Where Are They Now? The Cast of 'Menace II Society'

The movie, starring Jada Pinkett-Smith and Larenz Tate, hit theaters 30 years ago today.

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Tyrin Turner - Tyrin Turner landed his breakout role playing Caine, a teenager whose life is drawn to the hustle of the streets. It seemed after his noteworthy performance, Turner's career was about to take off. But the young actor would only win bit parts (usually playing a street type) in below-the-radar films like Panther and Belly. He also starred in straight-to-DVD street flicks like Crime Partners. He went on to star alongside Tyrese in the action flick Free Agent in 2009. Since then, he's been pretty much under the radar, only reemerging to appear in the music video for Snoop Dogg's 2013 track "Tired of Running." Lately, Tyrin's appeared in a few projects including 2016's Meet the Blacks and Saints & Sinners. He is set to star in the 2017 films Free Agents and All-Star Weekend.(Photo: Rick Davis / Splash News)
Larenz Tate on who he’d like to direct music videos for:  - “I would love to work with Rihanna and Maxwell. I’m a fan of Miguel and Florence and the Machine. I like to tell stories, so if people are interested in doing narratives, it would be great to rock with them.” (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Jada Pinkett-Smith - In the role of around-the-way girl Ronnie, Jada Pinkett-Smith was convincing as a girl looking to escape the insanity of the ghetto. After marrying Will Smith in 1997, Jada became a Hollywood power player both as an actress and as a producer. She went on to star in her own series, Hawthorne. Though short-lived, the series managed to get the actress noticed even more. She soon after landed the role of Fish Mooney in the dark Batman-themed series Gotham in 2014. That same year, she also lent her voice to The Penguins of Madagascar, the fourth installment of the animated franchise. She starred in the 2015 film Magic Mike XXL and starred in 2016's Girls Trip.  She is currently making waves with her Facebook talk show Red Table Talk.(Photo: Johns PKI/Splash News)Samuel L. Jackson - The part of lawyer Kadar Lewis, who tries to help Khaila regain custody of her child, went to Samuel L. Jackson. The Oscar-nominated powerhouse is known as Hollywood's hardest working actor, averaging at least five films per year. Recently, Jackson has starred as Nick Fury in the latest Avengers franchise, and can currently be seen in Kong: Skull Island. (Photo: Michael Kovac/WireImage)

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Tyrin Turner landed his breakout role playing Caine, a teenager whose life is drawn to the hustle of the streets. After his noteworthy performance, he landed roles in films like Panther and Belly. In 2020, he appeared in Fatale, which starred Michael Ealy and Hillary Swank. He also plays Rico in the Meet the Blacks franchise. (Photo: Rick Davis / Splash News)

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