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{{Short description|American actress (born 1964)}}
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| image = Rosie Perez 2012.jpg
| alt = Rosie Perez at the New York Premiere of the film, Won't Back Down, in 2012
| caption = Perez at the New York premiere of ''[[Won't Back Down (film)|Won't Back Down]]'' in 2012
| birth_name = Rosa Maria Perez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|9|6}}
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]], U.S.<ref name="CNN-Handbook-2014" />
| education = [[Los Angeles City College]] [[West Los Angeles College]]<ref name=NYTimes-24Hour-1999 />
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|dancer}}
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Rosie Perez|Full list]]
| years_active = 1983–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Seth Zvi Rosenfeld]]|1998|2001|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Eric Haze]] |2013}}
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'''Rosa Maria Perez''' (born September 6, 1964) is an American actress. Her breakthrough came at age 24 with her portrayal of Tina in the film ''[[Do the Right Thing]]'' (1989), followed by ''[[White Men Can't Jump]]'' (1992). Perez's performance in ''[[Fearless (1993 film)|Fearless]]'' (1993) earned her a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]], among other [[List of awards and nominations received by Rosie Perez|accolades]]. Her starring film roles since include ''[[It Could Happen to You (1994 film)|It Could Happen to You]]'' (1994), ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' (2000), ''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'' (2008), and ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'' (2020).

Perez earned three [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations for ''[[In Living Color]]'' (1990–1994) and another Emmy nomination for her work in ''[[The Flight Attendant]]'' (2020–22). She has performed in stage plays on Broadway such as ''[[The Ritz (play)|The Ritz]]'', ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'', and ''[[Fish in the Dark]]''. She was also a co-host on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] talk show ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'' during the series' 18th season. Perez additionally had a role in season 2 of the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series, ''[[Your Honor (American TV series)|Your Honor]]''.

== Early life ==
Perez was born on September 6, 1964, in the [[Bushwick, Brooklyn|Bushwick]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn]], New York City, to Lydia Pérez and Ismael Serrano, a [[merchant marine]] seaman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/18674ce5518634/todays-top-celebrity-birthdays.html|title=Today's top celebrity birthdays list for September 6, 2018|website=Cleveland.com|last=Rose|first=Mike|date=September 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name=NYTimes-Dali-2001>{{cite news|last1=Carvajal|first1=Doreen|title=John Ortiz and Rosie Perez: Accidental Actors|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/08/arts/08CARV.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 8, 2001 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Indypendent-YoSoy-2006>{{cite news|last1=Freeman|first1=Sierra|title=Why Puerto Ricans are So Damn Proud|url=http://www.indypendent.org/2006/05/12/why-puerto-ricans-are-so-damn-proud |work=[[The Indypendent]] |date=May 12, 2006 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> Her mother Lydia (née Fontañez y Reyes) was born in [[Humacao, Puerto Rico]]. Her father was from [[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico|Aguadilla]], Puerto Rico. Her mother was married to a man 20 years her senior, Arturo Pérez. Her mother already had five children when she became pregnant with Rosie after having an affair with Serrano. Perez was born at the now-closed Greenpoint Hospital in the [[Greenpoint, Brooklyn|Greenpoint]] neighborhood of Brooklyn.<ref name=LarryKingNow-View-2014 />

One of 10 children born to her mother, Perez grew up in Bushwick with her siblings while their mother was intermittently jailed. Her mother gave birth to her youngest child while incarcerated. Perez was for a time raised by an aunt and then, like her siblings, went through group homes and foster care. She and her siblings were often split up. She was transferred to a group foster home and lived in foster care in New York and [[Peekskill]] until the age of eight. She was legally considered a ward of the State of New York until age 12. Her mother and aunt frequently visited, and her father made an unsuccessful custody bid at one point.<ref name=CNN-Handbook-2014 /><ref name=NYDN-Handbook-2014>{{cite news|last1=Connelly|first1=Sherryl|title=Actress Rosie Perez reveals troubled past in new memoir 'Handbook for an Unpredictable Life'|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/actress-rosie-perez-reveals-troubled-new-memoir-article-1.1616078 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=February 16, 2014 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref>

When she was in third grade, Perez learned that she had a speech impediment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-11-06-9411060273-story.html|title=DISTINCTIVE VOICE|work=The Chicago Tribune|last=McGavin|first=Patrick Z.|date=November 6, 1994}}</ref> She had a strict Catholic upbringing, which she has credited to the influence of the nuns during her childhood.<ref name=LarryKingNow-View-2014 /><ref name=Vibe-Fearless-1993-1994>{{cite news|last1=Udovitch|first1=Mim|title=I, Latina|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT67 |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |issue=December 1993 – January 1994 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> She eventually moved in with her paternal aunt, Ana Dominga Otero Serrano-Roque.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/01/living/rosie-perez-memoir-identity/index.html|title=9 things you didn't know about Rosie Perez|last=Rodriguez|first=Cindy Y|website=CNN.com|date=April 1, 2014}}</ref>

She attended [[Grover Cleveland High School (New York City)|Grover Cleveland High School]], in the [[Ridgewood, Queens|Ridgewood]] neighborhood of [[Queens]].<ref name=CapitalNY-HighSchool-2012>{{cite news|last1=Paybarah|first1=Azi|title=Grover Cleveland and Bushwick Community high schools escape Bloomberg's ax; 24 schools don't|url=http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/04/5785858/grover-cleveland-and-bushwick-community-high-schools-escape-bloombe |publisher=[[Capital New York]] |date=April 27, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> By 1999, her mother was living in poverty in the Woodside Houses, when she died of [[AIDS]]-related complications.<ref name=NYDN-Handbook-2014 />

== Career ==
At 19 years old,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a27953/rosie-perez-soul-train/|title=How Rosie Perez Got Her Start on Soul Train|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |date=March 24, 2014 |access-date=December 4, 2016}}</ref> Perez started her career in the early 1980s as a dancer on ''[[Soul Train]].'' As a student at [[Los Angeles City College]],{{Citation needed |date=June 2021}} with plans to major in [[biochemistry]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diary of a Fly Girl: Rosie Perez Tells Her Story|url=https://www.elle.com/pop-culture/celebrities/rosie-perez-profile|last=Meyers|first=Dvora|date=March 25, 2014|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> she said she relieved stress by going to nightclubs for ladies' night. A talent scout from ''Soul Train'' asked Perez to appear on the show. She was not a professional dancer, but loved it so much she dropped out of school.<ref name=LarryKingNow-View-2014 /> In 1988, when she was 23 years old, Perez was noticed at the dance club Funky Reggae<ref name=TCM-Bio>{{cite web|title=Overview for Rosie Perez – Milestones|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/150373%7C0/Rosie-Perez/|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> by [[Spike Lee]], who hired her for her first major acting role in ''[[Do the Right Thing]]'' (1989).<ref name=NewYork-DTRT-2008>{{cite news|last1=Hill|first1=Logan|title=How I Made It: Spike Lee on 'Do the Right Thing'|url=https://nymag.com/anniversary/40th/culture/45772/ |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=April 7, 2008 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref>

Perez later choreographed [[music video]]s by [[Janet Jackson]], [[Bobby Brown]], [[Diana Ross]], [[LL Cool J]] and [[The Boys (American band)|The Boys]].<ref name=Vibe-Fearless-1993-1994 /> She was the choreographer for the dancing group the [[Fly Girls (dance troupe)|Fly Girls]], who were featured on the Fox television comedy program ''[[In Living Color]]'', and also worked as a segment producer.<ref name=Ebert-Sundance-1999>{{cite news|last1=Ebert|first1=Roger|author-link1=Roger Ebert|title=Rosie Perez On A Roll|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/rosie-perez-on-a-roll |work=[[RogerEbert.com]] |date=February 17, 1999 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> She made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in [[Terrence McNally]]'s ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]''.<ref name=Playbill-Frankie-2003>{{cite news|last1=Hernandez|first1=Ernio|title=Rosie Perez and Joe Pantoliano Officially Bow as Bway's Frankie and Johnny Jan. 30|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/rosie-perez-and-joe-pantoliano-officially-bow-as-bways-frankie-and-johnny-j-111257 |work=[[Playbill]] |date=January 30, 2003 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> Perez had her third major role in the hit comedy ''[[White Men Can't Jump]]'' (1992) co-starring [[Wesley Snipes]] and [[Woody Harrelson]].

Perez was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Oscar for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in [[Peter Weir]]'s 1993 film ''[[Fearless (1993 film)|Fearless]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994|title=Best Actress in a Supporting Role – The 66th Academy Awards (1994)|url-status=live|access-date=November 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102044146/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994|archive-date=2017-11-02|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=October 4, 2014 }}</ref> She attended the ceremony with her father.<ref name="NYTimes-66AcademyAwards-1994">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/22/movies/quake-or-no-quake-the-show-must-go-on.html | work=[[The New York Times]] | title=Quake or No Quake, the Show Must Go On | first=Bernard | last=Weinraub | date=March 22, 1994 | access-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref> In 1994, she co-starred with [[Nicolas Cage]] in ''[[It Could Happen to You (1994 film)|It Could Happen to You]]''. In 1997, she co-starred with [[Javier Bardem]] in ''[[Perdita Durango]]'' where she played the [[Perdita Durango (character)|titular character]], a film in which many scenes of violence, sex and nudity were edited out of the version released in the United States but remained intact in the version released throughout Latin America.<ref name=SensesofCinema-Perdita-2000>{{cite news|last1=Stevens|first1=Brad|title=Perdita Durango: A Case Study |url=http://sensesofcinema.com/2000/feature-articles/perdita/ |publisher=[[Senses of Cinema]] |date=April 2000 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> In 1999, Perez starred in [[Nancy Savoca]]'s ''[[The 24 Hour Woman]].''<ref name=NYTimes-24Hour-1999>{{cite news|last1=Applebome|first1=Peter|title=FILM; Trying to Shake a Stereotype But Keep On Being Rosie Perez|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/14/movies/film-trying-to-shake-a-stereotype-but-keep-on-being-rosie-perez.html?pagewanted=2&pagewanted=all |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 14, 1999 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> She provides the voices of Click, the camera, on [[Nick Jr. (block)|Nick Jr.]]'s ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]'' (2005-11) and Chel, a beautiful [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|native]] woman in the [[DreamWorks Animation]] film ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' (2000). She played corrupt police officer Carol Brazier in the [[Judd Apatow]]-produced film ''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'' (2008), co-starring [[Seth Rogen]] and [[James Franco]].

