The Delroys

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Long Isle, NY-based doo wop quartet the Delroys formed within the city’s Queensbridge Tasks in 1956 — based on Marv Goldberg’s profile within the July 1989 problem of Record Enthusiasts’ Month to month, brothers Ronald (first tenor) and Robert Coleman (baritone) lured aside bass Reggie Walker from a competitor group, along with the next addition of lead John Blount, the lineup was complete. Called honoring the acrobatic troupe the Five Soaring Delroys, the teenagers were soon launched to supervisor Ernest Kelly, who in early 1957 guaranteed a cope with Apollo Information that also included another of his customers, soloist Milton Sparks. Therefore, the Delroys’ debut solitary, “Bermuda Pants,” presented Sparks’ “Period” on the other hand — once the Walker-penned tune started earning curiosity at radio, Apollo vice chief executive Charlie Merenstein partnered with channels over the U.S. to release contests encouraging winners copies from the record in addition to gift certificates for his or her own “Bermuda pants.” Even though Delroys scored a significant hit in marketplaces including Baltimore, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and NEW YORK, spotty distribution hampered the momentum of “Bermuda Pants” as well as the single didn’t crack the nationwide pop charts; furthermore, when Apollo withheld payment from your group, their parents balked at long term documenting sessions, getting their tenure using the label for an abrupt halt. The Delroys continuing touring, nevertheless, at each time executing in Bermuda pants of their very own — a disappointed Blount resigned from responsibility in 1958, prompting the enhancements of two brand-new people, lead Bobby Taylor and second tenor Junior Talbot. When Kelly and Sparks co-founded their very own Sparkell label in 1959, the Delroys inserted the studio room to lower their second one, “Smart Owl” — when it didn’t generate the eye of “Bermuda Pants,” the lineup begun to splinter, with many members needed military responsibility. In 1961, Ronald Coleman constructed a fresh Delroys lineup offering business lead Ray Paine, second tenor Norman Baquie, and baritone Cliff Davis, slicing “Like Me Tenderly” for the Carol label and credit scoring a minor strike in the brand new York market. Another Carol single continued to be on the shelf, nevertheless, and the brand new group dissolved aswell. Nevertheless, in 1964 Coleman reunited with Reggie Walker to create just one more iteration from the Delroys, that one with second tenor Walter Pope. Their lone documenting, “Alimony,” made an appearance around the compilation LP Al Browne Presents Dyno Seems. The Coleman brothers became a member of causes with Walker once again in 1970, implementing the name the very first Three for his or her lone Deep label work, “DO NOT GET Captured Faking.” After greater than a 10 years of inactivity, the trio re-formed because the Delroys in 1982, learning to be a staple from the oldies revue and corporate and business events circuits.

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Full Name The Delroys

IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm0005148

Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000124892

Music Songs Bermuda Shorts, Love Me Tenderly, Time, Collegian, Bermuda

Movies Point Break, Gone in 60 Seconds, Clockers, Romeo Must Die, The Cider House Rules, Crooklyn, Get Shorty, Malcolm X, This Christmas, The Core, The Last Castle, A Life Less Ordinary, Broken Arrow, Ransom, Heist, Sahara, Domino, Feeling Minnesota, Mr. Jones, Up, The Blood of Heroes, Mountains of the Moon, Blood In Blood Out, The Hard Way, The One, Do You Believe?, Wondrous Oblivion, Soul of the Game, More American Graffiti, Cymbeline, Bright Angel, The Book of Stars, Lackawanna Blues, Pros & Cons, The Exonerated, The Big Bang, First Time Felon, Profoundly Normal, Find the Lady, Dug's Special Mission, Glory and Honor, Strange Justice, One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story, Most Wanted, The Winner, Battlecreek, Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band, Newt

TV Shows Blood & Oil, Believe, The Chicago Code, Mercy, The Good Fight, Kidnapped

