Larenz Tate
Acting
Born: Sep 08, 1975
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975) is an American film and television actor. Tate was born on the west side of Chicago, Illinois. He is the youngest of three siblings whose family moved to California when he was nine years old. Convinced by their parents to enter a drama program at the Inner City Cultural Center, the trio did not take the lessons seriously until classmate Malcolm-Jamal Warner's ascent to fame after being cast on the sitcom The Cosby Show. Subsequently realizing that they could parlay their efforts into a tangible form of success, the siblings began to receive small roles and in 1985, Tate made his small-screen debut in an episode of The New Twilight Zone series. Following appearances in such television series as 21 Jump Street and The Wonder Years, Tate was cast in the television movie The Women of Brewster Place before receiving the recurring role of Steve Urkel's nemesis, Willie Fuffner, in the family comedy series Family Matters (1989). He was also a cast member on the CBS series The Royal Family, starring Redd Foxx and Della Reese, which ended prematurely when Redd Foxx suddenly died. In the video game 187 Ride or Die, Tate voices …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | Berry Gordy | 2026 | 7.613 |
| Business Ethics | Zachery Cranston | 2020 | 7.3 |
| Girls Trip | Julian Stevens | 2017 | 6.811 |
| Deuces | Deuces | 2017 | 5.6 |
| Beta Test | Max | 2016 | 5.198 |
| Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015 | 7.5 |
| White Water | Terrance | 2015 | 8.0 |
| Gun Hill | Bird Stevens | 2014 | 7.2 |
| Bill Bellamy's Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour | Himself | 2013 | 9.0 |
| Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’ | 2009 | 8.0 | |
| Waist Deep | Lucky | 2006 | 6.456 |
| Crash | Peter | 2005 | 7.216 |
| Ray | Quincy Jones | 2004 | 7.448 |
| Los Angeles Plays Itself | Frankie Lymon in Why Do … | 2004 | 7.6 |
| A Man Apart | Demetrius Hicks | 2003 | 6.104 |
| Biker Boyz | Wood | 2003 | 6.275 |
| Love Come Down | Neville Carter | 2000 | 5.5 |
| Why Do Fools Fall In Love | Frankie Lymon | 1998 | 6.39 |
| Love Jones | Darius Lovehall | 1997 | 7.384 |
| The Postman | Ford | 1997 | 6.26 |
| Dead Presidents | Anthony Curtis | 1995 | 6.679 |
| The Inkwell | Drew Tate | 1994 | 5.472 |
| Menace II Society | Kevin 'O-Dog' | 1993 | 7.494 |
| Seeds of Tragedy | Cornelius | 1991 | 7.25 |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV | Kenny | 1990 | 7.909 |
| The Women of Brewster Place | Sammy | 1989 | 6.684 |
| Family Matters TV | Willie Fuffner | 1989 | 6.763 |
| Matlock TV | Street Kid #3 | 1986 | 7.1 |
| The Twilight Zone TV | (segment "Night of the Meek") | 1985 | 7.7 |
| Don't Ever Wonder | — | ||
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1975 |
| From | Chicago, Illinois, USA |