She played Jaleesa on "a different world". See Dawnn Lewis now at 60 years old.
The actor is a stage and screen star - and a philanthrope too.
Located at the historically black fictitious institution, Hillman College,A different world Inaugurated by exploring relevant subjects of the time, including AIDS, racism and riots of L.A.Cosby showThe spin-off initially turned aroundLisa BonetCharacter, Denise Huxable. And among the adolescent roommates of Denise, there was the 25 -year divorced Jaleesa Vinson, played byDawnn Lewis- Who also co -written the theme song of the show - for five of his six seasons.
Although she left the show after her fifth season,A different world It was not the end of Lewis's career. Continue to read to find out more about her second act, her work of philanthropy and where she is now at 60 years old.
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It still acts.
"So many people think I stopped afterA different world Or [the 1988 film]I'm going to lift you suck, "Lewis saidEssence in 2020. In truth, she acted regularly, coming outA different world After his fifth season to play Robin DumarsHang with Mr. Cooper (for which she also sang the theme song) and had roles in shows of whichCSI: Miami,,It's us andVeronica Mars. She was also active in cinema, with rolesThe divorce,,The list of buckets, andDream girls, like Melba early.
While she had a varied career, fans ofA different worldWill always love Lewis for playing Jaleesa in the influential show. When the actor played the investigator of the Jamarah Blake medical accreditation council onGray anatomy, she filmedAn Instagram video With two of the writer's writer assistants, all wearing college equipment Hillman.
She made a ton of vocal work.
Lewis has an even longer list of credits as a vocal director in video games and animated television shows. Just a few of the series for which she expressed characters includedThe simpsons,,Doc mcstuffins,,The Cleveland Show, andSpider-Man: The Animated Series. Lewis' voice can currently be heard as Captain Carol Freeman in the animated series for adultsStar Trek: Lower discs, Mrs. Jackie Washington on theChris "Ludacris" Ponts Netflix seriesThe world of karma, and as a chef on animationCarmen Sandiego series.
She played Broadway in a deeply personal role.
In 2019, Lewis returned to his native New York to play inTina: Tina Turner's musical. She playedZelma Bullock, The complicated mother of Turner. The actor found parallels to Zelma to his own mother, because the two women had to leave their children care of others during a period while escaping an abusive relationship.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"It is very easy to portray it like a bad guy,"Lewis said of this role in Hollywood Soapbox. "But I wanted to honor my mother and my women like my mother who learned, or who finally learned ... to love each other and to save themselves from these horrible situations. I hope that the example you give gives a Best example for your children. "
Lewis told Broadway.com that afterTina Turner She herself saw the musical, she paid the charged compliment to Lewis, "you made me feel at home." The singer also praised her performance as "fabulous" and "spot on".
She empowers young people.
In 2017, Lewis founded the almost eponymousA new day foundation, which focuses on the empowerment of young people who are un served. The organization offers annual scholarships and computers to students, hosts mentoring programs and provides programming focused on financial and technological literacy tools. In addition to his work with a new day, Lewis also sits on the National Consultative Council of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and supported causes, in particular the United Negro College Fund, Habitat for Humanity, the March of Dimes and the Center for family justice.
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He's a doctor now.
If you have caught some of Lewis' most recent credits, you may have noticed the "DR" before his name. This is because in 2019, Lewis received An honorary doctorate in human letters From Next Dimension University, a Bible College based in Rancho Cucamonga, in honor of its support for young people and communities in the world.
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