#	Fact
1	His last name Lindo means pretty in portuguese.
2	Rehearsing for his role in August Wilson's new play, "Gem of the Ocean," which is set to open at Huntington College in Boston. [September 2004]
3	Lives in Oakland, California.
4	Has played two characters named Isaac. Isaac Stubbs in Beauty and the Beast (1987) and, most noticeably, Isaak O'Day in Romeo Must Die (2000).
5	Went to stunt-driving school to prepare for his role in Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000).
6	Took an 8-day tour of South Africa with Danny Glover, Alfre Woodard, Angela Bassett, and Alexandra Paul to urge Black people there to participate in that country's first fully democratic national election in 1994.
7	The son of Jamaican parents (his mother was a nurse; his father held various jobs), Lindo was inspired to act after seeing the production of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of The Shrew" on PBS television.
8	Lives in San Francisco.
9	Before being able to fully support himself as an actor, he worked a variety of jobs that ranged from busing tables, driving cabs, and selling pesticides over the phone.
10	Still considers himself British, despite having lived in America since his late teens.
11	Was nominated for Broadway's 1988 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."
12	Is a fan of the London-based football (soccer) team Arsenal.
13	Has one son, Damiri.

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Malicious	2017	post-production	Dr. Clark
The Good Fight	2017	TV Series announced	Robert Boseman
Battlecreek	2017		Arthur
Marvel's Most Wanted	2016	TV Movie	Dominic Fortune
Blood & Oil	2015	TV Series	Sheriff Tip Harrison
Point Break	2015		Instructor Hall
Do You Believe?	2015		Malachi
Cymbeline	2014		Belarius
Believe	2014	TV Series	Dr. Milton Winter
Robot Chicken	2013	TV Series	Dopey Smurf / Scorpion Cashier
The Chicago Code	2011	TV Series	Alderman Ronin Gibbons
The Big Bang	2010		Skeres
City of God's Son	2009	voice
Dug's Special Mission	2009	Video short	Beta (voice)
Mercy	2009	TV Series	Dr. Alfred Parks
Up	2009		Beta (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	2009	TV Series	Detective Victor Moran
This Christmas	2007		Joseph Black
Kidnapped	2006-2007	TV Series	Latimer King
Domino	2005		Claremont Williams
Sahara	2005		Carl
The Exonerated	2005	TV Movie	Delbert Tibbs
Lackawanna Blues	2005	TV Movie	Mr. Lucious
Wondrous Oblivion	2003		Dennis Samuel
The Core	2003		Brazzelton
Profoundly Normal	2003	TV Movie	Ricardo Thornton
The Simpsons	2002	TV Series	Gabriel
The One	2001		MVA Agent Harry Roedecker / Gas Station Attendant
The Last Castle	2001		Gen. Wheeler
Heist	2001		Bobby 'Bob' Blane
Gone in Sixty Seconds	2000		Det. Roland Castlebeck
Romeo Must Die	2000		Isaak O'Day
Pros & Cons	1999		Kyle
The Cider House Rules	1999		Arthur Rose
Strange Justice	1999	TV Movie	Clarence Thomas
The Book of Stars	1999		Professor
Glory & Honor	1998	TV Movie	Mathew Henson
A Life Less Ordinary	1997		Jackson
The Devil's Advocate	1997		Phillipe Moyez (uncredited)
First Time Felon	1997	TV Movie	Calhoun
Ransom	1996		Agent Lonnie Hawkins
Feeling Minnesota	1996		Red
The Winner	1996		Kingman
Soul of the Game	1996	TV Movie	Satchel Paige
Broken Arrow	1996		Colonel Max Wilkins
Get Shorty	1995		Bo Catlett
Clockers	1995		Rodney Little
Congo	1995		Captain Wanta (uncredited)
Crooklyn	1994		Woody Carmichael
L'exil du roi Behanzin	1994		Behanzin
Mr. Jones	1993		Howard
Blood In, Blood Out	1993		Bonafide
Malcolm X	1992		West Indian Archie
The Hard Way	1991		Captain Brix
Against the Law	1991	TV Series	Ben
Bright Angel	1990		Harley
Mountains of the Moon	1990		Mabruki
Perfect Witness	1989	TV Movie	Berger
The Blood of Heroes	1989		Mbulu
A Man Called Hawk	1989	TV Series	Mark Slater
Beauty and the Beast	1987	TV Series	Issac Stubbs
More American Graffiti	1979		Army Sergeant
Voice of the Fugitive	1978	Short
Find the Lady	1976		Sam
Police Surgeon	1973-1974	TV Series	Truck driver / Gaines / Julius

