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The son of African American director/writer Melvin Van Peebles, Mario van Peebles made his acting bow in a small role in his dad's Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971). At the time, Van Peebles had no burning desire to become a performer, choosing instead to study economics at Columbia University. He wavered between a financial and an ... Continue Bio >>

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2012 We the Party
2011 All Things Fall Apart
2011 American Warships
2011 Herschel
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