Top Shottas

Yes yes yes. Wayne(Spragga Benz), Biggs(Kymani Marley), Mad Max(Paul Campbell),Teddy Bruck Shut(Louie Rankin), and the list goes on but these are the main characters. For those who don't know this movie, yes it is about friendship, loyalty and greed but it also shows how easy it is to fall into that lifestyle and how hard it is to stop. Living dirty always costs someone their life. This is a movie but it does happen and not only in Jamaica but poor black people in general. When you've been struggling for so long and the first opportunity you have to get out you take it but it shouldn't be an excuse to kill people, rob, etc. Everything else is self explanatory.

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Spragga Benz is a Dancehall deejay. He's been active since 1991. In the late 90s he founded the Stay In School program that provided help for needy students in Franklin Town which is also his hometown. His son played the younger version of "Wayne" in Top Shottas, and after his son's death he founded the Carlisle Foundation for helping local youths.

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Kymani Marley, son of Bob Marley. He's been active since 1996. His mother was a table tennis champion. At a young age he did relocate to Miami from Falmouth, Jamaica. Kymani is also featured in the movie "One Love". He plays the guitar and piano. As a teenager he was rapping and deejaying  with his first single being "Unnecessary Badness".
Albums: Like Father Like Son '96
               The Journey 2000
               Many More Roads 2001
               Milestone 2004
               Radio 2007
               New Heights 2012
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Paul Campbell is an actor who is best known for films "Third World Cop", "Dancehall Queen", and of course "Top Shottas". Paul also acted on Broadway(NYC), and is a painter whose work has been exhibited internationally. He beat his battle with Cancer and released a biopic which outlines the journey of his life. His film "The Lunatic" has been titled as a comedic classic.

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Louie Rankin was featured in film Belly alongside rapper Nas and DMX. He also deejays and his most successful song was "Typewriter" which was released in 1992. He calls himself "The original don dada". 
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The Help

This movie is based on a novel written by Kathryn Stockett 2009. A lot of African Americans may not like this movie because of what it shows and how it went from slavery to this. But this movie takes places during the Civil Rights Era and shows what it was like to be a Black maid. It wasn't just cooking and cleaning, they raised and took care of children as well. Most times the maids weren't even allowed to use the bathroom in the house where they worked, they were forced to go outside no matter how cold it was or if it was raining. 
  This is starring Emma Stone who plays "Skeeter", Viola Davis who plays "Aibileen", Octavia Spencer who plays "Minny", Bryce Howard who plays "Hilly", Jessica Chastain who plays "Celia", and Allison Janney who plays "Charlotte".

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Tia & Tamera Mowry

We all should know these lovely ladies from the "Sister Sister" show with Marques Houston of IMX music group which appeared on the WB/Disney channel. Their little brother is Tahj Mowry of "Smart Guy" who also guest appeared on "Sister Sister". Also known for their famous phrase "Go home Roger!". They were born in Germany to their mother who was a security guard and to their father who was in the U.S Army, that's why they call themselves "Military brats". Their mother is Bahamian(bahamas) and their father is British. Tamera is two minutes Older than Tia and I personally am able to tell them apart now due to the location of their moles. In this picture Tamera is on the left and Tia on the right. When their family was stationed in Texas they did talent shows and pageants. At age 12 they relocated to California to pursue their acting career but started off in commercials and small roles and they've been there ever since. They also appeared on "Full House", and did voice work for Kids WB show "Detention". They both attended Pepperdine University for psychology and Tia went on further to study humanities and Italian in Europe.

Tia and her husband Cory. For those who doesn't know him, he's also and Actor. He's from Chicago and has done movies such as "Dough Boys", "Driftwood", "He's just not that into you", "Never been kissed", "Creature unknown", etc. He also acted as Brandy's love interest in her music video "Right Here (Departed)". They dated for six years, got married in 2008 and had their son in 2011.

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This is Tamera and her husband Adam. Adam is a Fox News reporter who has even traveled to Japan and covered the tsunami/earthquake story. In 1992 he played on the National Champion College World Series Baseball Team and received a bachelors degree in Political Science and Telecommunications. Overall he has reported in eight Latin American Countries and is the President of his family's Winery "Century Oak Winery". They are also expecting their first child this October! They were married 2011http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UYCxWDKf-8

Tia & Tamera have a show on the Style Network called "Tia and Tamera" based on their current life such as Tia going through mother hood with baby Cree, Tamera getting used to being Mrs.Housley, how they're doing with their acting careers, etc. They've both been active in Acting since 1990 and have starred in movies such as "Double Wedding", "The Hot Chick", "Seventeen Again", "Twitches", etc. Tia has also become one of the main characters for CW/BET show "The Game" as Melanie Barnett.

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Oliver Twist

BBC's Version
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1933 Version
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1982 Version
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2005 Trailer
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