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Do You Believe?	2015	associate producer
This Christmas	2007	executive producer

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Simpsons	2002	TV Series performer - 1 episode

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band	2015	Documentary	John Williams (voice)
The Mo'Nique Show	2011	TV Series	Himself - Guest
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots	2010	TV Movie documentary voice
Straight from the Horses Mouth	2009	Video	Himself
San Quentin Film School	2009	TV Series documentary	Guest Actor
Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures	2008	TV Series documentary	Narrator
One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story	2008	Documentary	Narrator
Say It Loud	2008	TV Movie documentary	Narration
Up Close with Carrie Keagan	2007	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Kidnapped: Ransom Notes	2007	Video short	Himself
Dinner for Five	2004	TV Series	Himself
To the Core and Back	2003	Video documentary short	Himself - 'Brazzelton'
Hollywood High	2003	TV Special documentary	Himself
Jet Li Is 'The One'	2002	Video documentary short	Himself
HBO First Look	2000-2001	TV Series documentary	Himself
Jazz	2001	TV Mini-Series documentary
Gone in 60 Seconds: Stars on the Move	2000	Video short	Himself
The Howard Stern Radio Show	2000	TV Series	Himself - Guest
2000 Essence Awards	2000	TV Special	Himself
The Directors	2000	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Cider House Rules: The Making of an American Classic	1999	Video documentary short	Himself
Late Show with David Letterman	1996	TV Series	Himself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show	1996	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Making of 'Clockers'	1995	Documentary short	Rodney Little
Baseball	1994	TV Mini-Series documentary	Rube Foster / Various
The 42nd Annual Tony Awards	1988	TV Special	Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Play

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Welcome to the Basement	2014	TV Series	Bobby Blane

Won awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2010	Image Award	Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
1999	Golden Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Glory & Honor (1998)

Nominated awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2010	Black Reel	Black Reel Awards	Best Voice Performance	Up (2009)
2006	Black Reel	Black Reel Awards	Best Actor - Television	The Exonerated (2005)
2000	Black Reel	Black Reel Awards	Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor	The Cider House Rules (1999)
2000	Black Reel	Black Reel Awards	Network/Cable - Best Actor	Strange Justice (1999)
2000	Sierra Award	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Cider House Rules (1999)
2000	Golden Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Strange Justice (1999)
2000	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture	The Cider House Rules (1999)	· Jane Alexander · Erykah Badu · Kathy Baker · Michael Caine · Kieran Culkin · Tobey Maguire · Kate Nelligan · Paul Rudd · Charlize Theron
1997	Image Award	Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Ransom (1996)
1997	Image Award	Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series	Soul of the Game (1996)
1996	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Cast Ensemble	Ransom (1996)	· Mel Gibson · Rene Russo · Gary Sinise · Brawley Nolte · Evan Handler · Donnie Wahlberg
1996	CFCA Award	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Clockers (1995)
1996	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast	Get Shorty (1995)	· Danny DeVito · Dennis Farina · James Gandolfini · Gene Hackman · David Paymer · Rene Russo · John Travolta
1995	Image Award	Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Malcolm X (1992)

3rd place awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
1996	NSFC Award	National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA	Best Supporting Actor	Clockers (1995)
1993	NSFC Award	National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA	Best Supporting Actor	Malcolm X (1992)

