Claire quickly realizes that Roger is not the one for her as he's seemingly more interested in playing video games with her father than spending time with Claire. I was cooking, and cleaning, and doing all these things that I felt a wife should doand I didnt feel that it was reciprocated. They never have sisterly talks or friendship talks. Kady and Vanessa get along very well. We raised a little money on Kickstarter, but it wasnt enough, and then we had a private investor come in and started to pitch the project to him and he said, Stopyou had me at Black women. I was raised by all women, and I do feel like this generation needs this story. And that was that. }); However, there is a reference to his faith in the Season 2 Episode "Perfect Dad." The young pianist was all dressed up in his tux and ready to play with some of the best in the business. Meagan Good initially portrays Vanessa ABC A big casting change occurred in Season 2 when audiences noticed that Jennifer Freeman had taken over as the middle child I think that conversation has shifted over time but not dramatically. I saw that you said on Instagram it was due to an unlicensed aesthetician who gave you a bad skin product. While she initially acts totally indifferent to his attention, eventually the two develop an adorable relationship. Although he did take a step back from the religion for a few years, he later returned to the faith (via YouTube). It sounds like people saw you posing on the cover of King in a bustier and therefore thought you couldnt be born-again. Sadly, Franklin filed for divorce in December end 2021 after almost a year of marriage. Then, Meagan started dating the American actor, singer, and author, Tyrese Gibson. The actress who portrayed Vanessa for Season 3, Meagan Good, was recast for Season 4 to Brooklyn Sudano. For one, that was not a funny experienceit was traumatizingand two, Im not going to go up there and act like Im apologizing to someone when I have nothing to apologize for. Their response was: You either say it or you dont present. So I was like, OK, then I wont present. And when I got off the phone, I cried. Meagan Good Reveals Why Her Husband Left Her Meagan Good and Devon Franklin are divorcing after NINE years of marriage and Meg Its cable reimagined No DVR On Tuesday, Good and Franklin announced their split in a joint statement, six months after celebrating their ninth wedding anniversary. Eves Bayou is such a brilliant filmand an underappreciated one. Alicia came out the least scathed but had to undergo a lot of surgeries and trauma. And she starred in the recent Freeform holiday movie Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas. I was 12 years old when I got that job. She received nominations for the Black Movie Awards and Teen Choice Awards for her role in the drama-action film Waist Deep (2006). And while she may now be known for starring in a successful teen series, it was this family sitcom that really introduced her to the world of acting. Claire Kyle is the middle child of parents Michael and Janet "Jay" Kyle. After the Harlem actress, 40, and the preacher, 43, announced their decision to divorce on Tuesday after nine years of marriage, a source tells PEOPLE that Good and Franklin's breakup was "a long time coming. According to legal docs, obtained by ET, Franklin filed legal documents on Monday in an L.A. courthouse. It's a well-known fact that actors and actresses are typically older than the teenage characters that they play. While leaving an L.A.-area gym Franklin was asked Is everything good, man? eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), In their joint statement the couple said the separation was the next best chapter in the evolution of our love, which only fueled more questions for those perplexed by the seemingly amicable split. In 2004, she worked in the action flick D.E.B.S., alongside Jordana Brewster, Sara Foster, and Jill Ritchie. According to The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable Shows, producers recast the role of Claire after Jazzs mother objected to a storyline in which one of Claires friends becomes pregnant. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { I was used to being one Black person in a sea of white people. The film is, more than anything, a celebration of Black sisterhooda subject Good and Bass, who co-directed the film, know a little something about. ", "Their work schedules often kept them apart, and they just haven't been spending a lot of time together this past year," the source says. In an interview with Romper, after freezing her eggs, Good said, When you say youre not sure you want to be a mom, people look at you like youre a bad person. They had initially met on the set of their 2011 film, Jumping the Broom,and got engaged in May 2012. Distractify is a registered trademark. Nobody told me when they lost their virginity, and I was just extremely judgmental. In the year 2003, she landed roles in several movies such as the action-drama Biker Boyz, and the romantic-comedy Deliver Us from Eva. Its part of your experience as a young womantrying to be seenand its unfortunate, because you see the outgrowth of that now on social media with young women. "I'm so proud of my love @Meagangood! It took us years to work through that. It took me a long time to not feel so hurt and be so affected. Vanessa tells Junior she is pregnant, and together they tell Michael and Jay which would be even more of a shock than him getting kicked out, this, Vanessa being pregnant, actually makes Jay faint, she wakes up in her bed, just to be told again that it's real: Vanessa is pregnant with Junior's child, however Jay is opposed to agree that Vanessa is carrying Junior's child, and tries to think of everything