Who is Jasmine Guy?

American actress, singer and dancer Jasmine Guy was born in Boston, Massachusetts USA, on 10 March 1962, making Pisces her zodiac sign. She’s had roles in more than 80 TV series and movies, but is probably still known best for starring as Whitley Gilbert in all the 144 episodes of the comedy “A Different World”, which Bill Cosby created, and which also starred Kadeem Hardison and Lisa Bonet. It follows the students attending an historically Black University, the series aired from 1987 through 1993, and won 17 of the 28 awards for which it was nominated.

Jasmine is still highly active in the movie industry, and is currently shooting for the upcoming films “A Wesley Christmas Wedding”, and “Not Another Church Movie”.

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Education and early life

Jasmine was raised in Atlanta, Georgia by her Caucasian mother Jaye Rudolph who was a high school teacher, and black father Reverend William Guy who was a pastor at the Friendship Baptist Church; Jasmine’s sister Monica Guy’s also an actress, but is perhaps only known for playing Danielle in the 1992 episode “Community Action” of the comedy series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”.

Jasmine studied at Northside Performing Arts High School, and was into a number of activities during her time there, mostly acting and dancing. Upon matriculating in 1979, aged 17, Jasmine moved to New York City, and enrolled at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.

Roles in TV series

Jasmine’s debut TV series role was playing Dancer in two episodes of the 1982 musical drama “Fame”, and the remainder of the decade saw her appear in two other series: the crime action “The Equalizer”, and the drama “At Mother’s Request”.

From 1995 through 1997, Jasmine portrayed Kathleen in the popular family fantasy “Touched by an Angel”, which John Masius created, and which starred Jon Dye, Roma Downey and Della Reese. It tells the story of three angels who’ve been sent to Earth by God, the series aired from 1994 through 2003 and won 28 of its 88 award nominations. Jasmine could then have been seen appearing in an episode or two of the comedy “Malcolm & Eddie”, the drama “Any Day Now”, and the comedy “Ladies Man”.

In 2003 and 2004, she portrayed Roxy Harvey, one of the main characters in the fantasy comedy “Dead Like Me”, created by Bryan Fuller, and which also starred Ellen Muth and Callum Blue. It follows a temporary clerk who’s been killed by a toilet seat which fell from the space station Mir, and has now become a grim reaper; the series was nominated for 10 awards. Some of Jasmine’s roles in the remainder of the decade were in an episode or two of the animated adventure comedy “Cyberchase” (voice role), the family fantasy comedy “That’s So Raven”, and the comedy mini-series “Hillman College Reunion Week”.

Her following notable performance was playing Mattaline in three episodes in 2014-2015 of the romantic drama “If Loving You Is Wrong”, which Tyler Perry created, and which starred Edwina Findley, Heather Hemmens and April Parker Jones. It follows the lives of five married couples who live in the same street, and the series aired from 2014 through 2020.

Jasmine’s three most recent roles in TV series have been in the 2022 episode “Hot in Here” of the drama “Tales”, the 2023 episode “Wanna Get Away?” of the action “Chronicles of Jessica Wu”, and eight episodes of the 2023 comedy “Harlem”.

Roles in movies

Jasmine made her debut film appearance in the popular 1988 musical comedy “School Daze”, which Spike Lee wrote and directed, and which starred Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito and Tisha Campbell. It follows a not-so-popular teenager who wants to join his university’s popular fraternity – the movie was nominated for an Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture.

Some of Jasmine’s following roles were in the 1989 family drama “Runaway”, the 1992 drama “Stompin’ at the Savoy”, and the 1995 romantic crime musical “Klash”. In 1999, she portrayed a supporting character in the family comedy “Madeline”, directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer, and which starred Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne and Hatty Jones. It follows a young girl who’s trying to save her school from being sold – the film was nominated for five awards.

Jasmine appeared in only a couple of movies in the 2000s, with some of the most popular amongst these having been the 2000 drama “Diamond Men”, the 2006 comedy “The Heart Specialist”, and the 2008 romantic comedy “Tru Loved”.

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— Jasmine Guy (@TheJasmineGuy) October 28, 2013

The year 2014 saw her play Leah Grimes in the romantic comedy “Big Stone Gap”, written and directed by Adriana Trigiani, and which starred Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg. The film follows elderly woman Ave Marie Mulligan who’s learned a horrible secret about her family; it was nominated for a Casting Society of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Low Budget Feature – Comedy.

