Stonewall W. "Stoney" Jackson (born February 27, 1960) is an American character actor

Character actor

A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...

. Jackson was born in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

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Career

He was featured in numerous teen magazines in the 1970s and 1980s, including Right On, Teen Beat, and Tiger Beat.
He portrayed high school basketball player Jesse Mitchell on the ensemble series The White Shadow

The White Shadow

The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27, 1978, to March 16, 1981.-Overview:...

, and Travis Fillmore on the sitcom 227

227 (TV series)

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. He played Black Jack Savage in the pilot episode of The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage

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. He also has made guest appearances on shows like Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris is an African American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock , while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York . The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years...

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Notably, he was one of the more visible dancers in Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

's Beat It

Beat It

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, one of the most popular music videos of all time. He appeared in the video "I Can Dream About You" by Dan Hartman as the lead vocalist of the group "The Sorels," from the film "Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire is a 1984 film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Larry Gross. It was described in previews, trailers, and posters as "A Rock & Roll Fable." It is an unusual mix of musical, action, drama, and comedy with elements both of retro-1950s and 1980s...

" in 1984, along with actors Grand L. Bush

Grand L. Bush

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, Robert Townsend, & Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

Michael T. "Mykelti" Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford Blue in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, as Detective Bobby "Fearless" Smith in the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful crime drama Boomtown, and recently for appearing as the head of CTU for...

. In 1997 he appeared with Kyla Pratt

Kyla Pratt

Kyla Alissa Pratt is an American actress and singer.-Early life:Pratt was born in Los Angeles, the oldest of five children of Kecia Pratt-McCullar, a schoolteacher, and Johnny McCullar, a semi-professional basketball player....

 in an episode of Walker Texas Ranger.

Stoney also appeared in the film CB4

CB4

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with actors Chris Rock

Chris Rock

Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central...

, and Allen Payne, where Jackson played a minor role as Wacky Dee, a take off on performers like Freedom Williams

Freedom Williams

Frederick Brandon Williams , better known by his stage name Freedom Williams is an American hip hop and dance music performer, who gained fame as the lead vocalist on C+C Music Factory's biggest hits.-Career:...

 and MC Hammer

MC Hammer

Stanley Kirk Burrell , better known by his stage name MC Hammer , is an American rapper, entertainer, business entrepreneur, dancer and actor. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s...

. He performed the song "Dance" in the film.

Personal life

He is currently married and lives in Santa Barbara. Jackson referees boys and girls high school basketball in the Los Angeles County as well as Orange County.

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