Nia Long

Nia Long

Nia Long (born October 30, 1970) is an American actress and occasional music video director. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch, and the films Soul Food, Love Jones, The Best Man, Big Momma's House, and Are We There Yet?   Long was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Her family is of Afro-Trinidadian descent. Her name, Nia, is one of the seven days of Kwanzaa, which means purpose in Swahili. Long's parents divorced when she was two years old, and she and her mother moved to Iowa City, Iowa. They subsequently moved to a South Los Angeles neighborhood when Long was seven. Long's father currently resides in Trenton, New Jersey. Long's half-sister is comedienne Sommore, one of the stars of The Queens of Comedy. She attended the Roman Catholic school St. Mary's Academy and studied ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics, guitar, and acting. She graduated from WestchesterHigh School in 1989. Long's acting coach was Betty Bridges, better known as the mother of Diff'rent Strokes star Todd Bridges. Her earliest role was in the Disney television movie, The B.R.A.T Patrol alongside Sean Astin, Tim Thomerson and Brian Keith. Her first notable role on television was a three-year contract role as Kathryn "Kat" Speakes on the soap opera Guiding Light. Long portrayed Kat from 1991 to 1994, then f rom 1994 - 1995, she played Will Smith's girlfriend and fiancée Beulah "Lisa" Wilkes on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. In 2003, she joined the cast of the drama Third Watch, where she played NYPD Officer Sasha Monroe, continuing until the series finale in 2005. In 2005 and 2006, Long appeared on Everwood, and appeared on Boston Legal during its 2006-2007 season. Long also starred in Big Shots from 2007-2008 alongside Michael Vartan and Dylan McDermott. She also made a guest appearance on the successful sitcom Living Single during its first season. Long appeared in supporting roles in a number of movies including, Boyz n the Hood, Friday, and Made in America. She played a leading role, or a member of the primary ensemble, in several films, including Soul Food, Love Jones, Boiler Room, Big Momma's House, Are We There Yet?, and The Best Man. Ice Cube has starred with her in four films, while (fellow Westchester High alum) Regina King has starred with her in two. Long was voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the World in 2000 by People. She won a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2004 for her performance on Third Watch.   In addition to her film credits, she directed Yolanda Adams's music video for "This Too Shall Pass" and co-directed and appeared in Ashanti's music video, "Baby". She also appears in the video for Kanye West's, "Touch The Sky". Long and her former long-time boyfriend and fellow actor Massai Z. Dorsey have a son, Massai Zhivago Dorsey II, born on November 26, 2000.

  • Title: Nia Long
  • Popularity: 19.601
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1970-10-30
  • Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: ნია ლონგი, ניה לונג, Ніа Лонг
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Nia Long Movies

  • 1991
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    Boyz n the Hood

    Boyz n the Hood

    7.609 1991 HD

    In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son...

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  • 2007
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    Are We Done Yet?

    Are We Done Yet?

    5.786 2007 HD

    Newlyweds Nick and Suzanne decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by...

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  • 1999
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    Stigmata

    Stigmata

    6.3 1999 HD

    A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus...

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  • 1995
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    Friday

    Friday

    7.2 1995 HD

    Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

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  • 2008
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    Gospel Hill

    Gospel Hill

    4.7 2008 HD

    Gospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of Julia. Danny Glover plays John Malcolm, the son of a...

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  • 2009
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    Good Hair

    Good Hair

    6.5 2009 HD

    An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific...

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  • 1989
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    Buried Alive

    Buried Alive

    4 1989 HD

    A young woman goes to teach at the Ravenscroft Institute, a spooky old girls' school overrun by ants and staffed by some unusual types. Spurred on by...

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  • 2006
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    Big Momma's House 2

    Big Momma's House 2

    5.765 2006 HD

    FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes back undercover as Big Momma, a slick-talking, slam-dunking Southern granny with attitude to spare! Now this granny...

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  • 1999
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    In Too Deep

    In Too Deep

    6.401 1999 HD

    Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold...

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  • 2000
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    The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

    The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

    6.316 2000 HD

    A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy,...

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  • 2005
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    Are We There Yet?

    Are We There Yet?

    5.7 2005 HD

    The fledgling romance between Nick, a playboy bachelor, and Suzanne, a divorced mother of two, is threatened by a particularly harrowing New Years...

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  • 1993
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    Made in America

    Made in America

    5.493 1993 HD

    A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.

