Christopher Williams
Real Name: Troy Christopher Williams, (born:
August 22, 1967
)
Cousin to Al B. Sure!, Christopher Williams produced numerous R&B hits during the new jack swing era of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is also known for having dated Halle Berry and Stacey Dash, the latter whom he has a son with.
Where are they now?
Currently lives in Atlanta GA. Just signed on to be in an indie film with Lynn Whitfield titled Shooter.
The drama follows a young man with incredible basketball skills who barely survives segregation, racism and an abusive father. Michael Rooker has been cast as the young man's basketball coach.
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Birth name: Troy Christopher Williams
Born: August 22, 1967
Height: 6ft 1in
Stage Name(s):
Christopher Williams
Origin: The Bronx, New York
Career years: 1989–2001
Biography
Williams, who emerged during the late 1980s as a recording artist for Geffen Records, has scored many hit singles, notably "Promises, Promises" (1989), "Talk to Myself" (1989), and "Every Little Thing U Do" (1993). The single "I'm Dreamin'" (1991), from the New Jack City soundtrack, became a #1 single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. After a six-year hiatus from recording music, he returned to the music scene with Real Men Do on the indie label Renegade, in 2001. It received a glowing, flattering review in Ebony Magazine that summer.
Williams appeared in the successful motion picture film New Jack City in 1991. He portrayed the role of Kareem Akbar, one of Nino Brown's assistants. He also had a cameo appearance in the 1990s police drama, New York Undercover as "the singer," performing "Stranger In My Life," in the episode entitled "The Shooter." He had another cameo in Gunmen, starring Christopher Lambert and Mario Van Peebles, again doing what he does best — singing!
Reference/Source(s):
Christopher Williams (singer). (2008, October 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01:34, October 31, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Williams_(singer)&oldid=244408690
