This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Valdosta chapter.
This weeks #MCM is none other than Morris Chestnut! With his great looks, perfect melanin skin, and great personality, Chestnut has stolen our hearts since we were young. Check out some interesting and fun facts about Morris you probably didn’t know.
Name: Morris L. Chestnut
Birthdate: January 1, 1969
Hometown: Cerritos, California, USA
Morris Chestnut has played a football player in three movies: Boyz in the Hood, The Best Man, and The Game Plan.
Chestnut is married to Pam Byse and they have two children.
Morris has been married to his wife for 18 years, and they’re still going strong! Some of their secrets include him letting her “be the woman” in the relationship, and regularly reassuring her that she is the only one in his life and nobody else.
He was nominated for an NAACP award for his role in the 1999 film, The Best Man.
He majored in drama and finance at California State University.
Some of his most notable roles include :
1. The Best Man (1999)
2. Two Can Play That Game (2001)
3. The Perfect Holiday (2007)
4. The Brothers (2001)
5. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
6. Like Mike (2002)
7. Not Easily Broken (2009)
8. Ladder 49 (2004)
9. Half Past Dead (2002)
10. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
HCXO!