Cylk Cozart
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Cylk Cozart | |
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Born | Cavin Cylk Cozart February 1, 1960 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
Occupation | Actor / Director / Producer / Writer |
Years active | 1982–present |
Calvin Cylk Cozart (born February 1, 1960) is an American actor, director, writer and producer who has appeared in over 30 films and 20 television shows.
Early life[]
Cozart was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee.[1] His father is African American and his mother is Native American (Cherokee).[2][3]
In his high school years, he was a talented football and basketball player. He attended Montreat-Anderson College, in Montreat, North Carolina, for his freshman year, then transferred to King College in Bristol, Tennessee, on a basketball scholarship.
Career[]
After college, Cozart almost made a professional career out of basketball, but he suffered a foot injury in the NBA's Summer Pro League in Los Angeles, California. A demonstration of his basketball skills can be seen in the film White Men Can't Jump, which also starred actors Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.
Prior to becoming an actor, Cozart was an established and very successful model working in Miami, Florida.
Some of his most prominent roles are Detective Jimmy Mulvey opposite Bruce Willis in 16 Blocks, Steven Spielberg's Eagle Eye, and the family feature film, .
Cozart co-created and produced, "Spirit of Life", for the 2000 Summer Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. "Spirit of Life" earned a Videographer Award, Aurora Award, NY Film Festival Bronze Award, and Telly Award. Cozart is the Director of Entertainment/Education for his foundation, Keeping Dreams Alive, which focuses on mentoring children and teenagers from junior high school through College. “Our Foundation is for all sports. KDA will help find Scholarships for the kids that have fallen through the cracks of life."[citation needed]
Filmography[]
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Blue Skies Again | 1983 | Alvin 'Wallstreet' Chandler | |
227 | 1987 | Bailiff | TV series |
Bustin' Loose | 1988 | Arlando | TV series |
School Daze | 1988 | Big Brother / Dr. Feelgood | |
Amen | 1988 | Young Groom | TV series |
Hunter | 1989 | Mitchell Chadwick | TV series |
Hell High | 1989 | Wide Receiver | |
Fire Birds | 1990 | Dewar Proctor | |
Saved by the Bell | 1990 | Lieutenant Chet Adams | TV series |
Gabriel's Fire | 1991 | Bus Boy | TV series |
Hot Shots! | 1991 | Drill Sergeant #1 | |
Ricochet | 1991 | Reporter #4 | |
Heaven Is a Playground | 1991 | Andre | |
White Men Can't Jump | 1992 | Robert | |
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | 1993 | Quentin Tarver | TV series |
Roc | 1993 | Rob | TV series |
Reasonable Doubts | 1993 | Dr. Gilbert Lewis | TV series |
In the Line of Fire | 1993 | Agent Cozart | |
Living Single | 1993 | Brad Hamilton | TV series |
Thea | 1993 | Reggie | TV series |
Walker, Texas Ranger | 1993 | Axel Tate | TV series |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1993 | Hank Farley | TV series |
Blue Chips | 1994 | 'Slick' | |
Love Affair | 1994 | Dr. Punch | |
M.A.N.T.I.S. | 1994 | Spencer Perry | TV series |
A Family Divided | 1995[4] | TV movie | |
Murder Was the Case – The Movie | 1995 | Paramedic #1 | Short |
Slam Dunk Ernest | 1995 | Barry Worth | TV movie |
Ned and Stacey | 1996 | Doug | TV series |
Diagnosis Murder | 1996 | Lieutenant Bill Abrams | TV series |
Soul of the Game | 1996 | Zo Perry | TV movie |
Eraser | 1996 | Darryl | |
1996 | Coach Bobby Fess | ||
Sister, Sister | 1996 | Dr. Gordon | TV series |
Second Chance | 1996 | Brad | |
Conspiracy Theory | 1997 | Agent Lowry | |
Johnny Tsunami | 1999 | Sergeant Sterling | TV movie |
Three to Tango | 1999 | Kevin Cartwright | |
Any Day Now | 1999 | TV series | |
Play It to the Bone | 2000 | Rudy | |
Chicken Soup for the Soul | 2000 | Shane | TV series |
2000 | Short | ||
American Family | 2002 | TV series | |
Yo Alien | 2002 | Ross Tanner | |
Baby of the Family | 2002 | Jonah McPherson | |
King of the Ants | 2003 | Perks | |
The Helix...Loaded | 2005 | The Orafice | |
Over There | 2005 | TV series | |
Blue Sombrero | 2005 | 'Boomer' | |
16 Blocks | 2006 | Detective Jimmy Mulvey | |
Cattle Call | 2006 | Man on the Street | |
Steam | 2007 | William | |
Eagle Eye | 2008 | Sectran Courier | |
Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness | 2009 | Man at Store #2 | |
2013 | Donnie | Short | |
Sweetwater | 2013 | ||
2014 | Veterinarian | ||
Adrift | 2015 | Clarence | |
The Last Movie Star | 2017 | Papa | |
Silver Dollar Fish | 2018 | The Traveler | |
The 3 | 2019 | Pastor Reichart |
References[]
- ^ Morrow, Terry (November 21, 2012). "Adversity drove actor Cylk Cozart to give back to Knoxville". Archived from the original on November 18, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Maggie (December 15, 2017). "Knoxville actors Cylk Cozart, Nikki Estridge find out they are father, daughter". KnoxNews.com. Knoxville. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Cylk Cozart Named 2018 CCI Diversity Award Recipient". utk.edu. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ Cylk Cozart at IMDb
- ^ "Cylk Cozart". MovieTome.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
External links[]
- Cylk Cozart at IMDb
- Male actors from Tennessee
- American male film actors
- Living people
- 1957 births
- Montreat College alumni
- People from Knoxville, Tennessee
- African-American male actors
- American people of Cherokee descent