Perez appeared on an episode of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' in October 2009 about pedophiles' rights. Executive producer [[Neal Baer]] said the writers had Perez in mind when they wrote the role of a young sexual abuse victim's mother.<ref name=TVGuide-SVU-2009>{{cite news|first=Mickey|last=O'Connor|title=SVU Exclusive: Rosie Perez, Garret Dillahunt to Anchor Explosive Episode|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/SVU-Perez-Dillahunt-1009103.aspx|work=[[TV Guide]]|date=August 20, 2009|access-date=August 20, 2009}}</ref> She injured her neck while filming the episode and underwent surgery to heal a [[spinal disc herniation|herniated disc]].<ref name=SFChron-neckscar-2010>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=68210|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|title=Rosie Perez goes public with neck scar|date=July 19, 2010|first=Lauren|last=Parvizi|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> One year after the accident, she appeared at the White House in a wheelchair, wearing a neck brace for a meeting with President Obama.<ref name=USAToday-SVU-2010>{{cite news|last1=Oldenburg|first1=Ann|title=Rosie Perez injured doing her own 'SVU' stunt|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/07/rosie-perez-injured-doing-her-own-svu-stunt/1 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=July 15, 2010 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> In May 2011, Perez filed a lawsuit against the producers of the show, saying the injury she incurred was the result of being "recklessly pulled, grabbed, yanked, wrenched and manhandled" during filming.<ref name=DailyNews-SVUsettlement-2012>{{cite news|last1=Marzulli|first1=John|title=Rosie Perez OKs settlement after injury on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/rosie-perez-oks-settlement-injury-law-order-special-victims-unit-article-1.1015750 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=February 1, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref>

In June 2013, she served as the grand marshal for the international Boxing Hall of Fame parade in [[Canastota, New York]].<ref name="RingTV-2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.ringtv.com/179227-famous-fight-fan-rosie-perez|title=Famous Fight Fan: Rosie Perez | RingTV|last=Ortega|first=Mark E.|date=June 12, 2013|publisher=[[RingTV]]|access-date=October 26, 2013}}</ref> In February 2014, Perez published an autobiography titled ''Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling...'' She is also the reader of the audio CD of this book. Perez said that she did not initially set out to write an autobiography, but rather a book that analyzes the causes and effects of child abuse. She said it was not until about six months after the book was published and she heard responses from others that she found the experience cathartic.<ref name=LarryKingNow-View-2014/>

On September 3 of the same year, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] announced Perez would join ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'' as a new co-host alongside moderator [[Whoopi Goldberg]], newcomer [[Nicolle Wallace]], and returning co-host [[Rosie O'Donnell]].<ref name=ABC-ViewAnnouncement-2014>{{cite news |title= Rosie Perez and Nicolle Wallace Join The View as co-hosts |url=http://abc.go.com/shows/the-view/news/view-news/140903-new-co-hosts-announced |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=September 3, 2014}}</ref> The new season began on September 15, 2014.<ref name=People-ViewReview-2014>{{cite news|last1=Gliatto|first1=Tom|title=Rosie Perez Is the Best Thing About the New View, Says People's Critic|url=http://www.people.com/article/view-premiere-rosie-odonnell-rosie-perez |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=September 15, 2014 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref><ref name=EW-View-2014>{{cite magazine|last1=Terrero|first1=Nina|title=7 reasons why Rosie Perez is perfect for 'The View'|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/05/rosie-perez-the-view/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 5, 2014 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> Perez said she was initially hesitant about the job because "I didn't want to be on a show where people were just screaming at each other disrespectfully."<ref name=LarryKingNow-View-2014 /> She decided to join the cast when she learned that [[Bill Wolff (television executive)|Bill Wolff]], whom she knew from ''[[The Rachel Maddow Show]]'', was going to be the new executive producer.<ref name=LarryKingNow-View-2014 /><ref name=HuffPo-View-2014>{{cite news|last1=Moreno|first1=Carolina|title=Rosie Perez Says Latin Hollywood Told Her Not To 'Rock The Boat'|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rosier-perez-latino-representation_n_6004566 |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=October 17, 2014 |access-date=September 20, 2021}}</ref><ref name=ColorLines-Maddow-Romney-2014>{{cite news |last1=Rivas |first1=Jorge |title=Rosie Pérez Talks Romney and Love on Maddow [Video] |url=http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/10/rosie_perez_talks_romney_and_love_on_maddow_video.html |publisher=[[ColorLines]] |date=October 16, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2014 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020065618/http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/10/rosie_perez_talks_romney_and_love_on_maddow_video.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, she returned to Broadway to star in ''[[Fish in the Dark]]'', a play written by [[Larry David]].<ref name=CNN-Handbook-2014>{{cite news|last1=Rodriguez|first1=Cindy Y.|title=9 things you didn't know about Rosie Perez|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/01/living/rosie-perez-memoir-identity/ |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=April 1, 2014 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Vogue-Career-2014>{{cite news|last1=Frank|first1=Alex|title=To Celebrate Her Debut as a Cohost of The View, a Look at the Career Highlights of Rosie Perez|url=http://www.vogue.com/1448209/rosie-perez-the-view-career-highlights/ |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=September 15, 2014 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref> On July 8, 2015, Perez announced she would be leaving ''The View''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/rosie-perez-leaving-the-view-1201471921/|title=Rosie Perez Leaving 'The View' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Lisa|last=de Moraes|date=July 7, 2015|access-date=November 23, 2016}}</ref>

In 2018, in a series regular role, Perez portrayed Tracey Wolfe in the [[NBC]] musical drama television series ''[[Rise (American TV series)|Rise]]'', which ran for one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2018/04/30/the-life-altering-experience-that-forever-changed-rosie-perez/|title=The Life-Altering Experience That Forever Changed Rosie Perez|work=Forbes|last=Brunner|first=Jeryl|date=April 30, 2018}}</ref> She starred in the 2020 superhero film ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'', as the [[DC Entertainment]] [[superhero]] [[Renee Montoya]] / [[Question (character)|Question]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/birds-prey-casts-rosie-perez-as-renee-montoya-1149207|title=Rosie Perez Joins Margot Robbie in 'Birds of Prey'|date=October 3, 2018|last=Couch|first=Aaron|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2020/02/05/birds-of-prey-reviews-round-up/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=February 5, 2020|last=Holub|first=Christian|title=Early reviews praise Birds of Prey: 'A thoughtful meditation on liberation, egg sandwiches, and glitter bombs'}}</ref> Later that year, Perez starred in the comedy-drama series ''[[The Flight Attendant]]''. She earned a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]] for the role.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Canfield|first1=David|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/07/awards-insider-rosie-perez-flight-attendant-little-gold-men|title=Rosie Perez on her Flight Attendant Emmy nomination: "I'm Corny and Sensitive"|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|url-access=limited|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729182033/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/07/awards-insider-rosie-perez-flight-attendant-little-gold-men|archive-date=July 29, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021 Perez starred in [[Clifford the Big Red Dog (film)|the film adaptation]] of the children's book series ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/kenan-thompson-rosie-perez-join-clifford-big-red-dog-movie-1217814|title=Kenan Thompson, Rosie Perez Join 'Clifford the Big Red Dog' Movie (Exclusive)|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 12, 2019|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> In 2023, she had a role in season 2 of the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[Your Honor (American TV series)|Your Honor]]''.

She was an official commentator for the [[Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson]] boxing match.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malkin |first=Marc |date=2024-11-16 |title=Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Fight Commentator Rosie Perez Can't Predict Winner, but Says, 'I'm More Concerned for Tyson Because of His Age' |url=https://variety.com/2024/sports/columns/mike-tyson-jake-paul-fight-commentator-rosie-perez-concerned-age-netflix-1236211990/#:~:text=Nicknamed%20%E2%80%9CThe%20First%20Lady%20of,Three%20decades |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Activism ==
Perez is an [[Activism|activist]] for Puerto Rican rights:
* Her film ''[[Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas! (film)|Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas!]]'' (''I'm Puerto Rican, Just So You Know!'') documents her activism.<ref name=Centro-YoSoy-2007>{{cite journal|last1=Berman Santana|first1=Déborah|title=Yo Soy Boricua, Pa' Que Tu Lo Sepas|journal=Centro Journal|date=Fall 2007|volume=XIX|issue=2|pages=262–265|url=http://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/sites/default/files/Journal/2007-2010/Vol_19_2_2007_fall/16_Berman_Santana_pp262-265.pdf|issn=2163-2960|oclc=51876413|access-date=October 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022213403/http://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/sites/default/files/Journal/2007-2010/Vol_19_2_2007_fall/16_Berman_Santana_pp262-265.pdf|archive-date=October 22, 2014}}</ref><ref name=NYTimes-YoSoy-2006>{{cite news|last1=Aurthur|first1=Kate|title=IFC Steps Up Its Commitment to Original Programming|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/arts/television/11aurt.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0&gwt=pay |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 11, 2006 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref>
* She starred in and directed the Spanish [[AIDS]] PSA campaign "Join the Fight" for Cable Positive and Kismet Films. The campaign featured actor [[Wilmer Valderrama]], [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]'s [[Julissa Bermudez]], [[Telenovela]] actor [[Erick Elías]], singer/actress [[Lorena Rojas]], 2006–2007 [[Miss Universe]] [[Zuleyka Rivera]] and actress [[Judy Marte]]. An English-language campaign was also directed by [[Liev Schreiber]].
* US President [[Barack Obama]] appointed her to The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). She was sworn in on February 2, 2010.
* On January 6, 2000, she was arrested for [[disorderly conduct]] in [[Manhattan]] following a rally to [[Navy-Vieques protests|protest]] against the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] air weapons training, as well as other forms of payload on the government training range owned at [[Vieques, Puerto Rico|Vieques]], an island off the coast of [[Puerto Rico]].
* Perez serves as the chair of the artistic board for [http://www.urbanarts.org/ Urban Arts Partnership],<ref name=UrbanArts-Board-2013>{{cite web |url=http://www.urbanarts.org/about/artistic |title=Artistic Board Chair Rosie Perez was featured in the Reader's Digest "Best of America" issue |publisher=Urban Arts Partnership |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=May 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521104419/http://www.urbanarts.org/about/artistic |url-status=dead }}</ref> a New York City arts education nonprofit that uses arts integrated education programs to close the achievement gap.

