Stoney Jackson
 | Thisbiography of a living personincludes a list of generalreferences,butit lacks sufficient correspondinginline citations.(August 2021) |
Stoney Jackson | |
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| Born | Alwyn Jackson February 27, 1960 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Children | 3 |
Stonewall W. "Stoney" Jackson(bornAlwyn Jacksonon February 27, 1960) is an American actor. Jackson was born inRichmond, Virginia.
Career[edit]
He was featured in numerous teen magazines in the 1970s and 1980s, includingRight On,Teen Beat,andTiger Beat.Jackson played a baseball player in the 1994 Disney filmAngels in the Outfield.He portrayed high school basketball player Jesse Mitchell on the ensemble seriesThe White Shadow,and Travis Fillmore on the sitcom227.He played Black Jack Savage in the pilot episode ofThe 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage.He also has made guest appearances on shows likeHardcastle and McCormickandEverybody Hates Chris.He was also cast as “Kenyatta” an illiterate lowlife in 1999 comedy filmTrippin’.
Stoney Jackson was one of the more visible dancers in the iconic music video forMichael Jackson's "Beat It".He appeared in the video forDan Hartman's "I Can Dream About You"as the lead vocalist of the fictional group" The Sorels "from theWalter HillfilmStreets of Fire,in which he appeared. Hill would later cast Jackson again inTrespassandWild Bill.In 1985, he co-starred in the short-lived crime series, "The Insiders," as James Mackey.[1]In 1985 he appeared in the Season 11, Episode 14 ofThe Jeffersons.In 1997, he appeared with John Lafayette andKyla Prattin the Season 5, Episode 22 ofWalker, Texas Ranger.[2]
Jackson also appeared in the filmCB4,withChris RockandAllen Payne,as Wacky Dee, a take-off on dance-oriented rappers likeFreedom WilliamsandMC Hammer.He performed the song "Dance" in the film.
Jackson portrayed the supervillain The Gangster Prankster in Roger Corman's 1997 movieBlack Scorpion IIand reprises the role in the 2001Black Scorpion.
Kool Keith's albumSpankmaster(2001) features a track named "Stoney Jackson," andStrong Arm Steady's second album is titledIn Search of Stoney Jackson(2010).
Music video appearances[edit]
- 1983Michael Jackson- "Beat It"
- 1984 Dan Hartman - "I Can Dream About You" (version 1)
- 1984Penny Ford- "Change Your Wicked Ways"
References[edit]
- ^"Jet (Vol. 68, No. 20)".Jet.Johnson Publishing Company: 53. 29 July 1985.ISSN0021-5996– viaGoogle Books.
- ^"Walker, Texas Ranger: The Neighborhood (1997)".AllMovie.RetrievedAugust 7,2021.
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