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American actor

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Allen Payne
Born	Allen Roberts (1968-07-07) July 7, 1968 (age 57)New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Known for	New Jack CityJason's LyricTyler Perry's House of Payne

Allen Payne (born July 7, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jason Alexander in the 1994 drama film Jason's Lyric, as well as his portrayal of C.J. Payne on the family sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2006–2012, 2020-present). Payne is also known for his portrayal of Lance Rodman on NBC's The Cosby Show during its final two seasons. On film, Payne also played Gerald "Gee Money" Wells in the 1991 film New Jack City, and Detective Justice in the 1995 film Vampire in Brooklyn.

Life and career

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Payne was born Allen Roberts in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, the eldest son of Allen Roberts and Barbara Reeves. He attended Pennsauken High School in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey.

Payne's first television role was in a 1990 episode of The Cosby Show. Over the span of two seasons he played the role of Lance Rodman, the boyfriend of the character Charmaine.[1] Payne subsequently appeared in episodes of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air and Malcolm & Eddie.[2][3]

Payne has appeared in many films. He played "Dead Mike" in the Nelson George-produced and Chris Rock-written hip-hop parody CB4. He also appeared in New Jack City, Jason's Lyric, Vampire in Brooklyn, Double Platinum, and The Perfect Storm. He also appeared in the Stacy Lattisaw video I'm Not The Same Girl.[citation needed]

Since 2006, he has starred as C.J. Payne on Tyler Perry's House of Payne. In 2018, he reprised his role from House of Payne on the short-lived spinoff The Paynes that was ultimately cancelled in favor of the parent series’ reboot.

In 2022, he also stars and reprised his role as "Gee Money" in the stage adaptation of New Jack City: Live on Stage, produced by playwright Je'Caryous Johnson.

Filmography

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Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Rooftops	Kadim
	Cookie	Extra
1991	New Jack City	Gee Money
1993	CB4	Euripides Smalls/Dead Mike
1994	Jason's Lyric	Jason Alexander
1995	The Walking Dead	Cole Evans
	The Tuskegee Airmen	Walter Peoples	TV movie
	Vampire in Brooklyn	Detective Justice
1998	A Price Above Rubies	Ramon Garcia
1999	Double Platinum	Ric Ortega	TV movie
2000	The Perfect Storm	Alfred Pierre
2001	30 Years to Life	Malik
	Commitments	Van Compton	TV movie
	Blue Hill Avenue	Tristan
2003	Men Cry In The Dark	-	Video
	Playas Ball	Cedric Tinsley
2006	Crossover	Kemp
2021	The Fight That Never Ends	Leon Watkins	TV movie
2024	Outlaw Posse	Jeremiah

Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990–92	The Cosby Show	Lance Rodman	Recurring cast: Season 7-8
1992	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Marcus Stokes	Episode: "My Brother's Keeper"
	A Different World	Lance Rodman	Episode: "Conflict of Interest"
1993	Roc	James	Episode: "The Parent Thing"
1996	Malcolm & Eddie	Preston	Episode: "Do the K.C. Hustle"
2004	All of Us	Larry	Episode: "Used Ta Be My Girl"
	CSI: NY	Willie Chancey	Episode: "Officer Blue"
2007–12	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	C.J. Payne	Main Cast
2018	The Paynes	C.J. Payne	Recurring cast
2020–	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	C.J. Payne	Main Cast

Stage

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Year	Production	Role
2022–2024	New Jack City: Live on Stage	Gee Money
2025	Jason's Lyric: Live!	Jason Alexander

References

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1. ^ "20 Years Later Where Are They Now? The Cast of The Cosby Show". madamenoire.com. 4 May 2012.
2. ^ "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: My Brother's Keeper (TV Episode 1992) - Allen Payne as Marcus Stokes - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. ^ "Malcolm & Eddie: Do the K.C. Hustle (TV Episode 1996) - Allen Payne as Preston - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

External links

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• Allen Payne at IMDb
• Allen Payne on Twitter

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Stage	I Know I've Been Changed I Can Do Bad All by Myself Diary of a Mad Black Woman Madea's Family Reunion Madea's Class Reunion Why Did I Get Married? Meet the Browns Madea Goes to Jail What's Done in the Dark The Marriage Counselor Laugh to Keep from Crying Madea's Big Happy Family A Madea Christmas Aunt Bam's Place The Haves and the Have Nots Madea Gets a Job Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned Madea's Farewell
Films	Daddy's Little Girls Why Did I Get Married? The Family That Preys Why Did I Get Married Too? For Colored Girls Good Deeds Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor The Single Moms Club Acrimony Nobody's Fool A Fall from Grace A Jazzman's Blues Mea Culpa Divorce in the Black The Six Triple Eight Duplicity Straw Ruth & Boaz Finding Joy Madea universe series Diary of a Mad Black Woman Madea's Family Reunion Meet the Browns Madea Goes to Jail I Can Do Bad All by Myself Madea's Big Happy Family Madea's Witness Protection A Madea Christmas Madea's Tough Love Boo! A Madea Halloween Boo 2! A Madea Halloween A Madea Family Funeral A Madea Homecoming Madea's Destination Wedding Joe's College Road Trip
Television	House of Payne episodes Meet the Browns episodes For Better or Worse episodes The Haves and the Have Nots episodes Love Thy Neighbor episodes If Loving You Is Wrong episodes Too Close to Home The Paynes The Oval Sistas Young Dylan Ruthless Bruh Assisted Living All the Queen's Men Zatima Perimeter Beauty in Black Miss Governor Divorced Sistas
Books	Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings
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