Jasmine’s three most recent movie roles have been in the thriller “Vanished: Searching for My Sister”, the family drama “A Wesley Christmas”, and the drama “The Lady Makers”, all released in 2022.

Other credits

Jasmine received special thanks for the 2003 biographical documentary movie “Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty”, and the 2017 episode “Devil in a Red Suit” of the biographical crime documentary mini-series “Who Killed Tupac?”

She wrote three and directed one episode of the series “A Different World” from 1990 through 1992, and directed the 2020 short movie “American Leopard”.

Some of Jasmine’s recent talk-show appearances have been in “Tamron Hall”, “Start Your Day with Sharon + Mike” and “Red Table Talk”.

Awards and nominations

Jasmine’s won six of the 10 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards for which she’s been nominated – six for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series from 1990 through 1995, all for her performance in “A Different World”.

Love life and relationships

Jasmine was quite close friends with the late American rapper and actor Tupac Amaru Shakur, the two having met when he made a guest appearance in the series “A Different World”; after Tupac was shot in 1994, he recuperated at Jasmine’s home. She was featured in his 1995 music video “Temptations”, and later helped write Tupac’s mother’s biography “Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary”; some people believe that the two might had been romantically linked, but this hasn’t been confirmed.

Jasmine exchanged vows with non-celebrity American Terrence Duckett in 1998, and she gave birth to their daughter Imani in 1999; Jasmine and Terrence divorced in 2008, with Imani staying with Jasmine.

She hasn’t spoken of her other relationships; Jasmine seems to be single as of April 2023, was married to Terrence Duckett, and has a daughter with him.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Jasmine supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 US presidential election.

She enjoys being active on Instagram and has posted close to 100 pictures and videos, while she’s today followed by nearly 400,000 people on the social media network; most of Jasmine’s content features her during her everyday life.

She loves to travel and has been all around the world; Jasmine dislikes travelling alone, so often does it with her friends.

She’s a huge fan of the late singer Michael Jackson, and her favorite two songs are “Billie Jean” and “They Don’t Care About Us”.

Some of Jasmine’s favorite actresses are Halle Berry, Angela Bassett and Regina King, and her favorite movies include “Things We Lost in the Fire”, “Losing Isaiah” and “Solomon & Sheba”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Jasmine’s age is 61. She has brown eyes and hair, is 5ft 2ins (1.57m) tall and weighs around 110lbs (50kgs).

Jasmine’s net worth’s been estimated at over $4 million, as of April 2023.

Who is Coco Quinn?

Coco Quinn was born in Los Angeles, California USA on 7 June 2008 – her zodiac sign is Gemini and she holds American nationality. She is a dancer, singer, actress and a social media star, who might best be known for winning the Petite Diamond Line category of the Showbiz Talent Competition held in Riverside in California.

Childhood and education

Coco was raised alongside her two sisters, Kaylee and Rihanna and brother Tyler, by their father who is a businessman, and their mother who is working at a local law firm.

Coco was only two years old when her mother enrolled her into a rhythmic gymnastics course, and she soon became interested in dancing, after watching her older sisters perform.

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Coco has danced at various school events, and has entered numerous competitions organized in California. After gaining recognition for her dancing skills, she became active on the internet, opening accounts on some of the most popular social media networks – Coco should be enrolling at a high school in 2022, and so far doesn’t seem to be interested in working on her education and obtaining a college degree.

Sisters and family

Coco’s sister Rihanna Quinn was born in Los Angeles on 24 December 2006 – her zodiac sign is Capricorn and she holds American nationality.

She is a dancer and a social media star, perhaps best known for her Instagram account which is currently followed by over 110,000 people, and on which Rihanna is mostly uploading pictures taken during her everyday life.

The eldest sister, Kaylee Quinn, was born in Los Angeles on 18 July 2004, her zodiac sign is Cancer and she holds American nationality. Kaylee began practicing dancing at Dance Precisions at a very early age, and she now is also an actress who has appeared as Young Kirsten in the science fiction crime series “Stitchers”, which was nominated for four awards during its airing from 2015 to 2017.

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Career as a social media star

Coco is very active on Instagram, and is today followed by over 1.5 million people, while she’s uploaded more than 900 pictures, mostly taken during her everyday life, as well as those taken during her modelling photoshoots. Coco’s Twitter account is followed by nearly 19,000 people, while she’s gathered close to 50,000 followers on her Facebook account. Coco seems to be paying extra attention to her TikTok account, which is currently followed by over 1.6 million people, and counts over 37 million likes of all her videos and pictures combined – she is mostly focused on uploading lip-syncing videos.

