The Cast of 'Deliver Us From Eva': Where Are They Now?

The film hit theaters 14 years ago today.

Deliver Us From Eva (2003) - In this modern, urban update of William Shakespeare's classic play, The Taming of the Shrew, LL Cool J stars as the ultra-mack who is recruited for his skills at handling difficult women. A group of guys want their wives' meddlesome sister out of their romantic business and they see LL as their ticket to bliss. Today marks the 14th anniversary of this comedy. Here's a look at the cast who gave ol' Shakespeare a hip twist and a splash of lively color. (Photo: Focus Feautres)

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Deliver Us From Eva (2003) - In this modern, urban update of William Shakespeare's classic play, The Taming of the Shrew, LL Cool J stars as the ultra-mack who is recruited for his skills at handling difficult women. A group of guys want their wives' meddlesome sister out of their romantic business and they see LL as their ticket to bliss. Today marks the 14th anniversary of this comedy. Here's a look at the cast who gave ol' Shakespeare a hip twist and a splash of lively color. (Photo: Focus Feautres)

LL Cool J - LL Cool J starred as Ray Adams, the romeo picked to woo the untameable Eva Dandrige (Gabrielle Union). Since 2009, the actor/hip-hop music icon has been an action crime hero on the hit police series NCIS: Los Angeles. Mr. Cool J also went on to host the Grammy Awards ceremony and the popular celebrity TV competition Lip Sync Battle.  (Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)

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LL Cool J - LL Cool J starred as Ray Adams, the romeo picked to woo the untameable Eva Dandrige (Gabrielle Union). Since 2009, the actor/hip-hop music icon has been an action crime hero on the hit police series NCIS: Los Angeles. Mr. Cool J also went on to host the Grammy Awards ceremony and the popular celebrity TV competition Lip Sync Battle.  (Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)

Gabrielle Union - Gabrielle Union was cast as hard-nosed career woman and hard-to-please dater Eva Dandrige. Since then, the actress starred in several movies, including Think Like a Man, Good Deeds, Almost Christmas, Birth of a Nation and, most recently, Sleepless. She also lent her talents to the BET family, hosting the 2013 BET Honors ceremony and starring in the BET original series Being Mary Jane.(Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for BET)

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Gabrielle Union - Gabrielle Union was cast as hard-nosed career woman and hard-to-please dater Eva Dandrige. Since then, the actress starred in several movies, including Think Like a Man, Good Deeds, Almost Christmas, Birth of a Nation and, most recently, Sleepless. She also lent her talents to the BET family, hosting the 2013 BET Honors ceremony and starring in the BET original series Being Mary Jane.(Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for BET)

Essence Atkins on what audiences would be surprised about working with the Wayans: - "They'd be surprised at how prepared they are, how much thought they put in [their work]." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Essence Atkins - Essence Atkins portrayed Eva's concerned sister Kareenah Dandrige. Since her breakout starring role on the hit sitcom Half & Half, the actress has kept busy. On the big screen, she was in the surprise hit comedy A Haunted House. She will also star in the upcoming films Act Like You Love Me and Another Stateside.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Duane Martin  - The character Mike — one of the guys betting on LL's mack-daddy skills — was played by Duane Martin. This actor, who's married to Tisha Campbell, can be seen on BET's reality TV parody series Real Husbands of Hollywood.  (Photo: Jennifer Lourie/FilmMagic)

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Mel Jackson - Jackson joined the Living Single cast in the show's final year as Tripp Williams, Khadijah and Synclaire's new roommate and an aspiring singer/songwriter. That same year, Jackson landed his first big screen role in Soul Food and followed it up with a number of films like The Temptations and Deliver Us From Eva. He also starred in the final season of the sitcom The Parkers. (Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images for The Not Alone Foundation)

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Mel Jackson - Actor Mel Jackson was the suave Tim, who was also looking to get Eva into a love affair with Ray. In 2012, Jackson was also a busy actor, landing in two TV movies — To Love and to Cherish and If You Really Love Me — and the film The Marriage Chronicles. He more recently appeared in the film Dreams, also starring Angie Stone and the late Thomas Mikal Ford. (Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images for The Not Alone Foundation)

Meagan Good @MeaganGood - Tweet: "Was a huge KrissKross fan.If you remember the N'Sync craze?That's how I was bout the Chris's.My room was COVER'D in posters RIP #ChrisKelly" (Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

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Meagan Good - Meagan Good was cast as Dandrige sister Jacqui. In addition to being in the smash hit comedy Think Like a Man, she also appeared on primetime TV, starring in the dramatic series Deception in 2013, which was not renewed. In television history, Good is the third Black woman to star as a lead in a TV drama. She has also starred in a slew of movies, including Don Jon and Anchorman 2, and is set to star in Deuces later this year. She also married motivational speaker DeVon Franklin in 2012.(Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Robinne Lee - Benthany Dandrige was played by Robinne Lee. The actress is best known for her recurring role as Nicole Jamieson on the Tyler Perry TV sitcom House of Payne. She went on to star alongside Gabrielle Union in Miss Dial and the series Being Mary Jane. She is also set to star in the highly anticipated film Fifty Shades Darker.(Photo: Jonathan Gibby/FilmMagic)

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Robinne Lee - Benthany Dandrige was played by Robinne Lee. The actress is best known for her recurring role as Nicole Jamieson on the Tyler Perry TV sitcom House of Payne. She went on to star alongside Gabrielle Union in Miss Dial and the series Being Mary Jane. She is also set to star in the highly anticipated film Fifty Shades Darker.(Photo: Jonathan Gibby/FilmMagic)

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Terry Crews - In Deliver Us From Eva, Terry Crews garnered a small role as the bartender. The former football player has come a long way since his breakthrough role on the hit TV sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. After landing a key spot in the action film franchise The Expendables, Crews has steadily become a Hollywood force, starring in the popular television comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine. On the movie front, he has also starred in the likes of Scary Movie 5 and Aztec Warrior.  (Photo: C Flanigan/Getty Images)

Dartanyan Edmonds - Dartanyan Edmonds starred as Darrell. Unfortunately, the comedic actor, who's had appearances on hit TV shows like NYPD Blue, hasn't won any other acting parts since Deliver Us From Eva. (Photo: Maury Phillips/WireImage)

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Dartanyan Edmonds - Dartanyan Edmonds starred as Darrell. Unfortunately, the comedic actor, who's had appearances on hit TV shows like NYPD Blue, hasn't won any other acting parts since Deliver Us From Eva. (Photo: Maury Phillips/WireImage)

Gary Hardwick - Gary Hardwick helmed the romantic comedy. After Deliver Us From Eva, the director hasn't found much work in Tinsel Town. Since 2003, Hardwick directed (as well as wrote and produced) the 2007 straight-to-DVD comedy Universal Remote, starring Charlie Murphy. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Gary Hardwick - Gary Hardwick helmed the romantic comedy. After Deliver Us From Eva, the director hasn't found much work in Tinsel Town. Since 2003, Hardwick directed (as well as wrote and produced) the 2007 straight-to-DVD comedy Universal Remote, starring Charlie Murphy. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)