that could point the child to being another persons however it was both their first times and so it couldn't be anyone else. Franklin is shown various times throughout the series playing the piano, but what you might not have realized is that Gray-Cabey is hitting the keys and making the music all by himself no special effects necessary. Currently, she is far from rumors and controversies. And hes a lovely guy so I think he just believed it based on the myth, and the general perception around Hollywood. Franklin is an executive producer on the upcoming BET+ series Kingdom Business, which wrapped filming in Atlanta in August. The episode starts the new season off with a bang, but audiences are likely to notice that Vanessa looks slightly different than the way she did in Season 3. They were romantically linked to each other from June to December 2005. Unabashed sitcom fans the world over, and maybeeven a few folks out there who don't like to admit it, love to sit down and unwind with their favorite TV family. She was introduced as Juniors new girlfriend, The idea that people wouldnt turn out for a Black female drama doesnt seem to make much sense. Pretty damn good! The big difference is McFarlane's second character in "My Wife and Kids" is really into religion instead of video games. Claire is Vanessas sister-in-law as of "The Wedding". She was recasted in season 4. People then shifted to, Oh, she has a lot of depth. This February, Deadline announced that Jazz will play Izzy in the upcoming Netflix seriesThe Lincoln Lawyer. And you of course dated an NFL player [Thomas Jones], and the bad behavior of NFL players is something youve previously explored in The Game and on Law & Order: SVU. I didnt think about it that way when I shot the movie but I think thats because its so culturally embedded that you dont even think about it. Thats a fact: It often is either the tragedy, or the cookout, or the comedy, or living in a certain hoodthings that are culturally true experiences but can sometimes be caricatures and a lot of the time doesnt represent every Black person. Her birth name is Meagan Monique Good, and she is currently 40 years old. That must have been a very challenging character to play at such a young age, a character whos being abused by her father. Kady is at first very jealous of her nephew as he seems to get more attention than she now does. Raycole toldThe Christian Post that she was 12 years old when she got cast on "My Wife and Kids," and that she was too young to go in the direction that they wanted for Claire. older than the teenage characters that they play. One show that truly gets overlooked is the Damon Wayans sitcom "My Wife and Kids." hitType: 'event', Later when she found out they had } And as far as the backlash goes, there have recently been people accusing you of skin-bleaching. Meghan says they had little to lose by doing this interview, and in her case, that may be true. They are shown interacting with each other multiple times. }); Longtime couple actress Meagan Good and her pastor husband DeVon Franklin have ended their marriage. It took the two friends four years to bring their directorial debut to fruitiona journey that included plenty of rejection from Hollywood producers and executives who somehow couldnt wrap their heads around a drama that centers the experiences of four Black women. CBS passed on the pilot in May 2020, and Netflix picked it up this January, according to Deadline. Michael imagines what his idea of the "perfect" kids would be, and in his scenario, Junior is a celebrated Jehovah's Witness. She added, "This makes #9 and eternity you go!". People think, Oh, thats Meagan Goodshes the sexy girl, shes hip-hop culture, she was in the 21 Questions video, she doesnt have a lot of depth so lets keep her in these types of characters, Good tells me. "After much prayer and consideration, we have decided to go into our futures separately but forever connected," the couple said in a joint statement to PEOPLE. However when Vanessa told him he was pregnant he told them "no" so he could stay by her side and bring Junior, Jr up together in the Kyle household. }); As for the drastic actress change in the show, audiences were given a throwaway comedic line in Episode 1 of Season 2 to address the departure of Raycole, with Michael telling Claire that, "Whatever it is, you look like a whole different person.". I ended up going to New York to dance, which was my first passion. The estranged couple released a statement to People confirming the news, saying that "after much prayer and consideration, we have decided to go into our futures separately but forever connected. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ The Wayans brothers were raised Jehovah's Witnesses;therefore, the members of the family who still practice don't celebrate holidays. The early 2000s were somewhat of a silver age for family sitcoms, with shows like "8 Simple Rules" and "Malcolm in the Middle" rising to primetime prominence. Weve had Waiting to Exhale and Set It Off. Good and Franklin wed in June 2012 in Malibu, California, after they met on the set of the movie Jumping the Broom in 2011, when he was working as a studio executive. }); While audiences are used to seeing Franklin in the Kyle home, we don't see much of his family until we're introduced to his sister Aretha, who just so happens to be an amazing singer. When Campbell was cast as Jay, she was 31 years old. He is a Columbia Pictures executive and a Seventh-day Adventist preacher. Its interesting, because if youre able to track down any interview Ive made it a point to always mention God. He's a genius on the piano and incredibly mature for his age, often seen giving the entire family relationship and even career