Coco is also active on YouTube – her parents launched her channel on 31 March 2010 when she was only one and a half years old.

Today, the channel is subscribed to by over 1.2 million people, and counts close to 150 million views of all her videos combined – her currently most popular video “5 year old Kaylee doing Classical Ballet dance (Russian Ballet trained) Level ½” has been viewed over 17.7 million times since 14 May 2010.

Career as an actress

Coco made her debut TV series appearance in 2016, when she was cast to portray a supporting character in the series “Stitchers” alongside her sister Kaylee, and in 2018 she portrayed The Dancer in the episode “Nathaniel is Irrelevant” of the comedy musical series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”.

Coco Quinn

Coco gained recognition when she was invited to star as Katie in the comedy series “Mani”, which also stars Hayley LeBlanc, Lawrence Wayne Curry and Julian Clark, and is about a nanny who is raising Mani and teaching her and her friends about roasting and performing a ‘perfect dude handshake’ – the series has been airing since 2017 and has won two awards, while it’s been nominated for two others. In 2019, Coco made her debut film appearance, playing Mindy in the short comedy “Sitting in the 80’s” directed by Jennifer Dominguez, written by Dana Angelo, and which starred Mimi Bannon, Kristen Hancher and Riley Lewis.

Coco’s most recent role has been in early 2020, when she played Katie in seven episodes of the family comedy series “Chicken Girls”, which has been airing since 2017 and stars Annie LeBlanc, Brooke Elizabeth Butler and Indiana Massara – the story follows the teenager Rhyme and her friends who have been dancing since they were two. The series has been nominated for five awards.

Coco has appeared in around eight talk shows and documentaries since 2016, when she was invited to appear in the episode “The Maddie Rumor” of the reality series “Dance Moms”. She went on to appear in the talk show “TinaQ’s Celebrity Interviews”, the documentary series “Teens Wanna Know”, and the short music video “Senorita – Gavin Magnus Cover Ft. Coco Quinn”. They year 2019 saw her appear in the episode “The Mad Dog Challenge” of the short family series “The Halo Project”, the music video “Beautiful People – Gavin Magnus Cover Ft. Coco Quinn”, and another music video “Mistletoe – Gavin Magnus Cover Ft. Coco Quinn”.

Her most recent appearance has been in the 2020 episodes “Prep” and “Casting” of the documentary mini-series “Chicken Girls: The Docuseries”.

Coco is currently working on her singing career too, and in July 2020 released her debut song “What I Love About Me”.

Love life and boyfriend

Even though most people believe Coco to be too young to date, it is known that she was in a relationship with Gavin Magnus from early 2020 to mid-July. The two announced their relationship on their social media networks, and could’ve been seen spending time together on various occasions before announcing their split on the internet – several people have claimed to have seen Coco and Gavin spending time together even after their break-up, and many believe that the two might still be dating. As of October 2020, at 12 years of age Coco is certainly still single.

Gavin was born in the USA on 26 March 2007, his zodiac sign is Aries and he holds American nationality. He was raised alongside his brothers Jakob and Justin, and is perhaps best known for his debut single “Crushin” which came out in 2019, as well as for his YouTube channel which counts close to 3.4 million subscribers.

Hobbies and other interests

Coco is a huge lover of animals, and she and her family have four cats called Gold, Poppy, Bertha and Bubba, as well as a dog called Toby.

She is still into toys and has collected many, which can be seen featured in some of her Instagram pictures.

Summer is Coco’s favorite season as she and her friends like to take pictures at the beach, play beach soccer and swim in the ocean.

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— Coco Quinn (@cocoquinn3) October 23, 2020

She spends most of her free time outdoors walking with her friends, and prefers to be in nature such as parks, rather than in the overcrowded streets of Los Angeles.

In her spare time and mostly late at night, she likes to watch movies starring some of her favorite actors and actresses Johnny Depp, Emma Watson and Natalie Portman, such as the franchises “The Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Harry Potter”, and the action crime film “Leon: The Professional”.

Age, height and net worth

Coco is 12 years old. She has long blonde hair and brown eyes, her height is 4ft 8ins (1.42m) and she weighs around 88lbs (40kgs).

As of October 2020, her net worth has been estimated at over $400,000.

Early life, family, educational background

American ballet dancer and actress Julia Schlaepher was born on 3 March 1995 in Bellevue, Washington State USA, to Lesli and Phil Schlaepher. She has two brothers, Andrew and Christopher, and a sister. She is best known for her roles in “The Politician” and “Instinct.”