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#	Quote
1	(2011 quote on The Simpsons) When I did The Simpsons, that got me instant cred with my nieces and nephews in Philly. That is when I became aware of the power of The Simpsons. They were like "Oh wow, Uncle Delroy did The Simpsons, oh wow, man." I was not on that Simpsons phenomenon. I had never really watched it, and it was not on my radar, so to say. After I did that voiceover, I was very aware of the power of The Simpsons, because in certain quarters, I got instant credibility. So there you go.
2	(2011 quote on landing Get Shorty) I think they couldn't work it out with Sam [Jackson]. I don't think I'm misremembering that. Sam and John [Travolta] had had that huge success on Pulp Fiction, and I think they tried to cast Sam in that part, but they couldn't work it out. They came to me. I guess, arguably, one could say that was my first all-out major studio venture. I didn't think of it in those kinds of terms; I think I'm thinking of it in those kinds of terms in retrospect. For me at the time, if I'm remembering, it was another really interesting job. I was thrilled to be there-great part. I remember reading the script, and thinking, "Damn, this is really well-written." When I read Elmore Leonard's book, Bo Catlett is actually written as a light-skinned black man. Thankfully, that was not a concern to the producers, and they hired me. I had a really, really good time, and the script was so well-written. I used the book as source material-just a well-constructed piece of storytelling. I was really happy to be there, and very much in my element.
3	(2011 quote on making Soul of the Game) One of my favorites! But let me say I'm hugely proud of that film, hugely proud. And I feel really, really... oh God. To use a hackneyed term-no, I'm not going to say "blessed," but I was blessed. It was just a fantastic opportunity, and I was really, really thrilled to get the opportunity to play Satchel Paige. The way it happened was the way these things always happen. I got a call from my representatives saying "There's a script, they're interested in you for this." At the time actually, there was word that some people from HBO were really interested in me for the part, some people thought I might be too old. I vaguely remember that. The script was sent to me, I read it, by the time it was sent to me, it was called Baseball In Black And White, and during the time we were shooting, that's what the title was. It was wonderful. I read the script and just fell in love with it. It was beautifully written, beautifully. There was a scene in the beginning which unfortunately we did not get to shoot which was just really, really rich. It was a scene between my character, Satchel Paige, and Josh Gibson. I said "Of course I want to do this." I had actually been offered something else at the same time that we had been negotiating, preliminarily negotiating, but Kevin Sullivan came to New York. Kevin and I met and we talked for some while. I remember being in Central Park, throwing the baseball, and I don't play baseball, I hadn't played baseball, but I threw as best as I could. At the end of the meeting, he said, "Yeah, I'd really like you to do this," and I said, "I'd love to do this, but the one thing, playing Satchel Paige, I want to be sure that I'm gonna have lots of time to get with a pitcher and work on that aspect." He assured me that it could happen, and that is what happened. Very shortly after having met Kevin, I got the official offer, and I was thrilled to do it. It was a difficult shoot because I would have loved to have had more time. But I'm really proud of it. What I could tell you that the biggest challenge for me going into that project, that I was aware of, is that Satchel Paige, based on everything that I read, and I read a lot of material about him, he was someone that used humor as a defense, as his weapon, as his coping mechanism. Humor was a great part of Satchel Paige's life, and that was very challenging. I was afraid of that. Humor doesn't function that way in my life personally. I think it's a brilliant tool to have, not only to have a sense of humor, but to be able to use humor to help one navigate life, and I tend not to be that type of person. I wish I were. But having said all that, I was aware of that about Satchel Paige, and I wanted very much to portray that element. A lightness of touch, a lightness of being, a humorous way of responding to things, even when one is feeling devastated. That was the aspect of his personality that I wanted very much to nail down.
4	(On Gone in 60 Seconds) Filming 20 minutes of a car chase took two months of work. And I did a lot of it myself because I went to stunt-driving school. It was great. They were teaching me how to do wheelies, 360s and 180s.
5	"I'm very proud of my roles. I enjoy the ability to touch millions of people and, in some way, connect with them in ways that I cannot connect with them in my normal, everyday life." - On his films.