== Personal life ==
Perez has suffered from high anxiety, [[PTSD]], and depression, but with therapy, it has been greatly reduced.<ref name=CNN-Handbook-2014 /><ref name=LarryKingNow-View-2014>{{cite news|last1=King|first1=Larry|title=Rosie Perez|url=http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/rosie-perez-0_6uii026j9fsl|publisher=[[Larry King Now]]|format=Video interview|date=October 13, 2014|access-date=October 18, 2014|archive-date=June 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626111257/http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/rosie-perez-0_6uii026j9fsl|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=LatinPost-Madonna2Pac-2014>{{cite news|last1=Santiago|first1=Solmarie|title=Madonna and 2-Pac Hookup Revealed by Rosie Perez on The Wendy Williams Show|url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/9995/20140403/madonna-and-2-pac-hookup-revealed-by-rosie-perez-on-the-wendy-williams-show.htm |publisher=Latin Post|date=April 3, 2014 |access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref>

Perez married filmmaker and playwright [[Seth Zvi Rosenfeld]] in 1998. The couple divorced in 2001 after 3 years together.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2015/02/eric-haze-rosie-perezs-husband-who-married-to-the-view/|title=Eric Haze, Rosie Perez's Husband: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|last=Weigle|first=Lauren|date=February 3, 2015|website=[[Heavy (website)|Heavy]]|access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref> She married artist [[Eric Haze]] on September 15, 2013, in [[Las Vegas]]. They live in [[Clinton Hill, Brooklyn]] as of 2014.<ref name=NYDN-Handbook-2014 />

== Awards and nominations ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Rosie Perez}}
(2021) [[National Hispanic Media Coalition|NHMC Impact Awards]] (Outstanding Performance in a Series)
<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yuma |first1=Jennifer |title=Salma Hayek Pinault, Tessa Thompson Among Honorees for Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards |url=https://variety.com/2021/scene/news/national-hispanic-media-coalition-impact-awards-salma-hayek-pinault-tessa-thompson-1235112813/ |website=Variety |date=November 16, 2021 }}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Do the Right Thing]]''
| Tina
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Criminal Justice (film)|Criminal Justice]]''
| Denise Moore
| TV movie
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Night on Earth]]''
| Angela
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[White Men Can't Jump]]''
| Gloria Clemente
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1993
| ''[[Untamed Heart]]''
| Cindy
|
|-
| ''[[Fearless (1993 film)|Fearless]]''
| Carla Rodrigo
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1994
| ''[[It Could Happen to You (1994 film)|It Could Happen to You]]''
| Muriel Lang
|
|-
| ''[[Somebody to Love (1994 film)|Somebody to Love]]''
| Mercedes
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1997
| ''[[A Brother's Kiss]]''
| Debbie
|
|-
| ''[[Perdita Durango]]''
| Perdita Durango
|
|-
| 1998
| ''Louis & Frank''
| -
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The 24 Hour Woman]]''
| Grace Santos
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2000
| ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]''
| Chel (voice)
|
|-
| ''[[King of the Jungle (2000 film)|King of the Jungle]]''
| Joanne
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2001
| ''[[Human Nature (2001 film)|Human Nature]]''
| Louise
|
|-
| ''[[Riding in Cars with Boys]]''
| Shirley Perro
|
|-
| 2003
| ''From the 104th Floor''
| Narrator (voice)
| Short
|-
| 2004
| ''Exactly''
| Angela
| Short
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Lackawanna Blues (film)|Lackawanna Blues]]''
| Bertha
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006
| ''[[Just Like the Son]]''
| Mrs. Ponders
|
|-
| ''Lolo's Cafe''
| Maria (voice)
| Short
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Take (2007 film)|The Take]]''
| Marina De La Pena
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]''
| Officer Carol Brazier
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2010
| ''[[The Other Guys]]''
| Herself
|
|-
| ''[[Pete Smalls Is Dead]]''
| Julia
|
|-
| ''Lies in Plain Sight''
| Marisol Reyes
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan=2| 2012
| ''[[Small Apartments]]''
| Ms. Baker
|
|-
| ''[[Won't Back Down (film)|Won't Back Down]]''
| Brenna Harper
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2013
| ''[[The Counselor]]''
| Ruth
|
|-
| ''The Being Experience''
| Herself
|
|-
| ''[[Gods Behaving Badly (film)|Gods Behaving Badly]]''
| [[Persephone]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2014
| ''[[The Hero of Color City]]''
| Red (voice)
|
|-
| ''[[Fugly!]]''
| Zowie
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2015
| ''[[Pitch Perfect 2]]''
| ''The View'' Host
|
|-
| ''[[Puerto Ricans in Paris]]''
| Gloria
|
|-
| ''[[Five Nights in Maine]]''
| Ann
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Active Adults]]''
| Zoe
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2019
| ''[[The Dead Don't Die (2019 film)|The Dead Don't Die]]''
| Posie Juarez
|
|-
| ''[[Inside the Rain]]''
| Dr. Holloway
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2020
| ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]''
| [[Renee Montoya]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Last Thing He Wanted (film)|The Last Thing He Wanted]]''
| Alma Guerrero
|
|-
| ''For NYC''
| Herself
| Short
|-
|rowspan=2| 2021
| ''[[With/In|With/In: Volume 1]]''
| Coco
|
|-
| ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (film)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]''
| Lucille
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Highest 2 Lowest]]''
| Herself
|
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[21 Jump Street]]''
| Rosie Martinez
| Episode: "2245"
|-
| 1990–91
| ''[[WIOU (TV series)|WIOU]]''
| Lucy Hernandez
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 1990–93
| ''[[In Living Color]]''
| Fly Girl/Choreographer
| Main Cast: Season 1–4
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Great Performances]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Everybody Dance Now"
|-
| 1992
| ''[[It's Showtime at the Apollo]]''
| Herself/Guest Host
| Episode: "Episode #6.4"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1995
| ''In a New Light: Sex Unplugged''
| Herself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| ''[[Frasier]]''
| Francesca
| Episode: "Roz in the Doghouse"
|-
| 1995–00
| ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]''
| Various (voice)
| Guest Cast: Season 1-3
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Saturday Night Special (TV series)|Saturday Night Special]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #1.4"
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Subway Stories]]: Tales from the Underground''
| Mystery Girl
| Episode: "Love on the A Train"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Little Bill]]''
| Valencia
| Episode: "Monty's Roar/Natural Root Pals"
|-
|rowspan=3| 2002
| ''One World Jam: A Concert for Global Harmony''
| Herself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| ''[[Gotham Independent Film Awards 2002|Gotham Awards]]''
| Herself/Co-Host
| Main Co-Host
|-
| ''[[Widows (TV series)#American remake|Widows]]''
| Linda Perelli
| Main Cast
|-
| 2003
| ''XXI Century''
| Herself
| Episode: "War, Peace, and Patriotism"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2004
| ''[[Whoopi's Littleburg]]''
| The Flashlight Lady
| Episode: "But I Still Like You"
|-
| ''[[Frasier]]''
| Lizbeth
| Episode: "Crock Tales"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[All the Invisible Children]]''
| Ruthie
| Episode: "Jesus Children of America"
|-
| 2005–11
| ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]''
| Click (voice)
| Main Cast
|-
| 2008–09
| ''[[Lipstick Jungle (TV series)|Lipstick Jungle]]''
| Dahlia Morales
| Recurring Cast: Season 2
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Eva Banks
| Episode: "Hardwired"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010
| ''VH1 Rock Docs''
| Herself
| Episode: "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America"
|-
| ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]''
| La Bruja (voice)
| Episode: "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure"
|-
|rowspan=4| 2012
| ''[[Fish Hooks]]''
| Chichelsea Chihuahua (voice)
| Episode: "Bea Dates Milo"
|-
| ''[[Nurse Jackie]]''
| Jules
| Episode: "Slow Growing Monsters"
|-
| ''[[Falcón (TV series)|Falcón]]''
| Madeleine Flowers
| Episode: "The Silent and the Damned"
|-
| ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars]]''
| Herself/Guest Judge
| Episode: "All Star Girl Groups"
|-
| 2012–13
| ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
| Choni (voice)
| Recurring Cast: Season 3-4
|-
|rowspan=3| 2013
| ''[[Anderson Live]]''
| Herself/Co-Host
| Episode: "Co-Host Rosie Perez/'Spartacus"
|-
| ''In the Woods''
| Herself
| Main Cast
|-
| ''[[American Latino TV]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #12.6"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Park Bench with Steve Buscemi]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Hair Apparent"
|-
| 2014–15
| ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]''
| Herself/Co-Host
| Guest Co-Host: Season 17, Main Co-Host: Season 18
|-
| 2014–17
| ''[[Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero]]''
| Aunt Rose (voice)
| Recurring Cast
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
| ''[[The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore]]''
| Herself/Panelist
| Episode: "Starbucks's "Race Together" Campaign"
|-
| ''[[American Masters]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "The Women's List"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Search Party (TV series)|Search Party]]''
| Lorraine De Coss
| Recurring Cast: Season 1
|-
|rowspan=3| 2017
| ''[[Then and Now with Andy Cohen]]''
| Herself
| Recurring Guest
|-
| ''[[Nightcap (2016 TV series)|Nightcap]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Guest in a Snake"
|-
| ''[[Pure (Canadian TV series)|Pure]]''
| Phoebe O'Reilly
| Main Cast: Season 1
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017–19
| ''[[Bounty Hunters (British TV series)|Bounty Hunters]]''
| Nina Morales
| Main Cast
|-
| ''[[Elena of Avalor]]''
| Dulce (voice)
| Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3
|-
|rowspan=3| 2018
| ''[[Unsung (TV series)|Unsung]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "The Boys"
|-
| ''[[Project Runway All Stars]]''
| Herself/Guest Judge
| Episode: "Posen on the Red Carpet"
|-
| ''[[Rise (American TV series)|Rise]]''
| Tracey Wolfe
| Main Cast
|-
|rowspan=2| 2019
| ''[[High Maintenance]]''
| Adriana
| Episode: "Proxy"
|-
| ''[[She's Gotta Have It (TV series)|She's Gotta Have It]]''
| Doña Lucy Christina
| Episode: "#OhJudoKnow?"
|-
| 2020–22
| ''[[The Flight Attendant]]''
| Megan Briscoe
| Main Cast
|-
|rowspan=3| 2021
| ''[[Mike Tyson: The Knockout]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Part 1-2"
|-
| ''[[NYC Epicenters 9/11→2021½]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Part 1-4"
|-
| ''[[Maya and the Three]]''
| Cipactli (voice)
| Recurring Cast
|-
|rowspan=4| 2022
| ''[[Black Market with Michael K. Williams]]''
| Herself/Guest Host
| Episode: "Thirst Trap"
|-
| ''The DAZN Boxing Show''
| Herself/Analyst
| Episode: "Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovkin III: Weigh-In"
|-
| ''Now & Then''
| Flora Neruda
| Main Cast
|-
| ''[[Big City Greens]]''
| Mrs. Torres
| Episode: "The Delivernator"
|-
| 2022–23
| ''[[Human Resources (TV series)|Human Resources]]''
| Petra the Ambition Gremlin (voice)
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Your Honor (American TV series)|Your Honor]]''
| Olivia Delmont
| Recurring Cast: Season 2
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2024
| ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
| Herself/Guest Judge
| Episode: "Soul Train Night"
|-
| ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
| Suzie Groove (voice)
| Episode: "Tango Tangle"
|-
| ''[[Fantasmas (TV series)|Fantasmas]]''
| Bianca
| Episode: "The Void"
|-
| ''City Island''
| Rosey Rivet (voice)
| Episode: "Maker Hill"
|-
| ''[[Before (TV series)|Before]]''
| Denise
| Main Cast
|-
| 2023–25
| ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]''
| Petra (voice)
| Guest Cast: Season 7-8
|-
| 2024–25
| ''[[Grimsburg]]''
| Martina Martinez (voice)
| Recurring Cast
|}

