the Fool," Girlfriends, UPN, 2000.
T. C. Russell, "The Eleventh Hour," Providence, NBC, 2002.
Oh Drama!, Black Entertainment Television, 2002.
SoapTalk, Soap Net, 2004.
Himself, "Passion for the Game," Starting Over, syndicated, 2005.
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 28, Gale Group, 2001.
Electronic:
Rodney Van Johnson Official Site,http://www.rodneyvanjohnson.com, October 26, 2006.
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