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Michael Ealy

(1973) Actor United States

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Michael Ealy says a new Monday is a fresh chance for something special. He feels acting is his daily passion alongside God and family. He keeps his goals private and reminds himself to keep his head up when the world feels cold.

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Michael Ealy is an actor from the United States, best known for Fun Beginning Puzzles for Kids Book 2.

Quick Facts About Michael Ealy

Born: August 3, 1973
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Fun Beginning Puzzles for Kids Book 2

About Michael Ealy

Michael David Brown, known professionally as Michael Ealy, is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Barbershop (2002), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Takers (2010), Think Like a Man (2012), About Last Night (2014), Think Like a Man Too (2014), The Perfect Guy (2015), and The Intruder (2019). Ealy also portrayed two detectives on two TV shows: Stumptown (2019) and Power Book II: Ghost (2024); the latter during its fourth and final season.

Quotes by Michael Ealy

I always wanted to have 'Bad Boys' on TV. 'Common Law' is reminiscent of my youth.

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I personally feel like I do look 28 - I never have seen anyone who told me I looked over 35.

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I'm actually very good with Home Depot-handy type of paintwork.

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My bank account has let me know that I'm a homeowner. Trust me.

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I know the commitment that TV requires but it's nice to come to work and have fun.

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The NBA has to do something about the phony flopping that's killing the game!

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If you want something to work, if it means that much to you; KEEP IT TO YOURSELF

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For me, it was a big challenge in playing an android that was almost human.

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The weightlifting was easy. The diet - no sugar, no salt, no carbs, way too much breast of chicken with no seasoning…

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I know. I'm blessed, just blessed. Right now, I don't necessarily have a wish list; so much as I really want to…

Blessed

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I would never sign on to a project that was male-bashing, because first and foremost I'm a man... what guy would sign…

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If you look at a lot of people's careers, the first couple of movies, usually, are the most embarrassing.

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I think women should have insight as to how men think. Just like men should have insight into how women think.

Feminism

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I don't care what color you are! no mother should have to bury her child at the hands of some senseless violence!

Children

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Why aren't there enough black cops out there? We need black cops to come in and educate some of the white cops…

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You have to have energy at hour 13, at hour 14, at hour 15 - comedy cannot be tired, cannot be lazy.…

Comedy

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I used to love the 'Star Trek' movies, 'Wrath of Khan' and stuff like that. Loved those movies when I was a…

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I love to act because it's the only aspect of my life beside God and family that I am truly passionate about…

Actor

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I would love to have a complete family. I'd love to do it all at once. I'd love to be able to…

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My parents, God bless 'em, were very supportive of me and my decision to pursue acting. Their dream for me and my…

Acting

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The reality is, because of access to film, you don't have a lot of black people who want to go behind the…

Black people

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The first season of a show's always a rollercoaster because nobody knows what they're doing. You gotta rush through the season trying…

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You can not be successful without confronting rejection and, second, studying. You have to know your craft. I find that most people…

Rejection

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Honestly, Think Like a Man was the first romantic comedy that I liked. I'd kind of avoided them for awhile because I…

Character

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That's another great thing about Think Like a Man picture. The cast is predominantly African-American, but color is never really an issue…

Character

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Summer of '93. I spent that summer shooting a movie on eight millimeter video with two of my best friends, who made…

Best friend

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One of my heroes is Mr. Sidney Poitier. In his autobiography, "The Measure of a Man," he talks about the difference between…

Ability

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People think that you're supposed to marry your type well, I didn't marry my type. It's much more practical, and based in…

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For me, my first big heartbreak is actually sports-related. The team went out and got spanked on our home field. I'll never…

Big heart

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One of my heroes is Mr. Sidney Poitier. In his autobiography, 'The Measure of a Man,' he talks about the difference between…

Acting

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Any time you audition and get it, you earned it.

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No one should EVER watch or pay for a boxing fight EVER again!! The sport is dead!

Boxing

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You can not be successful without confronting rejection.

Being successful

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I love going to see the theatre whether it's a Broadway play or a Russian ballet company.

Ballet

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I was wondering if I could love another child as much as I love my son. And what I realized, within hours…

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You know, a lot of actors I think go into acting for therapy from whatever trauma has affected them as children. But…

Acting

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I can't sing, like, I can't saaang. I'm no Luther! That to me is singing. Being able to hit a note doesn't…

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Forget the week and enjoy the weekend! New day! Respect and cherish the time we have that's in front of us!

New day

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When I bought my house in L.A., that was the best business decision I ever made, until the housing market crashed, and…

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There are people who are blond and blue-eyes who are walking through airports that are terrorists. There are people who look exactly…

Israel

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