advice. [It was] a dramatic role, and I wasnt sure if I could act at that level, she explained. So, who replaces Meagan Good as Vanessa in Season 4 of "My Wife and Kids?" How long did it take for you to make this? I remember being in my early twenties and looking at some of my friends who were very frustrated with the commentary of, You may not play the lead because youre Black, and that might not sell our movies, or this or that. eventAction: 'click_ads' All Rights Reserved. She was first mentioned in "Blackout" by Junior. It was a full-on assault, and it went on for yearswhen I got dressed up for Halloween, or for any event. pg.acq.push(function() { All Rights Reserved. Im so sorry. And a lot of things that the film explores are not just Black womens experiences, but I think its unique that you get to see it through their lenswomen not being able to have babies, women not sure if they want to be a mother, women dealing with addiction and its not a drug you go buy off the street. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { gads_event = event; Somewhat ironically, Wayans had recently been through a divorce from his wife of almost 20 years around the time of the Tribune article, which was published during the time Season 2 of "My Wife and Kids" was first broadcast. And I feel very fortunate to not just love him but to like him, and to be excited about what its gonna be like when we retire, what its gonna be like when were old. There's no one at fault, we believe this is the next best chapter in the evolution of our love," the exes continued. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), }) hitType: 'event', This is an impressive attempt to keep me indoors, one viewer tweeted on July 8. Calvin and Vanessa get along quite well, as far as their father-daughter relationship goes. Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, USA. And then I went through a season of feeling like I was trying to do everything right and couldnt quite get it right, and then I was upset with God, and then I rededicated when I was 19. And then it was the BET Awards, and the blue dress that I wore, and at the eleventh hour when they switched me from giving out a rap award to giving out a gospel award. Make it make sense.. They get caught, which gives Michael the option to evict Junior from his house. The 40-year-old actress has recently been in the news because of her divorce from "Will has been a mentor and a friend, and has been very helpful to me in terms of helping me do the work that I need to do as a man -- to be a better man, to be a better husband and getting that work and getting that therapy," he said at the time. In junior high, she looked out for me whenever I would get bullied, and she ended up going to this youth group I ended up going to. They met on the sets of the film Jumping The Broom in 2011. At the time, you didnt see a lot of Black people with generational wealth on screen. I really thank God for that because I got to grow and travel.. Michael is Vanessas father-in-law as of "The Wedding". We are incredibly grateful for the life-changing years we've spent together as a husband and wife. Congratulations on your directorial debut. },false) As, a teen artist, she appeared in single episodes of several TV dramas such as ABC Afterschool Special (1996) Pacific Blue (1997), Touched by an Angel (1997), and The Parent Hood (1997-98). Emotionally, growing up where I did, it did two things: It made me extremely determined and learn to almost be overconfidentto have a mindset and attitude of, They just dont see it yet, but theyll see it one dayand on the flip side, it gave me a deep desire to want people to love me, to see who I am, and to see the core of me, beyond what you see externally. The actress opens up about her journey from child star to director of the new film If Not Now, When? being celibate before marriage, and those skin-bleaching allegations. For some reason never revealed Meagan was replaced in the role ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); let gads_event; eventAction: 'click_adunit' Those opinions of Good are likely to shift again with the release of If Not Now, When?, a film about four female friends whose lives have taken them in different directions since high school. He quickly develops a crush on Kady. Is this going to be an issue? and a friend told me, You know, hes celibate, too. I thought it was so interesting, that God would tell me to do something and then set it up to fall into place as it should. Then, for the first part of my twenties, I really was embedded in hip-hop culture because of that video and how people perceived me. His character quickly grew in popularity, making him an honorary member of the Kyle family. The ladies pre-taped Fridays show after McCain made the announcement. That would be none other than Donna Summer's daughter Brooklyn Sudano. We met when we were 16 and 19 on an audition, and around the second time we ran into each other I remember saying, Hey Momcan I go over to her house? recalls Good, now 39. Noah Gray-Cabey portrays Franklin, the young boy who develops a relationship with the Kyle's youngest child Kady. "American Idol" was exploding in popularity around this time, and ABC might've decided to move its resources away from scripted television. Copyright 2023 Distractify. However, "My Wife and Kids" flips the switch on this idea, as it does not feature any holiday episodes in its five-season run. Someone has said that to me in real life! The reason for this has to do with creator Damon Wayans. Then they spent a massive amount of time together, but after that, they barely saw each other.". Vanessa is first introduced in Season 3, Episode 17 "Jr.'s Risky Business: Part 1." I never stopped being who I