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Renton Kirk(1970-2004)

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  • Writer
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Renton Kirk was born on 24 May 1970 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Malcolm X (1992), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Boomerang (1992). He died on 28 September 2004 in Fire Island, New York, USA.
BornMay 24, 1970
DiedSeptember 28, 2004(34)
BornMay 24, 1970
DiedSeptember 28, 2004(34)
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Known for

Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X
7.7
  • Casting Department
  • 1992
Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)
The Nutty Professor
5.7
  • Casting Department
  • 1996
Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
Boomerang
5.6
  • Casting Department
  • 1992
Amistad (1997)
Amistad
7.3
  • Casting Department(East Coast)
  • 1997

Credits

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Casting Department

  • Farrah Fawcett, Danny Glover, Queen Latifah, Jonathan Silverman, Tim Meadows, Frankie Faison, Meagan Good, Jenifer Lewis, Ja Rule, Eve, and Quran Pender in The Cookout (2004)
    The Cookout
    3.8
    • extras casting associate
    • 2004
  • Halle Berry in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
    Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • casting assistant
    • 1999
  • Amistad (1997)
    Amistad
    7.3
    • assistant extras casting: East Coast
    • 1997
  • Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)
    The Nutty Professor
    5.7
    • casting assistant
    • 1996
  • Major Payne (1995)
    Major Payne
    6.3
    • extras casting
    • 1995
  • Spike Lee, Delroy Lindo, Alfre Woodard, and Zelda Harris in Crooklyn (1994)
    Crooklyn
    7.0
    • extras casting assistant
    • 1994
  • Malcolm X (1992)
    Malcolm X
    7.7
    • extras casting assistant
    • 1992
  • Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
    Boomerang
    5.6
    • extras casting assistant
    • 1992

Actor

  • Get a Grip (2004)
    Get a Grip
    9.2
    • Travis Swanson
    • 2004
  • Promo Poster
    Bamboozled
    6.7
    • CNS Security Guard
    • 2000
  • Jennifer Tilly in Goosed (1999)
    Goosed
    4.3
    • Ball Pit Guy
    • 1999
  • Nia Long, Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man (1999)
    The Best Man
    6.7
    • Groomsman
    • 1999
  • Halle Berry in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
    Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Second Actor
    • 1999
  • Malcolm X (1992)
    Malcolm X
    7.7
    • DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance
    • 1992

Writer

  • Get a Grip (2004)
    Get a Grip
    9.2
    • Writer
    • 2004

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 24, 1970
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 28, 2004
    • Fire Island, New York, USA(drowning)
  • Other works
    A cousin of Renton's appeared in an episode of Miami Ink. In the episode he gets a tattoo of a sea turtle as a tribute to his late cousin Renton by artist Ami James

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    Disappeared while swimming in New York. His body washed ashore on Fire Island four days later.

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