Terron Brooks
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Terron Brooks | |
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| Birth name | Terron Brooks |
| Born | October 13, 1974 Long Beach, California, US |
| Genres | pop, inspirational, R&B, soul |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | GoDigital Records |
Terron Brooks is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of R&B/pop singer Eddie Kendricks in the 1998 NBC miniseries The Temptations.
Biography
[edit]Born on October 13, 1974, and raised in Southern California, Brooks has been singing since the age of six.
He has sung with many artists including Stephanie Mills, Smokey Robinson, Phil Collins and Michael Jackson, and has performed in the US and Europe. He had been a member of the doo-wop group The Alley Cats. He is also Broadway actor who has been seen as "Simba" in Disney's The Lion King and "Seaweed" in Hairspray. Terron has been featured on numerous film and TV soundtrack albums including Tears from the Sun, the Adventures of Brer Rabbit and ABC's Gepetto.
In 1998 he portrayed Eddie Kendricks in The Temptations miniseries.[1][2] At the time of production, Brooks was 23-years old and had no film experience.[3] In 2006, Brooks signed a deal with GoDigital Records, a subsidiary of the GoDigital Media Group for exclusive worldwide digital distribution. In the middle of 2006 Brooks had an interview on KABC radio station and his single "Down" from his first album, Prelude, was played for the first time.[attribution needed]
In June 2010 Brooks sang back-up during Phil Collins' tour promoting his Going Back album. In 2022, he released The Soul of Broadway.[4]
Discography
[edit]- Studio Albums
- 2006: Prelude
- 2007: Overture
- 2008: Love at Christmas
- 2012: Contagious
- Live Albums
- 2007: Alive
References
[edit]- ^ "Sunshine On A Cloudy Day: Terron Brooks on playing Eddie Kendricks in 'The Temptations'". New Pittsburgh Courier. May 28, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ Harrington, Richard (October 31, 1998). "'TEMPTATIONS': NBC MINISERIES SIMPLY SINGS". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ Thompson, Erica (November 1, 2018). "'The Temptations' at 20: Cast and Crew Look Back at Making the Classic Miniseries". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ Parker, Carian Lynée. "BWW Interview: Terron Brooks Talks New Album- 'The Soul Of Broadway'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
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- Living people
- African-American male singer-songwriters
- American male singer-songwriters
- American male television actors
- American male film actors
- 1974 births
- Male actors from California
- 21st-century African-American male singers
- 21st-century American male singers
- 20th-century African-American male singers
- 20th-century American male singers
- 20th-century American singers