===Music video===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Artist
! Song
|-
| 1989
| [[Joyce Irby]] featuring [[Doug E. Fresh]]
| "Mr. DJ"
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Playwright
! Notes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]''
| Frankie (replacement)
| [[Terrence McNally]]
| [[Belasco Theatre (Broadway)|Belasco Theatre]], Broadway
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Reckless (1995 film)|Reckless]]''
| Pooty / Sue
| [[Craig Lucas]]
| [[Samuel J. Friedman Theatre|Biltmore Theatre]], Broadway
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Ritz (play)|The Ritz]]''
| Googie Gomez
| Terrence McNally
| [[Studio 54]], Broadway
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Fish in the Dark]]''
| Fabiana Melendez
| [[Larry David]]
| [[James Earl Jones Theatre|Cort Theatre]], Broadway
|}

===Documentary===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Film
|-
| 2000
| ''[[My Generation (2000 film)|My Generation]]''
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas! (film)|Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas!]]''
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Home (2006 film)|Home]]''
|-
| 2008
| ''Big Pun: The Legacy''
|-
| 2011
| ''Brooklyn Boheme''
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives]]''
|-
|rowspan=2| 2016
| ''[[Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall]]''
|-
| ''Muhammad Ali: A Life''
|-
| 2017
| ''My Name Is Pedro''
|-
| 2018
| ''Pa'lante''
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics]]''
|}

== Published works ==
* {{cite book|last1=Bourke|first1=Alison P.|first2=Evan|last2=Shapiro|first3=Rosie|last3=Perez|first4=Roger M.|last4=Sherman|first5=Liz|last5=Garbus|first6=Rory|last6=Kennedy|first7=Jimmy|last7=Smits|author-link7=Jimmy Smits|first8=Kathryn|last8=Taverna|first9=Tom|last9=Hurwitz|first10=Carlos|last10=Valdez|title=¡Yo Soy Boricua, Pa'que Tu Lo Sepas!: I'm Boricua, Just So You Know!|location=Santa Monica, Calif.|publisher=Genius Entertainment|date=2007|isbn=978-1-59444-303-9|oclc=123120491}}
* {{cite book|last=Perez|first=Rosie|title=Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair)|location=New York|publisher=Crown Archetype|date=2014|isbn=978-0-307-95239-4|oclc=858159344}}

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Brian McKnight

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{{Short description|American singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1969)}}
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* [[trombone]]
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'''Brian Kainoa Makoa McKnight Sr.'''<ref name="Name change">{{Cite news |last=Elibert |first=Mark |date=October 22, 2023 |title=Brian McKnight Criticized for Changing His Name Following the Birth of His Son |work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/brian-mcknight-criticized-for-changing-his-name |access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref> (born '''Brian Kelly McKnight'''; June 5, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality, and multi-instrumentalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/work/312266358|title=ACE Repertory|website=www.ascap.com|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_9_55/ai_63165399/pg_3|title=Brian McKnight on Fame, Family and Female Fans|access-date=January 8, 2007|work=FindArticles.com|date=July 2000|first=Aldore|last=Collier|archive-date=October 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014162531/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_9_55/ai_63165399/pg_3|url-status=dead}}</ref> An [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] performer, he is recognized for his strong [[head voice]], high belting range, and [[melisma]].

McKnight was raised in [[Orlando, Florida]], and moved to [[Los Angeles]] to pursue a musical career at the age of 19. He signed with [[Mercury Records]] to release his 1992 debut single, "[[The Way Love Goes (Brian McKnight song)|The Way Love Goes]]", which preceded his debut album [[Brian McKnight (album)|''Brian McKnight'']] (1992). A modest success, the album received [[RIAA certification|platinum]] certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) and spawned his first hit song, "[[One Last Cry]]", which peaked at number 13 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The following year, he recorded the duet "[[Love Is (Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight song)|Love Is]]" (with [[Vanessa Williams]]) for the ''[[Music of Beverly Hills, 90210|Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' soundtrack; the song peaked at number three on the chart. His 1997 single, "[[You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)]]" (featuring [[Mase]]) peaked within the chart's top 20 and led his third album, ''[[Anytime (Brian McKnight album)|Anytime]]'' (1997)—his final release with Mercury before he signed with [[Motown]]. His 1999 single, "[[Back at One (song)|Back at One]]" peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song; it preceded the [[Back at One (album)|album of the same name]] (1999), which was the first of four of his albums—''[[Superhero (Brian McKnight album)|Superhero]]'' (2001), ''[[U Turn (Brian McKnight album)|U Turn]]'' (2003), and ''[[Gemini (Brian McKnight album)|Gemini]]'' (2005)—to consecutively debut within the top ten of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. His ninth album, ''[[Ten (Brian McKnight album)|Ten]]'' (2006) marked his final [[Record label#Major labels|major label]] release.

He has received 16 [[Grammy Award]] nominations,<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8496622/grammys-2019-first-time-winners|title=12 Artists Who Could Win Their First Grammy in 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> third only to [[Zubin Mehta]] and [[Snoop Dogg]] for having the most nominations for the award without a win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/30/19/sleep-well-brother-in-live-video-brian-mcknight-sings-in-memory-of-james-ingram|title='Sleep well, brother': In live video, Brian McKnight sings in memory of James Ingram|website=ABS-CBN News|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>

== Early life ==
McKnight was born in [[Buffalo, New York]] to Claude McKnight, Jr. and Ruth Elaine Willis. His introduction to music was joining his church choir as a child; it was directed by his grandfather. Brian and his family moved to [[Orlando, Florida]] when he was about 10. His father worked for [[Martin Marietta]].<ref name=brothers>{{cite web | url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2020/01/14/brian-mcknight-prizes-orlando-memories-talks-final-album/ | title=Brian McKnight prizes Orlando memories, talks final album | date=January 14, 2020 }}</ref> He began composing instrumental material while learning to play several instruments.

His brothers graduated from [[Lake Howell High School]] in [[Winter Park, Florida]] and the family moved to [[Orange County, Florida]]. Brian McKnight then went to [[Maynard Evans High School]] in Orlando. McKnight formed a band and began performing original songs at local venues. By 18, he was offered a publishing deal and left for [[Los Angeles]] when he was about 19.<ref name="allmusic.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-mcknight-mn0000517074/biography|title=Brian McKnight Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref name=brothers/>

== Career ==
=== Mercury Records: ''Brian McKnight'' and ''Anytime'' (1990–1997) ===
McKnight's older brother, Claude V. McKnight III (and Claude's band [[Take 6]]), signed a record deal with Warner Brothers subsidiary [[Reprise Records]] in 1987, releasing their first album in early 1988 and encouraging Brian to shop his own [[demo (music)|demo tapes]]. By the age of 19 he signed his first recording deal with a subsidiary of [[Mercury Records]], [[Wing Records]].<ref name="Brian McKnight Back at One">{{cite web|url=http://www.superiorpics.com/brian_mcknight/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203141649/http://www.superiorpics.com/brian_mcknight/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2013|title=Brian McKnight Back at One|access-date=January 15, 2010|work=SuperiorPics.com|year=2009}}</ref> His debut album ''[[Brian McKnight (album)|Brian McKnight]]'' was released in 1992, and peaked at number 58 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. His first release was "[[The Way Love Goes (Brian McKnight song)|The Way Love Goes]]", which peaked at number 11 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart.<ref name="allmusic.com" /> The album also featured the ballad and Top 20 single, "[[One Last Cry]]". It was followed by two more albums for Mercury, ''I Remember You'' (1995) and ''Anytime'' (1997). ''[[Anytime (Brian McKnight album)|Anytime]]'', McKnight's final album with Mercury, sold over two million copies and was nominated for a Grammy. The video for "Anytime", directed by Darren Grant, was nominated for [[Best Male Video]] at the [[1998 MTV Video Music Awards]]. In 1997, McKnight recorded "Remember the Magic" for [[Walt Disney World]]'s 25th anniversary.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} After the release of his debut album, McKnight was part of the group [[Black Men United]] alongside [[Gerald Levert]], his then-labelmate [[Joe (singer)|Joe]], [[Christopher Williams (singer)|Christopher Williams]], [[Boyz II Men]], and others for the song "[[U Will Know]]", appeared and co-produced (alongside [[D'Angelo]]) on the [[Jason's Lyric (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the 1994 film ''[[Jason's Lyric]]''.

=== Motown Records: ''Bethlehem'' and ''Back at One'' (1998–2004) ===
McKnight signed with [[Motown]] in 1998 and released a [[Christmas music|Christmas]] album, ''[[Bethlehem (Brian McKnight album)|Bethlehem]]'', the first of five albums he released on Motown. In 1998, he was a guest star on the show ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister Sister]]''. He appeared in multiple episodes, as Tia and Tamera's college professor. That same year, he recorded a duet with Mariah Carey on a song that named "[[Whenever You Call (Mariah Carey song)|Whenever You Call]]" that was released as a bonus track in Carey's ''[[Number 1's (Mariah Carey album)|#1's]]'' compilation.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2012-01-28 |title=Ask Billboard: What Songs Should've Been Singles? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ask-billboard-what-songs-shouldve-been-singles-508310/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> The duet is also featured in the 25th anniversary edition of Carey's ''[[Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)|Butterfly]]'' album.

