E-mail a friendFebruary 16, 2007
Husband-and-wife actors Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance discuss their latest collaboration, the memoir, Friends. Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson describes character development in his films.
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett has made a career portraying strong, real-life African American women, with credits that include Malcolm X, What's Love Got to Do With It—for which she earned a Best Actress Oscar nod—and The Rosa Parks Story. She also starred in and co-produced Showtime's, Ruby's Bucket of Blood. Bassett holds B.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Yale and is an avid supporter of youth arts programs, especially the Royal Theater Boys & Girls Club in her St. Petersburg, FL hometown. She's next up in Meet the Browns.
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney Vance talks about making a commitment to stay married.
Courtney B. Vance is a two-time Tony nominee who has perfected his craft on the stage, on the big screen and on TV. The Detroit native first became interested in theater while at Harvard and went on to earn his master's degree at the prestigious Yale School of Drama--meeting his future wife, actress Angela Bassett, in the process. Vance sits on the board of The Actors Center in DC and, with his wife, is a U.S. Fund for UNICEF Ambassador. He and Bassett chronicle their love story in their book, Friends.
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson is an award-winning director, writer and producer. He began in the business as a writer and stand-up performer. After Emmy-winning stints writing for variety shows, he segued to a successful career in feature films, with credits that include Man of the Year, Bugsy and Rain Man, for which he won a Best Director Oscar. Levinson also won an Emmy for directing the pilot episode of the TV series, Homicide: Life in the Streets, which he produced and shot in his Baltimore hometown.