Duane Martin

Duane Martin (born August 11, 1965) is an American actor.

He played NCAA Division III basketball at NYU and was signed as an undrafted free agent to a non-guaranteed contract in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New York Knicks in 1989.

However, he was soon cut and never actually played in the NBA.

Martin first made his TV appearance in the NBC comedy series Out All Night, which also starred Patti LaBelle, Vivica A. Fox and Morris Chestnut.

He appeared in the Boyz II Men music video "I'll Make Love to You".

He was a cast member with Vivica A. Fox and Jon Cryer in the short-lived Fox sitcom Getting Personal.

He portrayed TV reporter Robert James on the UPN/The CW sitcom All of Us.

Martin also appeared in many films throughout his career including White Men Can't Jump (1992), Above the Rim (1994), The Inkwell (1994), The Faculty and Woo (both in 1998), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Ride or Die (2003), and The Seat Filler (2004).

Martin was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City and graduated from New York University.

Notable feature film roles include Willie in White Men Can't Jump (1992), Jr. Philips in The Inkwell (1994), and Kyle Lee Watson in Above the Rim (1994).

The couple wed on August 17, 1996, and have two sons.

He began his career while appearing on numerous television sitcoms before portraying Robert James on the UPN/The CW sitcom All of Us (2003–2007) and also starring in the police-procedural series L.A.'s Finest as Detective Ben Baines.

In the romantic comedy The Seat Filler (2004), Martin plays a lead role as law student who falls in love with a celebrity.

He portrays himself in the BET comedy Real Husbands of Hollywood.

He guest starred on his then-wife's sitcom Rita Rocks (2009) as Chuck; and Fernando on The Paul Reiser Show (2011).

In 2017, Martin portrayed Louil Silas, Jr. in the film The New Edition Story.

He was married to former Martin and My Wife and Kids star Tisha Campbell.

In February 2018, Campbell filed for divorce and it was finalized in December 2020.

BET Comedy Awards

Daytime Emmy Award

NAACP Image Award