In 1999, McKnight released ''[[Back at One (album)|Back at One]]'', his most successful album to date, which eventually went on to sell over three million copies. Additionally, ''Back at One'' is one of four of McKnight's studio albums to reach the Top 10 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart, reaching number 7 on October 9, 1999.<ref name="McKnight's [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] Chart History">[http://www.billboard.com/artist/297206/brian-mcknight/chart?f=305/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504083845/https://www.billboard.com/artist/297206/brian-mcknight/chart?f=305%2F|date=May 4, 2018}}, Brian McKnight's chart history on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] Albums Chart</ref> In 2004, he co-wrote the song "Wait" with Australian soul artist [[Guy Sebastian]], which appeared on Sebastian's ''[[Beautiful Life (Guy Sebastian album)|Beautiful Life]]'' album.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Chan |first=Tim |date=2022-09-16 |title=#Butterfly25: Mariah Carey Celebrates 25th Anniversary of 'Butterfly' Album With New Tracks, Merch |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mariah-carey-butterfly-25th-anniversary-stream-buy-download-1234594017/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Warner Brothers: ''Ten'' and performances (2005–2014) ===
[[File:Brian McKnight.jpg|thumb|upright|McKnight performing in 2006]]

In early 2005, McKnight made a camei appearance in Mariah Carey's "[[It's Like That (Mariah Carey song)|It's Like That]]" music video directed by [[Brett Ratner]]. In late 2005, McKnight signed with [[Warner Records|Warner Bros. Records]] and released the album ''[[Ten (Brian McKnight album)|Ten]]'' during December 2006. It was his only studio album with the label. Three singles were released from the album: "[[Find Myself in You]]" (which originally appeared on the soundtrack to the 2006 [[Tyler Perry]] movie ''[[Madea's Family Reunion]]''), "[[Used to Be My Girl]]" and "What's My Name". In October 2007, McKnight made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the show [[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

Between 2006 and 2010, McKnight hosted ''The Brian McKnight Morning Show'', a radio show with Pat Prescott on [[KTWV]] The Wave in Los Angeles. The show was briefly simulcast on [[KKHH|KHJZ]]-FM, Smooth Jazz 95.7 The Wave in Houston. In January 2009, McKnight hosted "The Brian McKnight Show" on 98.7 [[KISS-FM (brand)|KISS-FM]] in New York City.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} In 2009, he appeared as a performer in the eighth season of ''[[The Apprentice (American season 8)|Celebrity Apprentice]]''.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/08/arts/AP-TV-Celebrity-Apprentice.html?_r=1 Trump Rounds Up Celebs for New Season of the Apprentice] ''New York Times'', January 8, 2009</ref> Each celebrity played to raise money for the charity of his or her choice. He elected to play for Youthville USA.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} Between September 2009 and May 2010, he hosted<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prlog.org/10325400-stevie-wonder-confirmed-as-first-guest-on-premiere-of-the-brian-mcknight-show.html|title=Stevie Wonder Confirmed as First Guest on Premiere of The Brian McKnight Show|access-date=January 15, 2010|work=PRLog.org|date=August 2009}}</ref> ''The Brian McKnight Show'', a late night talk show billed as a combination of talk and variety which aired in syndication. McKnight sang the national anthem for [[MLB]] [[Opening Day]] in Cincinnati, Ohio with his sons Brian, Jr. and Niko on March 31, 2011. He had sung the national anthem for the [[1997 NBA All-Star Game]] in Cleveland, Game 6 of the [[2002 World Series]] in [[Anaheim, California]] (near his Los Angeles home), and the [[2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] in Detroit. He has sung the anthem throughout his career at numerous places. He sang "God Bless America" in the 7th inning of Game 7 of the [[National League Championship Series]] in San Francisco on October 22, 2012.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

[[File:Brian McKnight 2014.jpg|right|thumb|upright|McKnight at the 2014 Pioneer of African American Achievement Awards Gala in Beverly Hills, California]]

On April 23, 2012, McKnight posted to [[YouTube]] "If You're Ready To Learn", which has been characterized by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' as a "filthy jam". Billboard selected this lyric from the song to quote: "Let me show you how your __ works / Since you didn't bring it to me first."<ref>{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/brian-mcknight-previews-adult-mixtape-with-explicit-slow-jam-491196/|title=Brian McKnight Previews 'Adult Mixtape' with Explicit Slow Jam|publisher=Billboard|date=April 24, 2012|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> Other media outlets including [[MTV]], the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'', and ''[[NewMediaRockstars]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/06/brian-mcknight-interview/ |title=Brian McKnight Interview | R&B Legend |publisher=Newmediarockstars.com |date=June 19, 2012 |access-date=December 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227105859/http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/06/brian-mcknight-interview/ |archive-date=December 27, 2012 }}</ref> have written about McKnight's recent, more adult-oriented efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/25/brian-mcknight-vulgar-sex-song-a-joke|title=Brian McKnight: 'Vulgar sex song a joke'|work=torontosun |publisher=Toronto Sun|date=April 25, 2012|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/04/26/brian-mcknight-sexual-song-adult-mixtape-boredom/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428073639/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/04/26/brian-mcknight-sexual-song-adult-mixtape-boredom/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 28, 2012|title=Brian McKnight Officially Re-Releasing Sexual Anthem|publisher=Rapfix.mtv.com|date=April 26, 2012|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> Soontly after the single's release, McKnight and [[Funny or Die]] revealed that the single was a collaboration between the two. McKnight later explained that he wrote the parody as a commentary on the state of R&B, which he noted was in a period of degradation overall with famous radio station [[98.7 Kiss FM]] shuttering and hit singles being inferior quality music, among other ailments.<ref>{{cite web|last1=MaxwellSchad|title=Brian McKnight on why he wrote "If You're Ready to Learn"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAxQLwPqk4c| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/UAxQLwPqk4c| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live|website=YouTube|date=May 17, 2012 |access-date=August 19, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== Brian McKnight Music and Kobalt: ''Better'' (2015–2016) ===
On August 14, 2015, McKnight released the single "Uh Oh Feeling", the first track from his album ''[[Better (Brian McKnight album)|Better]]''. It was released on his own label, Brian McKnight Music LLC via [[Kobalt Label Services]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/brian-mcknight-uh-oh-feeling-single-kobalt/|title=Exclusive: Brian McKnight Teams With Kobalt for New Single 'Uh Oh Feeling'|publisher=Billboard|date=August 14, 2015|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref> ''Better'' was released on February 26, 2016 and the album received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2016-02-29/listen-brian-mcknights-album-better-is-now-available-for-streaming/|title=Brian McKnight releases 12th studio album 'Better' |publisher=Singersroom|date=February 29, 2016|access-date=April 13, 2016}}</ref>

=== SoNo Recording: ''An Evening with...'' and ''Genesis'' (2016–present) ===
On September 23, 2016 (twenty years from the date of his studio album ''[[Anytime (Brian McKnight album)|Anytime]]''), McKnight released his first live CD, DVD and Blu-ray collection entitled ''[[An Evening with Brian McKnight]]'' (in partnership with independent recording label, SoNo Recording Group, via [[Universal Music Group]]). The concert was recorded at the historic [[Saban Theatre]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]]. The release includes fourteen songs performed live with his full band, plus three newly written and recorded songs. The first single, "Everything", was in the Top 20 on the national Adult Contemporary charts in September 2016. The CD version of the concert debuted on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' R&B chart at No. 13, as a Hot Shot Debut. Also included is a duet with [[Gino Vannelli]], on the song "Brothers in the End". The Blu-ray and DVD version of the release premiered on the ''Billboard'' Music DVD chart at number 9.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

McKnight released the album ''[[Genesis (Brian McKnight album)|Genesis]]'' on August 25, 2017.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/lifestyles/ct-ptb-brian-mcknight-st-0519-20170511-story.html|title=McKnight enjoys 'rebirth' with new single, album|work=[[Post-Tribune (Indiana newspaper)|Post-Tribune]]|last=Kostanczuk|first=Bob|date=May 11, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> It featured three Top 30 Urban AC and AC hits: "Everything", "Forever" and "I Want U". ''Genesis'' premiered on the [[Nielsen SoundScan]] Top 10 Current R&B Albums and Top 20 Current Hip Hop/R&B Albums. The album was produced by [[Tim Kelley]] of the duo [[Tim & Bob]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} In January 2018, McKnight was nominated for two [[NAACP Image Awards]]. He was nominated for Outstanding Male Artist and Outstanding Album for ''Genesis'' (alongside [[Bruno Mars]], [[Charlie Wilson (singer)|Charlie Wilson]], [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[Jay-Z]] and [[Mary J Blige]]).{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} In May 2018, McKnight announced that he was working on his next studio album tentatively titled ''Bedtime Story'', which would be 60 minutes of music "for the bedroom aka baby-making music".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/entertainment/brian-mcknight-at-sound-board-things-to-know/article_96d5ae59-b93b-5e65-8119-a21035539c8d.html|title=Brian McKnight at Sound Board, 3 Things To Know|last=Graff|first=Gary|website=The Oakland Press|language=en|access-date=November 19, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2021, Brian McKnight competed on ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' spin-off ''[[The Masked Dancer (American TV series)|The Masked Dancer]]'' as "Cricket".