When she was in the fourth grade, she was in a production of “The Nutcracker,” and knew then that she wanted to become an actress, so during high school, she was involved in dance and theater. She attended Lakeside High School and said that her drama teacher Alban Dennis is her angel, as he got her into acting.

When AsIfMag interviewed Julia, they asked a lot of personal questions about her early years.

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When asked about the start of her career, Julia responded by saying that she always thought she would become a professional ballerina, because she began training from the age of five. While in high school, she would leave early to practice her ballet, ‘I don’t know how my high school let me get away with that!’ She explained that in her junior year, she kept getting the same stress fracture injury, so was in constant pain, and would have to regularly go to physical therapy. Julia told the magazine that she had to accept that she was not built to be a ballerina – she was born with turned-in legs, so they did not turn out like they were naturally supposed to.

After accepting this fate, she followed her drama teacher’s advice, and instead of spending her summer training, she joined an acting program. ‘I loved it! I can now perform without hurting myself!’ In her senior year, she applied to as many performing arts universities as she could, and was accepted into New York University, where she studied acting. She has lived in New York ever since.

When they asked what attracted her to acting, she said that it felt natural to her. ‘My favorite part of ballet was performing on stage…’ She said that when her acting teacher told her to go to the program, it was the best decision she made, ‘Something clicked, and I knew acting was what I’m meant to be doing.’

They also asked about what it was like for her to realize that she had to abandon her childhood dream of becoming a ballerina. Julia admitted that it was a grieving process, ‘I remember the night that I realized that this wasn’t my future. I was sitting upstairs doing homework in my bedroom and crying.’ She said that she had spent almost her whole life training, and her best friends danced with her, so letting go of the dream they all held and encouraged each other in was difficult. ‘Dance was my whole world; I didn’t have a life outside of it, and I wanted it that way. I had to pick myself up, but when I got into the acting summer program, I felt relief.’

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— Prabal Gurung (@prabalgurung) November 5, 2019

Career

When Carpe Juvenis asked Julia to advise aspiring actors, she replied that the best advice she ever got was from an old acting teacher, who told her to ‘dare to suck,’ she explained that it is ‘all about falling on your face and getting back up and trying again.’

In 2017 she starred as Ashley Whittaker in the series “Madam Secretary”, and the following year, she played Sandra Good in the biographical drama film, “Charlie Says,” about Charles Manson. The film was shot in 2018, then premiered in 2019 at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Her most famous role to date is as Alice Charles in the Netflix original series “The Politician.” Alice is Payton Hobart’s long-time girlfriend-turned-fiancée; Payton is the main character and is portrayed by Ben Platt.

Julia has won critical acclaim for her portrayal and performance as Alice. The American drama-comedy was created by Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, and Ian Brennan, all of whom also serve as executive producers alongside Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Alexis Martin Woodall. The show is about Payton Hobart, a wealthy young man who lives in Santa Barbara, and wants to become the US president one day. Each season centers around the particular political race he is engaged with at that point. The show premiered on 27 September 2019 on Netflix and also starred Lucy Boynton, Zoey Deutch, Bob Balaban, Gwyneth Paltrow, Theo Germaine, Laura Dreyfuss, and Rahne Jones.

In the first season, Benjamin Barrett, Jessica Lange,and David Corenswet joined the main cast, and in the second season, they were joined by Bette Midler and Judith Light, which premiered on 19 June 2020 after production began in November 2019.

Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 57% for the first season. Based on 89 reviews, it received an average rating of 6.74/10, with the central review saying, ‘While “The Politician” can’t uphold all of its tantalizing promises, it delivers just enough soapy satire in a sumptuous setting to keep Ryan Murphy fans invested—though it’s unlikely to win him many new votes.’ Metacritic gave the show a weighted average of 66/100 based on reviews and ratings from 32 critics.

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Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 40% for the second season, with the average rating at 5.84/10 based on only 20 reviews. The second season’s general review was ‘Shallow and messy, but not in a fun way. “The Politician’s” second term expands its political horizons but doesn’t seem to know what to do with them.’ On Metacritic, the second season received a weighted average of 46/100 based on eight reviews, giving the season an average or mixed review.

Despite the show not being a huge critical success, it has received several nominations, including a Golden Globe Award for the Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy category, and a GLAAD Media Award for the Outstanding Drama Series category.

