Born: December 19, 1944

Actor, producer, and director Tim Reid has committed himself to projects that show American blacks in a more positive light than are generally seen in Hollywood through his United Image Entertainment company. As an actor Reid is best remembered for playing cool disc jockey Venus Flytrap on WKRP and for his short-lived sitcom Frank's_Place (1987-1988). Fans of the crime-drama Simon and Simon (1981-1988) will remember him for playing Lt. Downtown Brown. Reid first appeared on television in Frankie_Avalon:_Easy_Does_It (1976). He then worked on The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Hour (1977) and The_Richard_Pryor_Show (1977). He made his feature film debut in Dead_Bang (1989) and since then his feature film appearances have been sporadic. As a director, Reid debuted with the acclaimed Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored (1997). As a writer, Reid has penned scripts for a series of animated videos chronicling Frank Baum's Oz tales. He also produced two feature films, Out-of-Sync (1995) and Spirit_Lost (1996). On television, Reid starred in the sitcom Sister-Sister (1994- ). Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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