Short-lived (6 weeks) show about Neb Langston, a widowed African-American police officer sharing his Seattle home with his family.Short-lived (6 weeks) show about Neb Langston, a widowed African-American police officer sharing his Seattle home with his family.Short-lived (6 weeks) show about Neb Langston, a widowed African-American police officer sharing his Seattle home with his family.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 4 nominations total
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- TriviaAt the tender age of 17 he wrote a stage play that was picked up on Off-Broadway. Based on that play's success he was gifted a full scholarship to Columbia University in New York City. While there he perfected his craft and wrote several other stage plays including "The Day The Bronx Died" starring Isaiah Washington.
A four-year stint in the US Marine Corp led to the epic unproduced screenplay "Uncle Sam's Misguided Children", an acronym for USMC. During that time he also wrote "In Too Deep" and "Dead Presidents", the critically-acclaimed feature film.
In short succession he also penned the television series "Laurel Avenue" and the critically-acclaimed "Under One Roof." Eschewing the Hollywood lifestyle, he lives in the Midwest with life partner Kim.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1995)
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Excellent show!
This show was way too good to let go. I really enjoyed it and still puzzled why it was taken off the air. James Earl was fantastic and the rest of the cast complimented each other. There weren't many programs in the 90's that I would watch religiously, but this was one of them. Having strong African American characters in prime time was refreshing. Having it in the Seattle location was a nice change as well. I think we've seen enough programs from New York. I'm ready for something like this type of program to be aired. I've had enough sitcoms and want a good serious drama involving real issues of our time. Hoping for DVD issue of "Under One Roof"!
- dorseytunes
- Apr 15, 2007
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