was, but I definitely had the trauma of I know Im going out in front of the firing squad. Im never going to stop having control over who I am if I feel Im right with God, but I hate that I feel Im bracing myself for impact. Izzy, the site explained, is a young former addict charged with grand larceny for stealing a necklace to support her habit who becomes the driver to the title character (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo). The two announced the news on social media. I thought that was a really good line. Jay is a loving mother who, like her husband, uses wit and sarcasm to parent her family. The troubled action hero: Tom Sizemore boasted of affairs with Liz Hurley and Paris Hilton (which he had to admit was a lie), attacked his wife actress Maeve Quinian and You know, theres a scene in If Not Now, When? "We are incredibly grateful for the life-changing years we've spent together as husband and wife. Divorce comes just 2 years after baby plans. While the official reason ABC canceled "My Wife and Kids" remains a mystery, there's a bunch of online rumors and speculation surrounding the end of the show that sound plausible. I definitely trusted friendships, but in relationships, I never trusted a guy to the point where he would have the power to hurt me. & 2023 CBS Studios Inc. and CBS Interactive Inc., Paramount companies. Good dated rapper 50 Cent for three years from April 2001 to March 2004. Vanessa explains to Jay that she is truly in love with Junior. Its interesting, because you do often have the Black woman being presented that way. WebJay pretended to get along with Vanessa the very first time she met her but straight away didn't like her, as she said something was off with her. Longtime couple actress Meagan Good and her pastor husband DeVon Franklin have ended their marriage. In "The Wedding", she became Junior's wife. Initially, McFarlane portrayed Claire's boyfriend Roger in the Season 1 episode "Breaking Up and Breaking It." Portrayed by actor Noah Gray-Cabey, Franklin is a staple character for the series. Were going to be in year nine of marriage and year 10 of being together, and hes pretty much the best thing thats ever happened to mebesides Jesus. Meagan Good and Jurnee Smollett in Eve's Bayou. 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We are one of the worlds fastest growing When I was 18 and I got my first serious boyfriend, he lived out in L.A., and when I went out there it was a culture shock for me, because Id never seen that many Black people in once place. Jay is Vanessas mother-in-law as of "The Wedding". ", A post shared by Meag G, Ms. Good~If Ya Nasty (@meagangood), While it appears the divorce is amicable, Good took to Instagram on the day Franklin filed the paperwork and posted two cryptic quotes on her Story. A post shared by DeVon Franklin (@devonfranklin). In an interview published in The Chicago Tribune, Wayans shared that this wholesome version of a Black family is how he grew up and that he wanted to share that positive dynamic with the world. I just have a sneaky feeling this is fixable. He states that "The show is a bright spot that allows me to relive some of the beauty of being married.". A common staple for most family sitcoms is holiday episodes. A post shared by Jazz Raycole (@jraycole), In a 2012 interview with PSLOVECHARLI, Jazz said that it was her 2004 episode of SVU filmed around the time that she was 15 that solidified her acting ambition. Harry and Meghan took a private jet to California with their ten-month-old son Archie last week. Ive been in the business for 30 years, and I cant tell you how many times Ive been told outright that I cant play the lead in the movie because having a Black female lead is not going to sell overseas. Aside from having an uber-famous mother, audiences might recognize Sudano from her role as Angela Prescott in "Cruel Summer." You mentioned bullying, and it plays a role in the film as well with your daughters character being bullied by her classmates. ga('ads.send', { ", Divorce Attorney Erin Levine's Tips for Holiday Planning With an Ex, Kim Kardashian Files to Be Declared Legally Single Amid Kanye Divorce, Dr. Dre Poses With 'Divorced AF' Balloons, How Machine Gun Kelly Inspired Drew Barrymore to Discuss Her Sobriety, Adele Says She Went to 'Hell and Back' While Going Through Her Divorce, By signing up, you agree to our I felt very much like, See? However, he isn't introduced until Season 3, Episode 11, "Jay the Artist." You just perceive me different.. It's reasonable to say when we think of quintessential sitcom dads from the early '00s, Damon Wayans' character Michael Kyle is one of the first who pops to mind. hitType: 'event', Oh my God. I couldnt agree more. When you were told you couldnt play the lead because having a Black female lead wouldnt sell overseas, what movie was that for? },false) This announcement comes after they celebrated their ninth anniversary in June this year. He is named after his father, who is named after his father Michael Richard Kyle. Claire and Kady both felt a little bit sorry for him but they also dared not to do anything like what Junior did, over fear of actually being kicked out. Wayans brothers were raised Jehovah's Witnesses. Theres Deidre (Meagan Holder), whos balancing raising a child with being a touring choreographer; the heavily pregnant Suzanne (Mekia Cox), whose picture-perfect marriage to an NFL player is falling apart; Patrice (Tamara Bass), a nurse whos ready to love again; and Tyra (Meagan Good), a mother battling a nasty addiction to prescription drugs. 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I grew up in Santa Clarita, California, and was one of one Black family growing up there. March 2, 2023 4:30 AM EST.