In her interview with AsIfMag, Julia described Alice as fun and wild, but the ultimate First Lady as that is her dream, ‘Everything she does is to serve her president, her man, and she’s so smart and knows it.’ She compared Alice to the Kennedys in the sense that Alice’s primary goal in life is to join the political race as soon as she can and to ultimately win it. When asked if she relates with Alice in any way, Julia confessed that she, too, felt that she always needed to appear perfect and put-together in high school. Before leaving for school every morning, she would do her hair and makeup, and it was only when she moved to New York that she started discovering her true self and not just putting on a façade every day.

In season two, Alice’s façade begins to crumble, and she struggles with coming to terms with who she really is. She described walking onto the set for the first time and seeing Alice’s bedroom, ‘…it looked almost identical to my bedroom in high school! It was the same color scheme, all pink and green, and they had my baby photos for set decoration. It was such a weird time warp moment.’

She also credited Alexa Fogel for giving her the role. When she auditioned, Julia had dark hair from a previous movie and looked nothing like the character’s description, but Alexa saw something in her and knew she was perfect for the role. ‘I feel very lucky to have crossed paths with her because I really owe it all to her.’

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When asked how she heard about the audition, Julia recalled that she was on vacation with her family when her agent called to tell her about the opportunity. Julia was already a ‘Gleek’ fan, knew a lot of Ryan Murphy’s work, and hoped to work with him in the future. She read the script and immediately connected with it. Julia shared that actors usually get callbacks after the first audition, but she went straight into screen-testing. She feared that she performed poorly due to her nerves, but two weeks later, she got the call saying that she landed the role. Interestingly, Ben was actually the first person to tell her as he followed her on Instagram and he hinted that she had been chosen. ‘I was like, either he is hinting at me and giving me a little thumbs up, or he’s being mean… a week later, I moved to LA for five months to start filming.’

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Julia and Ben never did a reading together before being cast, so when she got to Los Angeles, Ben asked her out to lunch and invited her to a party with his close friends. She applauded Alexa and Ryan for their casting skills because although they never did screen tests together, she and Ben instantly connected and had chemistry. She also complimented Ben on his efforts to be so welcoming, ‘Right off the bat he was adamant on making sure that our cast really got along, every weekend or day we didn’t have work, he’d make plans for us.’

Popsugar asked Julia what she wants people to take away from the show or Alice as a person, and she responded by saying that she hopes people see her as an example of strength and that life does not revolve around one person.

‘That your voice matters and not to let yourself be underestimated… I think it’s really important that young people are speaking up and realize that they have a lot to say and that they should say it.’

When acting, Julia uses a technique called practical aesthetic, which she learned while in university. The method is made up of four steps.

1. Literal – do what you are told to do.
2. Want – ask yourself what your character wants.
3. Essential action – seek out the underlying human desire.
4. As if – correlate the scene to what has happened in your own life.

It is essentially a shortened version of Stanislavski’s system.

Personal life

She currently works and lives in New York. Although she spends the majority of her time working on her career, she still makes time to do other things she enjoys – watching movies, going for long walks along the river, and hanging out with her friends at Washington Square Park.

In an interview with Who What Wear, she gushed about working with ‘industry icons’ in the second season of “The Politician.” She confessed that the actors she would really love to work with are Judith Light and Bette Midler, ‘They are joining us for season two and are both total legends… Crossing fingers for scenes with them!’ She added that she gets along with everyone in “The Politician” cast, but is really close friends with Lucy Boynton.

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— Agam Anand (@AgamAnEntity) October 6, 2019

Popsugar asked Julia if the cast got any closer when returning for the second season. She responded by saying that they are all excellent friends and obsessed with each other, ‘We would spend an entire day on set and then be like, ‘Okay, what are we doing for dinner?’ She added that the vibe was different from the first season because most of the cast was new to television work. Everyone was stressed about messing up, but returning for the second season meant that they all felt comfortable around one another. ‘It was amazing to just be there with some of my best friends and get to do what I love.’

As far as the public knows, Julia is not married and doesn’t have any children.

Hobbies, favorite things, and interesting facts

• Julia enjoys skiing and regularly visits the ski slopes in Colorado.
• Elle named her as one of ‘Hollywood’s Rising Stars.’
• She not only enjoys performing at the theatre, but also attending in the audience. Her favorite Broadway production is “The Cripple of Inishmaan.”
• Between film and theatre, Julia prefers performing on film because she feels that she can better portray the whole story.
• She likes listening to “Four Walls” by Broods before performing.

Appearance

Julia has blonde hair, blue eyes, is 5ft 5in (1.65m) tall, and weighs around 120lbs (55kg).

Net worth and salary

As of late 2020, sources estimate Julia’s net worth at over $300,000.