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  • 2004
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    Alfie

    Alfie

    5.8 2004 HD

    A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.

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  • 2000
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    Big Momma's House

    Big Momma's House

    5.816 2000 HD

    When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to...

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  • 2007
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    Premonition

    Premonition

    6.3 2007 HD

    A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously, awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at...

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  • 1997
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    Love Jones

    Love Jones

    7.4 1997 HD

    Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if...

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  • 2000
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    If These Walls Could Talk 2

    If These Walls Could Talk 2

    6.6 2000 HD

    The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time -- who are at a crossroads in their lives. In 1961,...

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  • 2004
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    Baadasssss!

    Baadasssss!

    6.429 2004 HD

    Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song."...

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  • 2000
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    Boiler Room

    Boiler Room

    6.722 2000 HD

    A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as...

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  • 1986
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    The B.R.A.T. Patrol

    The B.R.A.T. Patrol

    5.6 1986 HD

    A group of military brats uncovers a plot to steal base equipment.

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  • 1997
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    Soul Food

    Soul Food

    6.268 1997 HD

    Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's (Irma P. Hall) turn sour when sisters Teri (Vanessa L. Williams), Bird (Nia Long) and Maxine (Vivica A. Fox)...

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  • 1999
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    The Best Man

    The Best Man

    6.6 1999 HD

    After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based...

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  • 2011
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    Mooz-lum

    Mooz-lum

    5.1 2011 HD

    Thanks to a strict Muslim upbringing that largely shielded him from the outside world, Tariq's first year of college proves transformative. That is,...

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  • 1999
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    Held Up

    Held Up

    5.5 1999 HD

    What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets...

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  • 2023
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    You People

    You People

    5.658 2023 HD

    A new couple and their families reckon with modern love amid culture clashes, societal expectations and generational differences.

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  • 1998
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    Butter

    Butter

    3.2 1998 HD

    Corrupt record company executives kill a singing sensation with a drug overdose rather than letting her leave their label and join another company....

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  • 2013
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    The Best Man Holiday

    The Best Man Holiday

    6.558 2013 HD

    When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances...

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  • 2002
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    Sightings: Heartland Ghost

    Sightings: Heartland Ghost

    4.8 2002 HD

    The crew of a reality-TV show about the paranormal visits a small Kansas town to investigate a house that may be haunted.

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  • 1999
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    The Secret Laughter of Women

    The Secret Laughter of Women

    4.7 1999 HD

    Oscar-winner Colin Firth stars in this heart-warming cross-cultural romantic comedy set in the idyllic South of France. Nimi, a beautiful Nigerian...

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  • 2014
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    The Single Moms Club

    The Single Moms Club

    6 2014 HD

    A group of single moms are brought together in the aftermath of an incident at their children's school.

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  • 2025
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    Michael

    Michael

    1 2025 HD

    An in-depth portrayal of Michael Jackson, a complicated man, who became the King of Pop. The biopic will bring to life Jackson’s most iconic...

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  • 2016
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    Keanu

    Keanu

    6.067 2016 HD

    Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen cat by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.

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  • 2017
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    Roxanne Roxanne

    Roxanne Roxanne

    6.038 2017 HD

    The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne...

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  • 2017
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    Beaches

    Beaches

    6.1 2017 HD

    Follows the serendipitous meeting of two young girls on the Venice Boardwalk, who, though worlds apart in lifestyle, embark on unexpected and...

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  • 2017
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    Lemon

    Lemon

    4.6 2017 HD

    A man watches his life unravel after he is left by his blind girlfriend.

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  • 2020
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    Life in a Year

    Life in a Year

    8.3 2020 HD

    A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.

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  • 1997
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    Hav Plenty

    Hav Plenty

    5.8 1997 HD

    Lee Plenty is an almost broke would-be novelist and Havilland Savage is a rich and very beautiful woman and his friend. When she invites him to her...

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  • 2019
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    47 Meters Down: Uncaged

    47 Meters Down: Uncaged

    5.7 2019 HD

    Four teenage girls go on a diving adventure to explore a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as...

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  • 2003
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    Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

    Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

    4.5 2003 HD

    Cast and crew offer up a nice overview piece, discussing the picture's authenticity, real life in the time of "Boyz n the Hood," the parallels...

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  • 2011
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    The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

    The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

    2 2011 HD

    A wonderful retrospective supplement that features much of the primary cast cast as well as Writer/Director John Singleton looking back at the...

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  • 2020
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    The Banker

    The Banker

    7.6 2020 HD

    In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.

