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With his shaved head, the tall husky, Yoba made a strong impression as J.C. Williams, the caring, level-headed cop who puts duty before his private life in "New York Undercover" (Fox, 1994-98). Yoba began his career as a member of CityKids, an organization that fosters cultural pluralism and youth empowerment. He made his singing debut with the group at Carnegie Hall in 1991 and the following year he composed the theme and additional songs for an ABC Saturday morning series called "CityKids", produced by Henson Productions....
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

Ecstacy - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Ecstacy - ( Frank White / / Announced / )
Thanksgiving - ( Carl Johnson / / Announced / )
Untitled (Hat to the Back/DeLorenzo & Yoba project) - ( / / Announced / )
What's On The Hearts of Men - ( Director / / Announced / )
What's On The Hearts of Men - ( Producer / / Announced / )
What's On The Hearts of Men - ( Screenplay / / Announced / )
What's On The Hearts of Men - ( Jerome / / Announced / )
What's On The Hearts of Men - ( Source Material / / Announced / )
Oh Happy Day - ( / 2004 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Vote For Me - ( - Cast / 2003 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Bricks - ( / 1999 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Caught on Tape - ( Detective Roberts / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Feel The Noise - ( The Mayor / 2007 / Released / )
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? - ( Gavin / 2007 / Released / )
Preaching to the Choir - ( / 2006 / Released / )
They're Just My Friends - ( Pat Black Sr. / 2006 / Released / )
Kids in America - ( Will Drucker "Mr. D" / 2005 / Released / )
Criminal - ( Frank Hill / 2004 / Released / )
Harlem Aria - ( Luke / 2001 / Released / Artisan International )
Personals - ( Keith Parker / 2000 / Released / )
Ride - ( Poppa / 1998 / Released / )
A Woman Like That - ( / 1997 / Released / )
Cop Land - ( Detective Carson / 1997 / Released / Shochiku Company, Ltd. )
Soul Food - ( Studio Engineer / 1997 / Released / )
Blue in the Face - ( The Creeper / 1995 / Released / Alliance Releasing )
Smoke - ( The Creeper / 1995 / Released / Look Filmes )
Cool Runnings - ( Yul Brenner / 1993 / Released / )
Cool Runnings - ( Song / 1993 / Released / )
TV Credits
Raines ( 2007 / Released ): Actor
Closure ( 2007 )
TV Episode Charlie Lincoln

Inner Child ( 2007 )
TV Episode Charlie Lincoln

5th Step ( 2007 )
TV Episode Charlie Lincoln

Stone Dead ( 2007 )
TV Episode Charlie Lincoln

Reconstructing Alice ( 2007 )
TV Episode Charlie Lincoln

(2 more)
Thief ( 2006 / Released ): Actor
In the Wind ( 2006 )
TV Episode Elmo "Mo" Jones

Flight ( 2006 )
TV Episode Elmo "Mo" Jones

No Direction Home ( 2006 )
TV Episode Elmo "Mo" Jones

Everything That Rises Must Converge ( 2006 )
TV Episode Elmo "Mo" Jones

I Ain't Goin' to Jail for Anyone ( 2006 )
TV Episode Elmo "Mo" Jones

(1 more)
Soul Decisions ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
The Days ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
Day 1,370 ( 2004 )
TV Episode Gib Taylor

Day 1,385 ( 2004 )
TV Episode Gib Taylor

Day 1,403 ( 2004 )
TV Episode Gib Taylor

Arrested Development ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
Good Grief! ( 2004 )
TV Episode Ice

Amigos ( 2004 )
TV Episode Ice

Kingpin ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
Gimme Shelter ( 2003 )
TV Episode Bobby Curtis

The Odd Couple ( 2003 )
TV Episode Bobby Curtis

French Connection ( 2003 )
TV Episode Bobby Curtis

That's So Raven ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
The Twilight Zone ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
John Candy: The E! True Hollywood Story ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
Bull ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Girlfriends ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
It's Been Determined ( 2007 )
TV Episode Brock Harris

To Be Determined... ( 2007 )
TV Episode Brock Harris

P.D.A. - D.O.A. ( 2005 )
TV Episode Brock Harris

Prophet and Loss ( 2004 )
TV Episode Brock Harris

Between Brock and a Hard Place ( 2003 )
TV Episode Brock Harris

(3 more)
For Your Love ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
The 29th NAACP Image Awards ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
It Just Takes One ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
That's How I See It ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
The 10th Essence Awards ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
The Power of One ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
Fox Fall Preview Party ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
The Black Family: Today's Values, Tomorrow's Vision ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
Diamonds in the Rough ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Law & Order ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
New York Undercover ( Released ): Actor
Where I Live ( Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

With his shaved head, the tall husky, Yoba made a strong impression as J.C. Williams, the caring, level-headed cop who puts duty before his private life in "New York Undercover" (Fox, 1994-98). Yoba began his career as a member of CityKids, an organization that fosters cultural pluralism and youth empowerment. He made his singing debut with the group at Carnegie Hall in 1991 and the following year he composed the theme and additional songs for an ABC Saturday morning series called "CityKids", produced by Henson Productions. Yoba moved in front of the cameras and displayed his facility with accents when he was cast as "Yul Brenner", one of the Jamaican bobsledders under the tutelage of John Candy in "Cool Runnings" (1993). Other feature work has included portraying a neighborhood figure known only as The Creeper in "Smoke" and its sequel, "Blue in the Face" (both 1995). In 1994, Yoba guest-starred on an episode of the NBC series "Law & Order". Executive producer Dick Wolf liked what he saw and cast Yoba in "New York Undercover". Taking his position as a TV series star and role model seriously, the actor has appeared in "Diamonds in the Rough", a Black Entertainment Television (BET) special about kids in housing projects, and also on a BET panel, "Black Family: Today's Values, Tomorrow's Vision." He has also continued his involvement with CityKids, serving as a vice president of the organization.

Profession(s):
Actor, singer, composer, director, playwright
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
brother:A Rahman Yoba
father:Abdullah Yoba (deceased)
mother:Mahmoudah Young (studied music; separated from Yoba's father in 1977)

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Education
HB Studio New York, New York
Awards (Back to top)
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series "New York Undercover" 1997
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series "New York Undercover" 1996

Milestones (Back to top)
2001 With brother A Rhaman, co-wrote the stage musical "What's on the Hearts of Men"; also starred in production and directed (with an assist from George Faison)
2000 Returned to series work as co-star of the TNT drama "Bull"
1998 Played lead in feature film "Ride"
1993 Feature film debut as "Yul Brenner" in "Cool Runnings"
1991 Made debut as singer at Carnegie Hall with CityKids
Composed theme, performed songs, "CityKids," ABC Saturday morning
Cast as J.C. Williams in "New York Undercover" (Fox)

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