== Personal life ==
McKnight was married from 1990–2003 to singer-songwriter, Julie McKnight, and they have two sons.<ref name="people">{{cite news |title=All About Brian McKnight's Kids |url=https://people.com/all-about-brian-mcknight-kids-8382534 |work=People |language=en}}</ref> Brian also has a daughter he fathered from a previous relationship.<ref name="people" /> He had been estranged from his son Niko for many years, dating back to the elder McKnight publicly referring to his oldest children—Niko and older brother Brian Jr.—as being "products of sin".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/brian-mcknight-product-of-sin-response-1234872017/|title=Brian McKnight's Son Niko, Ex-Wife Julie Respond After He Labels Older Children "A Product Of Sin"|work=Vibe|date=April 22, 2024|last=Abraham|first=Mya}}</ref> On May 30, 2025, Niko died of cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/brian-mcknight-estranged-son-niko-dead-age-32-cancer-11745520|title=Brian McKnight's Estranged Son Niko Dies of Cancer at 32, His Uncle Reveals|last=Avila|first=Daniela|work=People|date=May 29, 2025}}</ref>

In 2014, Brian McKnight and Leilani Malia Mendoza, a pediatric neurophysiologist, began dating and they announced their engagement in May 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BUQBe7LB1pW/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BUQBe7LB1pW |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Brian Mcknight on Instagram: "She said yes ❤❤❤❤❤ took me 42 years to find her and I'm never letting her go I'm so in love with you baby #iloveourlife #priceless…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=November 19, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On December 29, 2017, McKnight and Mendoza were married.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brian-mcknight-marries-leilani-mendoza-in-new-years-eve-ceremony/|title=Brian McKnight Marries Leilani Malia Mendoza in New Year's Eve Ceremony|date=January 2, 2018|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> Mendoza has two children from a previous relationship. McKnight and Mendoza had a son who died in infancy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian McKnight Reflects On The Loss Of His Infant Son As Child Abandonment Rumors Surface |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/brian-mcknight-reflects-loss-infant-182803732.html |access-date=May 11, 2022 |website=www.yahoo.com |date=May 11, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> In December 2022, McKnight and Mendoza had another son, Brian Kainoa Makoa Jr.<ref name="Name change" /> McKnight legally changed his name to Brian Kainoa Makoa McKnight Sr. matching his son's name.<ref name="Name change"/>

=== Religion ===
Brian McKnight grew up a [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pannell |first=Ni'kesia |date=2020-10-26 |title=12 Black Celebrities Who Were Raised Seventh-Day Adventist |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/12-celebrities-who-were-raised-seventh-day-adventist/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Essence |language=en-US}}</ref> Religion was important in the McKnight family, with many generations being Seventh-day Adventists. His grandfather was a pastor of a church, and his mother played the piano and sang in a gospel choir in Emanuel Temple in [[Buffalo, New York]]. Being the youngest of four boys, McKnight became a member of an [[a cappella]] [[gospel quartet]] with his brothers. He also attended [[Oakwood University|Oakwood College]], a Seventh-day Adventist university in [[Huntsville, Alabama]], from 1987 to 1989. In his second year, he got into trouble for violating Oakwood's rules about dormitory visitors for having his girlfriend in his dorm room. They were both expelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/brian-mcknight|title=Brian McKnight Biography|website=Encyclopedia.com|access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/hc1c1i/this-day-in-black-history-june-5-1969|title=This in Black History|last=Jones|first=Joyce|date=June 5, 2014|website=Bet|access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{main|Brian McKnight discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Brian McKnight (album)|Brian McKnight]]'' (1992)
* ''[[I Remember You (Brian McKnight album)|I Remember You]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Anytime (Brian McKnight album)|Anytime]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Bethlehem (Brian McKnight album)|Bethlehem]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Back at One (album)|Back at One]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Superhero (Brian McKnight album)|Superhero]]'' (2001)
* ''[[U-Turn (Brian McKnight album)|U Turn]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Gemini (Brian McKnight album)|Gemini]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Ten (Brian McKnight album)|Ten]]'' (2006)
* ''[[I'll Be Home for Christmas (Brian McKnight album)|I'll Be Home for Christmas]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Evolution of a Man]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Just Me (Brian McKnight album)|Just Me]]'' (2011)
* ''[[More Than Words (Brian McKnight album)|More Than Words]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Better (Brian McKnight album)|Better]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Genesis (Brian McKnight album)|Genesis]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Exodus (Brian McKnight album)|Exodus]]'' (2020)

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[A Diva's Christmas Carol]]''
| Himself
| TV movie
|-
| 2003
| ''[[The Beat (2003 film)|The Beat]]''
| Record Executive
|
|-
| 2005
| ''Leverage''
| Joe
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Black Dynamite]]''
| Sweet Meat
|
|-
| 2011
| ''Cheaper to Keep Her''
| Raymond Mays
| Video
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2012
| ''Note to Self''
| Doctor William Thompson
|
|-
| ''Fuzzy Giners''
| Professor
| Short
|-
| 2013
| ''The Country Christmas Story''
| Danny Gibson
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2017
| ''[[Sandy Wexler]]''
| Testimonial
|
|-
| ''[[Naked (2017 film)|Naked]]''
| Himself
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1993
| ''Stanley T in Da House''
| Himself
| Episode: "Boyz II Men"
|-
| ''[[The Mickey Mouse Club]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #6.18"
|-
| 1993–01
| ''[[Showtime at the Apollo]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
| {{nowrap|1993–05}}
| ''[[Soul Train]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Love Is in Your Face: Part 2"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1995
| ''[[New York Undercover]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "CAT"
|-
| ''Midnight Mac''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #1.1"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1996
| ''[[Living Single]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Wake Up to the Breakup"
|-
| ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Where the Party At"
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The Steve Harvey Show]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Coming to Chicago"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1998
| ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Ready or Not"
|-
| ''Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards''
| Himself/Co-Host
| Main Co-Host
|-
| ''Soul Train Christmas Starfest''
| Himself/Host
| Main Host
|-
| 1998–99
| ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]''
| Keith/Clarence
| Recurring Cast: Season 6
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999
| ''[[Mad TV]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #4.16"
|-
| ''[[1999 Soul Train Music Awards|Soul Train Music Awards]]''
| Himself/Co-Host
| Main Co-Host
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Hollywood Squares]]''
| Himself/Panelist
| Recurring Panelist
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2001
| ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]''
| Himself/Contestant
| Episode: "Top of the Charts Edition, Show 2-4"
|-
| ''[[The Wayne Brady Show]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| ''[[The Parkers]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Crazy Love"
|-
| {{nowrap|''Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America''}}
| Himself
| Main Guest
|-
| ''VH1 Presents the 80's''
| Himself
| Episode: "Hip Hop/R&B"
|-
| 2002
| ''[[My Wife and Kids]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Anniversary"
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2003
| ''[[Star Search]]''
| Himself/Guest Judge
| Episode: "The One with Singer Brian McKnight"
|-
| ''[[American Juniors]]''
| Himself/Guest Judge
| Episode: "Episode #1.9" & "#1.10"
|-
| ''[[MTV Cribs]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Oct 13, 2003"
|-
| ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]''
| {{nowrap|Himself/Celebrity Contestant}}
| Episode: "Oct 16, 2003"
|-
| ''[[Platinum (TV series)|Platinum]]''
| Mace
| Episode: "Power"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2004
| ''[[The Chris Isaak Show]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Home Improvement"
|-
| ''[[Soundstage (TV series)|Soundstage]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Chris Isaak Christmas"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[American Dreams]]''
| Stokely Carmichael
| Episode: "The Commencement"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Celebrity Duets]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #1.2"
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Hey Paula (TV series)|Hey Paula]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "All That Glitters"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2008
| ''Secret Talents of the Stars''
| Himself/Judge
| Episode: "Episode #1.1"
|-
| ''[[America's Got Talent]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #3.20"
|-
| ''[[Great Performances]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Hit Man: David Foster and Friends"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Apprentice (American TV series)|The Apprentice]]''
| Himself/Contestant
| Contestant: [[The Apprentice (American TV series) season 8|Season 8]]
|-
| 2009–10
| ''The Brian McKnight Show''
| Himself/Host
| Main Host
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2012
| ''Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives''
| Himself
| Episode: "A Place Called Home"
|-
| ''The Mumblesteens''
| Himself
| Episode: "Secret Lover"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2013
| ''[[Shark Tank]]''
| Himself
| {{nowrap|Episode: "Hamboards, Scan, ScreenMend, Sunday Night Slow Jams"}}
|-
| ''Minute Motivations''
| Himself
| Episode: "Holiday Special"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Hollywood in Vienna]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Hollywood in Vienna 2015: Tales of Mystery"
|-
| 2015–16
| ''[[Celebrity Name Game]]''
| Himself/Celebrity Player
| Episode: "Brian McKnight & Nia Vardalos 1-3"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Grown Folks]]''
| Pastor
| Episode: "Take 'em to Church"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2021
| ''[[The Masked Dancer (American TV series)|The Masked Dancer]]''
| Contestant/Cricket
| Main Contestant
|-
| ''[[American Idol]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "410 (All Star Duets and Solos)"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2022
| ''Star Tracker''
| Himself
| Episode: "The Pursuit of the Dream"
|-
| ''[[Atlanta (TV series)|Atlanta]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "The Goof Who Sat By the Door"
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Brian McKnight}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award
! Year
! Nominee/work
! Category
! Result
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[American Music Award]]s
| rowspan="2" | [[American Music Awards of 1999|1999]]
| ''[[Brian McKnight (album)|Brian McKnight]]''
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist|Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[Anytime (Brian McKnight album)|Anytime]]''
| [[American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album|Favorite Soul/R&B Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BET Awards]]
| [[BET Awards 2007|2007]]
| Brian McKnight
| [[BET Centric Award|BET J Cool Like Dat Award]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="16" | [[Grammy Award]]s
| [[36th Annual Grammy Awards|1994]]
| "[[Love Is (Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight song)|Love Is]]" with [[Vanessa Williams]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]]
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan="2" | [[41st Annual Grammy Awards|1999]]
| "Anytime"
| [[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]]
| {{nom}}
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| "The Only One For Me"
| [[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance|Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]]
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan="2" | [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|2000]]
| ''[[Back at One (album)|Back at One]]''
| [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]]
| {{nom}}
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| "[[Back at One (song)|Back at One]]"
| [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]]
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan="3" | [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|2001]]
| "6, 8, 12"
| Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Stay or Let It Go"
| Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Coming Back Home" with [[BeBe Winans]] & [[Joe (singer)|Joe]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[44th Annual Grammy Awards|2002]]
| "Still"
| Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
| {{nom}}
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| "My Kind of Girl" with [[Justin Timberlake]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | "[[Love of My Life (Brian McKnight song)|Love of My Life]]"
| Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Win" from [[Men of Honor]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[45th Annual Grammy Awards|2003]]
| "All the Way" with [[Kenny G]]
| Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[46th Annual Grammy Awards|2004]]
| "Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda"
| Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[47th Annual Grammy Awards|2005]]
| "What We Do Here"
| Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[MTV Video Music Award]]s
| [[1998 MTV Video Music Awards|1998]]
| "Anytime"
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video|Best Male Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards|2000]]
| "Back at One"
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video|Best R&B Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[NAACP Image Award]]s
| 2000
| "Back at One"
| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist|Outstanding Male Artist]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 2001
| "Stay or Let It Go"
| Outstanding Male Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Superhero (Brian McKnight album)|Superhero]]''
| Outstanding Male Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Genesis (Brian McKnight album)|Genesis]]''
| Outstanding Male Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Album
| {{nom}}
|-
| Pop Awards
| 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pop-awards.com/2018 |title=Pop Awards 2018, the 1st annual Pop Awards |work=Pop Awards |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>
| ''Brian McKnight''
| Lifetime Achievement Award
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Soul Train Music Awards]]
| [[1999 Soul Train Music Awards|1999]]
| "Anytime"
| [[Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Male|Best R&B/Soul Single, Male]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2000 Soul Train Music Awards|2000]]
| "Back at One"
| Best R&B/Soul Single, Male
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Back at One''
| [[Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Male|Best R&B/Soul Album, Male]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[2002 Soul Train Music Awards|2002]]
| "Love of My Life"
| Best R&B/Soul Single, Male
| {{nom}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20021113055934/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/mcknight_brian/bio.jhtml Brian McKnight's Biography] from [[VH1]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080916171540/http://www.vibe.com/celebs/feature.html?id=163 Brian McKnight's Profile] from [[Vibe (magazine)|''Vibe'']]
* [http://www.brianmcknightfans.com Brian McKnight Fans website]
* ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' announcing his talk show, [https://web.archive.org/web/20081210171158/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/12/brian-mcknight.html Blogs.OrlandoSentinel.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040825004146/http://www.bmcknight.com/ Brian McKnight Just Me 2011 World Tour]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061201113905/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12044291 Music.Yahoo.com interview] 
* [https://tiktok.com/@claudemcknight/video/7510063986675666207?_r=1&_t=ZT-8wn4NKOcwZy Announcement of Niko McKnight's death from Claude McKnight] via [https://Tiktok.com Tiktok]