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  • 2020
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    Fatal Affair

    Fatal Affair

    5.6 2020 HD

    Ellie tries to mend her marriage with her husband Marcus after a brief encounter with an old friend, David, only to find that David is more dangerous...

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  • 2023
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    Missing

    Missing

    7.444 2023 HD

    When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red...

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  • 2022
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    Look Both Ways

    Look Both Ways

    6.9 2022 HD

    On the eve of her college graduation, Natalie's life diverges into two parallel realities: one in which she becomes pregnant and must navigate...

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  • 2024
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    Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story

    Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2020
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    Fatal Affair

    Fatal Affair

    5.6 2020 HD

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  • 1999
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    Third Watch

    Third Watch

    7.9 1999 HD

    The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional...

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  • 2004
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    The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

    6.1 2004 HD

    The Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was distributed by Buena Vista Television.

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  • 1999
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    Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

    7.5 1999 HD

    Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy...

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  • 1990
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    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    7.9 1990 HD

    Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins...

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  • 2002
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    Everwood

    Everwood

    7.565 2002 HD

    After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown leaves Manhattan and moves his family to the small town of Everwood, Colorado....

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  • 2000
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    106 & Park

    106 & Park

    6 2000 HD

    106 & Park is an American Hip Hop and R&B music video show set up in a countdown format, that airs Monday through Friday at 6/5c on BET. Since its...

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  • 2007
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    Big Shots

    Big Shots

    7 2007 HD

    Four friends are at the top of their game...until the women in their lives enter the room. Lines between boardroom and bedroom blur when these...

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  • 1996
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    Moesha

    Moesha

    6.806 1996 HD

    Moesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood...

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  • 1993
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    Living Single

    Living Single

    8.3 1993 HD

    Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show...

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  • 1993
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    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    7.1 1993 HD

    Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness....

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  • 1994
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    ER

    ER

    7.8 1994 HD

    ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened...

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  • 2004
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    Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

    7.9 2004 HD

    Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and...

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  • 1995
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    Live Shot

    Live Shot

    1 1995 HD

    Live Shot is an American drama television show starring Jeff Yagher that aired in fall 1995 on UPN. The show centered on fictional television...

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  • 2008
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    The Wendy Williams Show

    The Wendy Williams Show

    6.6 2008 HD

    Radio personality Wendy Williams is the host to her own live syndicated talk show. Wendy injects her television series with the same style that...

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  • 2014
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    The Divide

    The Divide

    7 2014 HD

    The Divide is a 2014 legal drama that aired on WE tv. The first season consisted of eight hour-long episodes. It premiered on July 16, 2014. On...

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  • 2012
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    House of Lies

    House of Lies

    6.5 2012 HD

    Charming, fast talking Marty Kaan and his crack team of management consultants know how to play the corporate game better than anyone, by using every...

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  • 2016
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    Uncle Buck

    Uncle Buck

    5.8 2016 HD

    Based on the hit movie of the same name, Uncle Buck is a fun-loving but irresponsible guy who needs a job and a place to stay. His brother and...

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  • 2004
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    America Beyond the Color Line

    America Beyond the Color Line

    6 2004 HD

    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black...

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  • 2009
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    NCIS: Los Angeles

    NCIS: Los Angeles

    7.548 2009 HD

    The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that...

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  • 2019
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    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    6.2 2019 HD

    Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are...

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  • 2013
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    The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

    7.5 2013 HD

    Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old...

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  • 2009
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    Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

    7.3 2009 HD

    Compelling, surprising and downright spooky — celebrities share their real-life personal encounters with the paranormal in each one-hour...

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  • 2022
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    The Best Man: The Final Chapters

    The Best Man: The Final Chapters

    8.4 2022 HD

    Catch up with Harper, Robyn, Jordan, Lance, Quentin, Shelby, Candace, and Murch as their relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the...

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  • 2017
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    Dear White People

    Dear White People

    6.107 2017 HD

    At a predominantly white Ivy League college, a diverse group of students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.

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  • 2020
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    #blackAF

    #blackAF

    6.652 2020 HD

    A father takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships.

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  • 2009
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    The Cleveland Show

    The Cleveland Show

    5.839 2009 HD

    The bizarre adventures of Cleveland Brown and his family.

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  • 2009
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    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    5 2009 HD

    Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.

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  • 1996
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    The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

    6.4 1996 HD

    The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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  • 1954
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    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    7.6 1954 HD

    Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series...

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