Who Is Lawrence Hilton Jacobs?

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs guest stars in the season finale!

The Man - For three decades, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs has been lighting up both the small and silver screens, playing landmark characters and transcending t.v and film — entering into screenwriting and the stage.To celebrate Jacobs and his appearance on the next episode of Let's Stay Together, we're taking a look at some of the characters he made popular throughout his career thus far.(Photo: Paul Abell/PictureGroup)
Cooley High (1975) - Nomy Jackson ‏@NomyJackson: "@BET 'For the brothers who ain't here'-Cochise, #Cooley High #BlackMovieQuotes" (Photo: American International Pictures)
Welcome Back! - Although Jacobs' character, Freddie "Boom Boom" Washingtion participated in some of the Sweathogs' pranks on "Mister Kot-taire," he often acted as the voice of reason for his classmates.(Photo: ABC, Warner Brothers Television)Roots - It's difficult to overestimate the impact of this mini-series, adapted from Alex Haley's seminal novel, on both American culture and television history. Roots received an unprecedented Nielsen rating when it first aired in 1977, and still stands as the third-highest rated TV program ever in the US. The mini-series, which stars a young LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte, was nominated for 36 Emmys.(Photo: Warner Bros. Television)

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The Man - For three decades, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs has been lighting up both the small and silver screens, playing landmark characters and transcending t.v and film — entering into screenwriting and the stage.To celebrate Jacobs and his appearance on the next episode of Let's Stay Together, we're taking a look at some of the characters he made popular throughout his career thus far.(Photo: Paul Abell/PictureGroup)

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