Al Sharpton

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Al Sharpton

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1954-10-03

From

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, television/radio talk show host and a former White House adviser for President Barack Obama. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio talk show, Keepin' It Real, and he makes regular guest appearances cable news television. In 2011, he was named the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation, a nightly talk show. In 2015, the program was shifted to Sunday mornings. Sharpton's supporters praise "his ability and willingness to defy the power structure that is seen as the cause of their suffering" and consider him "a man who is willing to tell it like it is". Former Mayor of New York City Ed Koch, a one-time foe, said that Sharpton deserves the respect he enjoys among black Americans: "He is willing to go to jail for them, and he is there when they need him." President Barack Obama said that Sharpton is "the voice of the voiceless and a champion for the downtrodden." A 2013 Zogby Analytics poll found that one quarter of African Americans said that Sharpton speaks for them. His critics describe him as "a political radical who is to blame, in part, for the deterioration of race relations". Sociologist Orlando Patterson has referred to him as a racial arsonist, while liberal columnist Derrick Z. Jackson has called him the black equivalent of Richard Nixon and Pat Buchanan. Sharpton sees much of the criticism as a sign of his effectiveness. "In many ways, what they consider criticism is complimenting my job," he said. "An activist's job is to make public civil rights issues until there can be a climate for change." (Wikipedia)

Malcolm X
7.6
MOVIE1992

Malcolm X

as Speaker #2

Mr. Deeds
5.9
MOVIE2002

Mr. Deeds

as The Rhyme Master

Madea Goes to Jail
6.5
MOVIE2009

Madea Goes to Jail

as Self

Rudy! A Documusical
MOVIE2022

Rudy! A Documusical

as Self

Bamboozled
6.3
MOVIE2000

Bamboozled

as Himself

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7.6
MOVIE2021

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

as Self - Minister & Activist

Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
MOVIE2008

Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

as Self

Good Hair
6.6
MOVIE2009

Good Hair

as Self

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
MOVIE2022

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

as Self (archive footage)

One Night in Vegas
6.3
MOVIE2010

One Night in Vegas

as Self

Celsius 41.11
5.5
MOVIE2004

Celsius 41.11

as Self (archive footage)

The Black Godfather
6.6
MOVIE2019

The Black Godfather

as Self

Get Me Roger Stone
7.0
MOVIE2017

Get Me Roger Stone

as Self (archive footage)

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
6.6
MOVIE2008

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

as Self

The First Wave
6.6
MOVIE2021

The First Wave

as Self (archive footage)

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
7.3
MOVIE2021

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

as Self

The Black List: Volume One
6.5
MOVIE2008

The Black List: Volume One

as Self

Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
MOVIE2020

Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

as Self

The Last Party
5.2
MOVIE1993

The Last Party

as Self

The Central Park Five
7.0
MOVIE2012

The Central Park Five

as Self (archive footage)

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
6.9
MOVIE2014

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

as Self

Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid
6.2
MOVIE2024

Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid

as Self

Koch
4.9
MOVIE2013

Koch

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

On the Shoulders of Giants
6.3
MOVIE2011

On the Shoulders of Giants

Maynard
5.2
MOVIE2017

Maynard

as Self

Woman in Motion
6.8
MOVIE2021

Woman in Motion

as Self

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
MOVIE2018

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

as Self

Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
6.5
MOVIE2010

Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?

as Self (archive footage)

James Brown: Soul Survivor
7.7
MOVIE2003

James Brown: Soul Survivor

When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story
MOVIE2023

When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story

as Self

Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
MOVIE2018

Prince: the Last Year of a Legend

as Self - Civil rights activist

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
MOVIE2014

We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama

Street Fight
6.9
MOVIE2005

Street Fight

as Self

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
7.2
MOVIE2018

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

as Self

A Tale of James Brown
MOVIE2016

A Tale of James Brown

as Self

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
6.0
MOVIE2013

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

as Self

South to Black Power
3.5
MOVIE2023

South to Black Power

as Self

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
8.0
MOVIE2014

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

as Self

United We Stand: The Ali Summit
MOVIE2018

United We Stand: The Ali Summit

as self

American Trial: The Eric Garner Story
MOVIE2020

American Trial: The Eric Garner Story

as Self

The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM
6.6
MOVIE2022

The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM

as Self (archive footage)

Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
6.4
MOVIE2020

Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn

as Self

Loudmouth
6.0
MOVIE2022

Loudmouth

as Self

Pursuit of Equality
3.0
MOVIE2005

Pursuit of Equality

as Self

Run For Cover
4.4
MOVIE1995

Run For Cover

as Himself

Atrocity Inc.
10.0
MOVIE2024

Atrocity Inc.

as Self - Civil Rights Activist

Satan & Adam
7.3
MOVIE2018

Satan & Adam

as Self

Looking for Lenny
5.4
MOVIE2011

Looking for Lenny

as Self (archive footage)

Abraham Obama
MOVIE2009

Abraham Obama

as Self

Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story
MOVIE2006

Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story

as Self

Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
10.0
MOVIE2009

Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored

as Self

Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
MOVIE2009

Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez

as Self

I Am MLK Jr.
8.8
MOVIE2018

I Am MLK Jr.

as Self

Cold Feet
3.7
MOVIE1999

Cold Feet

as The Reverend

The After Party: The Last Party 3
MOVIE2011

The After Party: The Last Party 3

as Self

Let's Talk
10.0
MOVIE2000

Let's Talk

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
MOVIE2018

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

as Self

The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
6.5
MOVIE2005

The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till

91 Bullets in a Minute
MOVIE2014

91 Bullets in a Minute

as Self

The Subtext of a Yale Education
MOVIE1999

The Subtext of a Yale Education

as Self

Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage
MOVIE2021

Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage

as Self

Race
6.8
MOVIE2010

Race

as Self

Beating Justice: The Martin Lee Anderson Story
MOVIE2011

Beating Justice: The Martin Lee Anderson Story

as Self

Brave Spaces: Perspectives on Faith and LGBT Justice
MOVIE2015

Brave Spaces: Perspectives on Faith and LGBT Justice

as Self - National Action Network

"Get the Jew": The Crown Heights Riot Revisited (WSJ Opinion Documentary)
MOVIE2024

"Get the Jew": The Crown Heights Riot Revisited (WSJ Opinion Documentary)

as Self

The Jena 6
MOVIE2007

The Jena 6

as Self

If I Die Tonight
1.0
MOVIE2009

If I Die Tonight

as Self

Seven Days in Bensonhurst
MOVIE1990

Seven Days in Bensonhurst

as Self

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