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A 'Law & Order' Reunion: S. Epatha Merkerson Will Play Alberta Gay In Jesse L. Martin's 'Marvin Gaye' Film

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  • March 11, 2013 10:54 PM
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Marvin Gaye's Family Now Urging Jesse L. Martin To Walk Away From Julien Temple's Biopic

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 11, 2013 12:38 PM
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Bah! Humbug! It doesn't end...
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Jesse L. Martin Has Replaced Lenny Kravitz In Julien Temple's Marvin Gaye Biopic

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 4, 2013 1:58 PM
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What an interesting turn of events! Fans who've been calling for a Jesse L. Martin/Marvin Gaye biopic just might be getting their wish!It's been a long journey for the various Marvin Gaye projects that we've been following since this site was created almost 4 years ago.Our last Marvin Gaye biopic entry was in December when it was reported that Marvin Gaye's son (Marvin Gaye III), who's also a childhood friend of the man who had been cast to play his father, Lenny Kravitz, in Julien Temple's Sexual Healing, had asked Kravitz to "walk away from the role," adding that he was "shocked" that Lenny actually agreed to star in the project, calling it "shameful." What exactly was Marvin Gaye III's issue here? Same as many of the others. Here's what he told TMZ:
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Jesse L. Martin Will Be Nicole Ari Parker's Financially-Ruined Hubby In 'Lives Of Husbands & Wives'

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  • October 10, 2012 3:26 PM
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Jesse L. Martin has joined the starring cast of the upcoming new NBC drama pilot for the thriller, The Secret Lives Of Husbands And Wives, which centers on a murder, and the secrets and lies within a tightly woven group of 3 suburban couples and their families, exposed in its aftermath.
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Jesse L. Martin Joins Cast Of 'Smash' In Recurring Role

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  • September 14, 2012 2:30 PM
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Well, it's not the Marvin Gaye project he's been trying to make for years now, but Jesse L. Martin is returning to NBC's musical drama series Smash, in a recurring role as Scott Welker, an Artistic Director of a theater company, who has some history with characters on the show, and may even get involved with Debra Messing’s character Julia.
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