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Vida Guerra

2025-10-14T21:09:27Z

82.170.74.204: /* Television */

{{short description|Cuban-American glamour model}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2009}}
{{Infobox model
|name= Vida Guerra
|image= Vida Guerra2.jpg
|caption= Guerra at the 2007 American Music Awards after-party in 2007
|birth_place= [[Havana]], Cuba
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|3|19}}
|haircolor= Brown
|eyecolor= Brown
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'''Vida Guerra''' (born March 19, 1974<ref name=AskMen>{{cite web
|url = http://www.askmen.com/women/models_200/231_vida_guerra.html
|title = Model of the Week: Vida Guerra
|access-date = July 18, 2007
|publisher = [[AskMen.com]]
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070702183419/http://www.askmen.com/women/models_200/231_vida_guerra.html
|archive-date = July 2, 2007
|url-status = dead
|df = mdy-all
}}</ref>) is a Cuban-born American [[glamour photography|glamour model]] and actress. Her first notable appearance was in the U.S. edition of ''[[FHM]]'' magazine in December 2002; since then, she has modeled for many other men's magazines.

==Early life==
Born in [[Havana]], Cuba, Guerra, still a child, migrated with her family to the United States, moving to [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey]]. While growing up, she entered several [[fashion show]]s modeling swim wear, and has appeared in [[music video]]s.<ref name=AskMen/>

==Career==
Guerra's first national exposure came when she appeared in a [[lingerie]] [[Photo shoot|spread]] for ''FHM'' in December 2002. The magazine later reported that following its publication, almost one third of received mail was from readers demanding more photos of her. She was called back for more photo shoots and became "''FHM'''s Model of the Year" in 2004.<ref name=FHM>{{cite web
|url = http://www.fhmonline.com/Site/Girls/CoverGirls/Article.aspx?Gallery=4567&Picture=1&GirlID=34173
|title = Girls of FHM: Vida Guerra
|access-date = February 1, 2010
|publisher = [[FHM|FHM.com]]
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090215174522/http://fhmonline.com/Site/Girls/CoverGirls/Article.aspx?Gallery=4567&Picture=1&GirlID=34173
|archive-date = February 15, 2009
}}</ref> Since then, she has been featured in many magazines, including ''[[DUB Magazine|DUB]]'', ''[[Smooth (magazine)|Smooth]]'', ''[[Escape (magazine)|Escape]]'', and ''[[Open Your Eyes (magazine)|Open Your Eyes]]'', often as the [[cover girl]].

Guerra has made multiple appearances on several Spanish language [[television program]]s such as entertainment gossip show ''[[El Gordo y la Flaca]]'' (''The Fat guy and The Skinny girl''). She has also become a staple in [[music video]]s, appearing in "[[Shake Ya Tailfeather]]" ([[Nelly]], [[P. Diddy]] and [[Murphy Lee]], from the ''[[Bad Boys II]]'' [[Bad Boys II (soundtrack)|soundtrack]], 2003) and "[[The New Workout Plan]]" ([[Kanye West]], 2004), in "[[Obsesión (Aventura song)#Frankie J version|Obsession (No Es Amor)]]" ([[Frankie J]] featuring [[Baby Bash]], 2005) among others. In addition, Guerra has appeared in a [[Television advertisement|commercial]] for [[Burger King]]'s [[TenderCrisp|TenderCrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch]], a couple of sketches on ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'' (including "R. Kelly's '(I Wanna) Piss on You' Music Video", which spoofed the [[R. Kelly]] [[R. Kelly#Child pornography trial|sex tape]]), and the film ''[[National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2]]''.

In April 2005, Guerra's [[camera phone]] was allegedly [[Black hat hacking|hacked]]. Dozens of photos, including nude pictures, were widely disseminated on the [[Internet]]. Guerra said the nude images were of another woman, and that they had been mixed with genuine, non-nude camera-phone images of her to create the false appearance that she was the naked woman pictured.

Guerra was voted Number 26 in "''FHM'''s Top 100 Sexiest Females" of 2005 and has twice been named the winner of the magazine's "Best Butt Award". She has produced her own swimsuit calendars (and accompanying "behind the scenes" DVDs) and a 2006 DVD titled ''Vida Guerra: Exposed''.

The July 2006 issue of ''[[Playboy]]'' featured the first formal nude photos of Guerra. Part of her motivation for posing for the magazine, she said, was the camera phone incident; she wanted people to see what she really looked like naked.<ref name="LatinRapper">{{cite web
|url = http://www.latinrapper.com/vida_guerra_interview.html|title = Vida Guerra: Dangerous Curves Ahead|access-date = July 18, 2007|date = June 9, 2006|publisher = LatinRapper.com}}</ref>

The first song from Guerra's debut album, "You Got Me", was [[Music leak|leaked to the Internet]] on November 2, 2006.

In a July 2008 interview on ''[[The Jace Hall Show]]'', she spoke about her show ''Livin' the Low Life'', stating that "I didn't like it <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[lowrider]] cars] at first, I mean, they were cool, but now that I did the first season I'm actually gonna get one."<ref>{{cite episode | title = Jace Hall, Ep 8: Video Game Violence & HOT CHICKS! | series = The Jace Hall Show | airdate = July 23, 2008 | season = 1 | number = 8}}</ref>

She also appeared in the "''FHM'' sexiest woman of the year 2017", ranked at 89th position.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fhm.com/posts/the-100-sexiest-women-in-the-world-2017-150162/photos/sexiest-women-vida-guerra-272330|title=The 100 Sexiest Women In The World, 2017|date=2017-12-30|work=FHM|access-date=2018-05-06}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Guerra is a [[vegetarian]]. Regarding vegetarianism, she has stated "I feel really healthy, and it works on so many different levels, including the condition of my skin".<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://axcessnews.com/national/health/peta-makes-veggie-statement-capitol-national-hot-dog-month_1611/
| title=PETA makes a veggie statement at Capitol for National Hot Dog Month
| access-date=July 16, 2010
| date=July 16, 2010
| publisher=Axcessnews.com
}}</ref> In 2011, she appeared nude in a campaign for PETA, in support of vegetarianism.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/03/17/vida-guerra-sheds-clothes-for-peta-asks-for-donations-to-see-pics/
| title=Vida Guerra Sheds Clothes For PETA, Asks For Donations To See Pics
| date=March 17, 2011
| publisher=BallerStatus.com
| access-date=April 19, 2015
| archive-date=February 16, 2018
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216143857/https://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/03/17/vida-guerra-sheds-clothes-for-peta-asks-for-donations-to-see-pics/
| url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2003
| ''Writer's Block''
| Muse
| Short
|-
| 2005
| ''Fake Preacher''
| Marsha
| Video
|-
| 2006
| ''[[National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2|Dorm Daze 2]]''
| Violet
| Video
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010
| ''Sardines''
| Samantha
| Short
|-
| ''Lean Like a Cholo''
| Daisy
|
|-
| 2011
| ''Going Down There''
| Angela
| Short
|-
|rowspan=2| 2012
| ''[[Filly Brown]]''
| Wyatt's Groupie
|
|-
| ''Y: The Last Man Rising''
| Roxy
| Short
|-
|rowspan=2| 2013
| ''Not Another Celebrity Movie''
| Rosalita
|
|-
| ''Blood Shed''
| Khara
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2015
| ''American Justice''
| Officer Alexa
|
|-
| ''Mercy for Angels''
| Tracy
|
|-
| ''Tamales and Gumbo''
| Gloria
|
|-
| 2016
| ''Hauntsville''
| El Vida
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017
| ''[[CHiPs (film)|CHiPs]]''
| Ann
|
|-
| ''Perceptions''
| Sarah
| Short
|-
| 2018
| ''Compton's Finest''
| Maria
|
|-
| 2023
| ''Bomb Pizza''
| Nurse
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2003-04
| ''[[Chappelle's Show]]''
| Dancer/Stripper
| Guest Cast: Season 1-2
|-
|rowspan=2| 2005
| ''[[Unique Whips]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Beauty & the Beemer"
|-
| ''The Drop''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #3.13"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2008
| ''[[Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "100th Episode Celebration"
|-
| ''Hacienda Heights''
| Bella
| Episode: "Episode #2.10"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Eastbound & Down]]''
| -
| Episode: "Chapter 9"
|-
| 2012
| ''Chiquis 'n Control''
| Herself
| Episode: "Love Is in the Stars"
|-
| 2014
| ''Edwing D'Angelo: Life Is A Runway''
| Herself
| Episode: "Edwing D'Angelo: Episode IV - Finding Vida Guerra"
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Hip hop models]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
{{Commons}}
*{{IMDb name|id=1446962|name=Vida Guerra}}
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Angelica Bridges

