Malcolm-Jamal Warner
- Actor
- Music Department
- Producer
Emmy-nominated actor and director Malcolm-Jamal Warner was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was named after Malcolm X and legendary
jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal.
Warner
first rose to national prominence by starring on the celebrated and
long-running classic television series "The Cosby Show." His work on
the show garnered him a Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
As a seasoned director, Warner has worked on a host of television
series, including being a regular director [and producer] on the comedy
series "Malcolm & Eddie," and also having directed several episodes of
"The Cosby Show," "All That," "Keenan & Kel," "The Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air," "Sesame Street," and the AIDS awareness video "Timeout: The
Truth about HIV, AIDS, and You' [which starred Magic Johnson and
Arsenio Hall, and earned Warner the NAACP Key of Life Image Award. His
short film, "This Old Man," received critical acclaim on the theater
festival circuit.
In addition to his television credits, Warner made his feature film
debut in Paramount Pictures' "Drop Zone," and was also seen in Warner
Bros' Pictures "Fools Gold" opposite Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson,
and Donald Sutherland. He also co-starred in the independent films
"Restaurant" with Adrien Brody, "A Fare to Remember," and "The List"
with Wayne Brady.
On stage, Warner has starred in the off-Broadway plays "Three Ways
Home," "Cryin' Shame," for which he received the NAACP Theater Award
for Best Supporting Actor, "Freefall" at the Victory Garden Theatre in
Chicago, and in "A Midsummer Nights' Dream," at the La Jolla Playhouse
in California. Warner received critical acclaim for his West Coast
debut of his one-man theatrical production of "Love and Other Social
Issues." He will return to the stage in September 2014, reprising
Sidney Poitier's role as Dr. John Prentice in "Guess Who's Coming to
Dinner," opening in Boston at The Huntington Theatre. Warner has held
this role before, previously performing in the play at Washington
D.C.'s esteemed Arena Theater.
In 2014, Warner can be seen recurring on two hit series: TNT's "Major
Crimes," and FX's "Sons of Anarchy." He was most recently seen on NBC's
critically acclaimed series "Community," and recently guest starred on
"The Michael J. Fox Show," TNT's "Hawthorne", AMC's "The Cleaner," and
Showtime's "Dexter." In 2011, Warner produced, directed, and starred in
the BET original series "Reed Between the Lines" opposite Tracee Ellis
Ross.
Warner's voice may be as well known as his likeness, for four seasons
he was heard as the voice of the "Producer" on PBS' "The Magic School
Bus." Currently, he can be heard on the audio book version of "The
Marvelous Effect" published by Berkley Trade, as well as in Simon &
Schuster's "Fatherhood" by Bill Cosby. When not acting and directing,
Warner is a poet and a bass player. His jazz-funk band Miles Long has
performed in several major jazz festivals, including the Playboy Jazz
Festival, and has opened for high profile artists including Earl Klugh
and the late Luther Vandross, and he recently performed at the historic
Apollo Theater. Both of Warner's independently distributed CD's, "The
Miles Long Mix Tape" and "Love and Other Social Issues". Warner is set to release
brand new music, fall 2014.
Warner currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal.
Warner
first rose to national prominence by starring on the celebrated and
long-running classic television series "The Cosby Show." His work on
the show garnered him a Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
As a seasoned director, Warner has worked on a host of television
series, including being a regular director [and producer] on the comedy
series "Malcolm & Eddie," and also having directed several episodes of
"The Cosby Show," "All That," "Keenan & Kel," "The Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air," "Sesame Street," and the AIDS awareness video "Timeout: The
Truth about HIV, AIDS, and You' [which starred Magic Johnson and
Arsenio Hall, and earned Warner the NAACP Key of Life Image Award. His
short film, "This Old Man," received critical acclaim on the theater
festival circuit.
In addition to his television credits, Warner made his feature film
debut in Paramount Pictures' "Drop Zone," and was also seen in Warner
Bros' Pictures "Fools Gold" opposite Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson,
and Donald Sutherland. He also co-starred in the independent films
"Restaurant" with Adrien Brody, "A Fare to Remember," and "The List"
with Wayne Brady.
On stage, Warner has starred in the off-Broadway plays "Three Ways
Home," "Cryin' Shame," for which he received the NAACP Theater Award
for Best Supporting Actor, "Freefall" at the Victory Garden Theatre in
Chicago, and in "A Midsummer Nights' Dream," at the La Jolla Playhouse
in California. Warner received critical acclaim for his West Coast
debut of his one-man theatrical production of "Love and Other Social
Issues." He will return to the stage in September 2014, reprising
Sidney Poitier's role as Dr. John Prentice in "Guess Who's Coming to
Dinner," opening in Boston at The Huntington Theatre. Warner has held
this role before, previously performing in the play at Washington
D.C.'s esteemed Arena Theater.
In 2014, Warner can be seen recurring on two hit series: TNT's "Major
Crimes," and FX's "Sons of Anarchy." He was most recently seen on NBC's
critically acclaimed series "Community," and recently guest starred on
"The Michael J. Fox Show," TNT's "Hawthorne", AMC's "The Cleaner," and
Showtime's "Dexter." In 2011, Warner produced, directed, and starred in
the BET original series "Reed Between the Lines" opposite Tracee Ellis
Ross.
Warner's voice may be as well known as his likeness, for four seasons
he was heard as the voice of the "Producer" on PBS' "The Magic School
Bus." Currently, he can be heard on the audio book version of "The
Marvelous Effect" published by Berkley Trade, as well as in Simon &
Schuster's "Fatherhood" by Bill Cosby. When not acting and directing,
Warner is a poet and a bass player. His jazz-funk band Miles Long has
performed in several major jazz festivals, including the Playboy Jazz
Festival, and has opened for high profile artists including Earl Klugh
and the late Luther Vandross, and he recently performed at the historic
Apollo Theater. Both of Warner's independently distributed CD's, "The
Miles Long Mix Tape" and "Love and Other Social Issues". Warner is set to release
brand new music, fall 2014.
Warner currently lives in Los Angeles, California.