2025-08-05T13:49:35Z

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{{short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Angelica Bridges
| image = Angelica Bridges 2014.jpg
| caption = Angelica Bridges, December 4, 2014
| birth_name = Angelica Jo Bridges
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|11|20}}
| birth_place = [[Harrisonville, Missouri]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|singer}}
| years_active = 1995–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Sheldon Souray]]|2002|2007|end=divorced}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0812/nhl.celebrity.couples/content.15.html |title=Sean Avery and Rachel Hunter - NHL's Celebrity WAGs over the years - Photos - SI.com |access-date=2012-12-04 |archive-date=2013-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118221811/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0812/nhl.celebrity.couples/content.15.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| children = 2
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}}

'''Angelica Bridges''' (born November 20, 1970) is an American actress, model, and singer. Bridges is best known for her role as Lt. Taylor Walsh on ''[[Baywatch]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096542/characters/nm0004774 | title=Baywatch (TV Series 1989–2001) - IMDb | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>

== Career ==
Bridges was crowned Miss Missouri Teen. After arriving in Hollywood, Bridges signed with [[Elite Model Management]]. Bridges starred opposite [[Troy Aikman]] in a [[Brut (cologne)|Brut cologne]] commercial directed by [[Zack Snyder]]. She was a ballroom dancing ingénue in an Emmy-nominated Super Bowl ad for [[American Express]] directed by David Kellog titled [[American Express – Virtual Reality]].{{cn|date=October 2023}}

She was one of the first female models to represent the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] in an ad campaign titled “Beauty and The Beast" in [[Maxim (magazine)|''Maxim'' magazine]]. She had a three-year contract with [[Clairol]]. She starred alongside [[Kevin Costner]] in a print and television ad campaign for Italian shoe company Valverde.{{cn|date=October 2023}}

Bridges was voted as one of the 50 Most Watched Women in the World, by [[Esquire (magazine)|''Esquire'' magazine]], one of the 100 Most Beautiful Women in the World by [[FHM|''FHM'' magazine]] and as one of the, 50 Sexiest Women in the World, by [[Maxim (magazine)|''Maxim'' magazine]].

Aside from being a regular on the television series ''[[Baywatch]]'', Bridges returned to her character Lt. Taylor Walsh for the made for tv movie, ''[[Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding]]'', which was filmed in Hawaii and also aired on Fox.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/baywatch-hawaiian-wedding/cast/2030137464/ | title=Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding }}</ref>

Bridges has portrayed [[Red Sonja]] on screen, which was on the syndicated television series ''Conan the Barbarian''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0545492/?ref_=tt_cl_eps_sm_9 | title=Red Sonja | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>

Bridges was given a pictorial spread in ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's November 2001 issue and featured as the issue's cover model.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Abowitz |first1=Richard |title=The fantastic journey of Angelica Bridges |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/18/fantastic-journey-angelica-bridges/ |website=Las Vegas Sun |access-date=15 October 2023 |language=en |date=18 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Who Is 'Baywatch' Babe Angelica Bridges on Million Dollar Matchmaker? |url=https://2paragraphs.com/2016/09/who-is-baywatch-babe-angelica-bridges-on-million-dollar-matchmaker/ |website=2paragraphs.com |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>

Bridges has had recurring roles on ''The Days of our Lives'', ''[[The Bold and The Beautiful]]'', and ''Mortal Kombat''. She has guest-starred on television shows, including, ''NYPD Blue'', ''[[That 70's Show]]'', ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', ''[[Kitchen Confidential (TV series)|Kitchen Confidential]]'', ''[[Son of the Beach]]'', ''Quintuplets'', ''VIP'', ''[[Suddenly Susan]]'', ''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)|Pacific Blue]]'', ''Cybill'', ''[[Metropolitan Hospital]]'', ''[[The New Mike Hammer]]'', ''Ask Harriett'' and ''Battle of the Bling'' on HGTV.{{cn|date=October 2023}}

Bridges appeared in a 2016 episode of ''[[Million Dollar Matchmaker]]'' (S1E10).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=cNbKqn-JmWs | title='The Doormat & the Lazy Lion' Free Full Ep. 9 🤪 Million Dollar Matchmaker | website=[[YouTube]] | date=2 November 2020 }}</ref>

Bridges hosted the weekly series ''Spice''. On [[VH1 (British and Irish TV channel)|VH1]] in the UK. She was the series regular host for TBS's ''Big PlayStation Saturday'' and hosted an episode of ''[[Talk Soup]]'' as well as ''The Elite Model Look of the Year''. She has been a correspondent and a red-carpet interviewer for The Young Hollywood Awards, The Breakthrough of the Year Awards. She has hosted her own segments, Top Secret Beaches and Beach Week for the [[Travel Channel]].
{{cn|date=October 2023}}

Bridges was the lead singer of the pop group Strawberry Blonde. She previously starred in the [[Luxor Las Vegas|Luxor]] show ''[[Fantasy (Las Vegas show)|Fantasy]]'' in Las Vegas, albeit not as one of the dancers; she was the presenter and headlining singer.<ref name="Abowitz2009-11-18">{{cite news |last=Abowitz |first=Richard |date=November 18, 2009 |title=The fantastic journey of Angelica Bridges. To court and back to stay onstage in Vegas |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/18/fantastic-journey-angelica-bridges/ |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |accessdate=August 1, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801110425/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/18/fantastic-journey-angelica-bridges/ |archivedate=August 1, 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Katsilometes2010-08-01">{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |author-link=John Katsilometes |date=August 1, 2010 |title=The Luxor Incident as seen from the inside; Dave Berns makes return to talk radio |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2010/aug/01/luxor-incident-inside-dave-berns-makes-return-talk/ |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |accessdate=August 1, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801110435/https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2010/aug/01/luxor-incident-inside-dave-berns-makes-return-talk/ |archivedate=August 1, 2024 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bridges was married to former [[National Hockey League|NHL]] hockey player [[Sheldon Souray]] in 2002. Bridges filed for divorce in 2005, and the divorce was finalized in 2007. They have two daughters, Valentina and Scarlett.<ref name="Court">{{cite web|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/Actress-Seeks-14-Million-From-NHL-Star-Ex/|first=William|last=Dotinga|date=24 April 2013|accessdate=12 September 2018|title=Actress Seeks $14 Million From NHL Star Ex|publisher=[[Courthouse News Service]]}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''California Heat''
| Lisa
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Mystery Men]]''
| Furry
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001
| ''Vegas, City of Dreams''
| Masseuse
|
|-
| ''[[The Last Will]]''
| Nicole
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002
| ''Do It for Uncle Manny''
| Redhead in Bar
|
|-
| ''The Month of August''
| Emily
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding]]''
| [[Taylor Walsh]]
| TV movie
|-
| 2004
| ''The Least Likely Candidate''
| Glory
|
|-
| 2014
| ''The Rent''
| Alana
| Short
|-
| 2015
| ''Batgirl Rises''
| Poison Ivy
| Video
|-
| 2017
| ''Axeman 2: Overkill''
| Dungie
|
|-
| 2018
| ''Louder''
| Stella's Best Friend
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019
| ''The Letter Red''
| Jenny
|
|-
| ''Your Family or Your Life''
| Erica Hearns
| TV movie
|-
| 2021
| ''Sarogeto''
| Cindy Warburton
|
|-
| 2023
| ''Axeman at Cutters Creek 2''
| Dungie
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan="6"| 1996
| ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''
| Melissa
| Episode: "Episode #1.5924"
|-
| ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''
| Sharon Taylor
| Regular Cast
|-
| ''[[Silk Stalkings]]''
| Ashley 'Buffy' Dodd
| Episode: "When She Was Bad"
|-
| ''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)|Pacific Blue]]''
| Ginger Delvecchio
| Episode: "Genuine Heroes"
|-
| ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
| Bartender
| Episode: "Yes, We Have No Cannolis"
|-
| ''Night Stand''
| Mary Kate
| Episode: "Militia Babes"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1997
| ''[[Cybill]]''
| Katrinka
| Episode: "Little Bo Beep"
|-
| ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]''
| Girl at Party
| Episode: "Episode #1.61"
|-
| 1997–98
| ''[[Baywatch]]''
| [[Taylor Walsh]]
| Main Cast: Season 8
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1998
| ''[[Ask Harriet]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Lips That Pass in the Night"
|-
| ''[[Suddenly Susan]]''
| Anya
| Episode: "The Big Shalom"
|-
| ''[[Mike Hammer, Private Eye]]''
| Girl in Towel
| Episode: "The Life You Save"
|-
| ''[[Conan the Adventurer (1997 TV series)|Conan the Adventurer]]''
| [[Red Sonja]]
| Episode: "Red Sonja"
|-
| 1998–99
| ''[[Mortal Kombat Conquest]]''
| Omegis
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Episode #1.23"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2000
| ''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P.]]''
| Cleo Robbins
| Episode: "Vallery's Secret"
|-
| ''[[That 70s Show]]''
| Model
| Episode: "Hyde's Father"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001
| ''The Test''
| Herself/Panelist
| Episode: "The Foreplay Test"
|-
| ''[[Black Scorpion (TV series)|Black Scorpion]]''
| Shreik
| Episode: "Face the Music"
|-
| 2001–02
| ''[[Son of the Beach]]''
| Areola
| Guest Cast: Season 2-3
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000 TV series)|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]''
| Herself/Judge
| Episode: "Season Premiere!"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2004
| ''[[Quintuplets]]''
| Lynn
| Episode: "Get a Job"
|-
| ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''
| Paige
| Regular Cast
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''Poorman's Bikini Beach''
| Benchwarmer Model
| Episode: "Episode #7.2"
|-
| ''[[Kitchen Confidential (TV series)|Kitchen Confidential]]''
| Mrs. Goldfarb
| Episode: "Dinner Date with Death"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Veronica Mars]]''
| Sugar Jones
| Episode: "The Rapes of Graff"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[I Love the New Millennium]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "2001" & "2003"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Hannity]]''
| Herself/Panelist
| Episode: "December 29, 2009"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Unusually Thicke]]''
| Tanya's Friend
| Episode: "Off the Grid"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''[[Million Dollar Matchmaker]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "The Doormat and the Lazy Lion"
|-
| ''[[Deadly Sins (TV series)|Deadly Sins]]''
| Kelley Brennan
| Episode: "What's Mine Is Mine"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Kicking & Screaming (TV series)|Kicking & Screaming]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Welcome to the Jungle"
|}

==See also==
* [[FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 1998]]
* [[FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women 2003]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0004774|name=Angelica Bridges}}
* [http://www.angelicabridgesofficial.com Official website]

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