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  1. 1. Tim Reid - Factbites
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    Published on: 8/30/2008   Last Visited: 8/30/2008

    Tim Reid

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    CD Baby: TIM REID: Any Given Day

    Tim Reid's music is characterised by an easy openness of lyric that only comes with genuine poise.

    It was around this time that Tim began showcasing his talents to live audiences as a solo artist.

    Tim's songs have increasingly been captured/recorded by himself in his own makeshift studio, inscribing a certain distinct intimacy to his music.
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    Tim Reid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Tim Reid (born December 19, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an African American actor and film director best known for his roles in prime time television programs.

    Reid's most notable role was as the hip DJ "Venus Flytrap" on WKRP in Cincinnati.

    Reid and his wife, actress Daphne Maxwell Reid, currently own and run New Millennium Studios in Petersburg, Virginia.
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    Tim has taken to recording his songs in his own makeshift studio, ascribing a certain distinct intimacy to his music.
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    Tim Reid born December 19, 1944, is one of the greatest African American actor and film directors of all time.

    Tim Reid is known mostly by his role in television programs.

    Tim Reid is married to Daphne Maxwell Reid, together they both own and run the New Millennium Studio's in Petersburg, Virginia.
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    Tim not only walked away from that telling test of his mettle, but he also walked away from gang-oriented thinking and the lost souls who opt to live by it until it takes them out of the game.

    The next year Tim Reid became executive producer of Snoops, a television drama in which he and Daphne played a wisecracking husband-and-wife detective duo, somewhat along the lines of The Thin Man series of films starring William Powell and Myrna Loy in the Thirties.

    Tim Reid has appeared in ten movies as an actor and has directed three feature-length films: Once Upon a Time ...
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    TimesDispatch.com | Tim Reid (Site not responding.Last check: 2007-11-05)

    Tim Reid was the guest speaker at the Mass Meeting that commemorated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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    Actor Tim Reid and his wife, actress Daphne Maxwell Reid, thank guests for their help in making New Millennium Studios come to life in Petersburg at gala grand-opening on July 12, 1997.
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    Tim Reid (Site not responding.Last check: 2007-11-05)

    TIM REID, the Emmy-nominated actor, director and producer, has been a mainstay in the entertainment industry for the last three decades.

    In "America's Radio Station," Reid claims that CBS was reluctant to approve a scene with a fl man punching a white man, and that he found an acceptable compromise by having Andy throw a punch at the same time as Venus.
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    Tim Reid: The Business of Show- Global Black News (African American News) (Site not responding.Last check: 2007-11-05)

    Reid called his symposium "The Business of Show" and touched on fl culture in film and TV, as well as what will happen next to images of African Americans in the media.

    Reid's character was invited to join a club because his skin was as light as a paper bag.

    Reid cited a more familiar image, a stereotype that has endured for a century: fl men as mean, violent young bucks.
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    1998 Honorees - Tim Reid

    Reid has remembered that philosophy throughout his life and puts it to good use through his continuous support of his native city and state.

    Reid and his wife, Daphne Maxwell Reid of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" fame, furthered their support of the Commonwealth by establishing Virginia's first full-service film studio, New Millennium Studios in Petersburg.
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    TIM REID, an accomplished actor, writer, director and producer, co-founded New Millennium Studios alongside partner and wife Daphne Maxwell Reid in 1997.
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    Tim Reid is an accomplished television actor and producer whose critically acclaimed work has, unfortunately, often failed to meet with sustained audience acceptance.

    Reid also worked closely with Hugh Wilson on the script "Venus and the Man," in which Venus helped a young fl gang member decide to return to high school.
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    Reid feels this was due to the constant schedule changes which afflicted the series (a problem he and Wilson experienced previously with WKRP), as well as CBS's overall dismal ratings at the time.
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    Distinguished actor, director and producer Tim Reid inspired the 2003 Bethune-Cookman College (B-CC) summer graduating class to make their dreams a reality at the commencement exercises held Saturday, June 28 in the Richard V. Moore Gymnasium.

    Tim Reid reflects on his visit to the B-CC campus.

    CEO and Founder of Tim Reid Productions, Incorporated as well as New Millennium Studios (NMS), Reid has successfully established a television career in Hollywood.
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    Tim Reid: Any Given Day - PopMatters Music Review

    Tim Reid is an Australian singer-songwriter making a bit of a name for himself in his native land.

    Reid excels at the sort of tunes that are perfect for summer sunsets or walks in the park, especially on the adorable "Air with Words", a number performed on piano that recalls the late Elliott Smith and his pragmatic lullabies and touches on "dizzying heights forging a future on false sentiments".

    Reid probably gets sick to death of the comparisons to Finn and his style, but listening thus far, it's extremely difficult to think of anyone that comes even remotely close.
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    Tim Reid News

    News about Tim Reid continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

    The 60-year-old Reid is known for roles on sitcoms such as "W-K-R-P in Cincinnati" and "Sister, Sister."He said television is having a negative influence on some people, especially young fl men who copy the ...

    Tim Reid will join the cast of Fox's "That '70s Show" for three episodes next season, according to a Fox spokeswoman.
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    Tim Reid, who appeared in the television series WKRP in Cincinnati and who acted in and produced Frank's Place, makes his directorial debut with Once Upon a Time ...When We Were Colored.

    Yet their participation is an endorsement of the kind of films that Tim Reid and Black Entertainment Television (BET) founder Robert Johnson have vowed to make, conveying the richness of African-American life behind and beyond the ghetto poses.
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    Reid, 58, star of the TV show "Sister, Sister," was at Florida A&M University with his wife, Daphne Maxwell Reid, to screen his latest film, "For Real," and to host a symposium, "Tim Reid and the Business of Show" as part of FAMU's inaugural Artists in Bloom festival.
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    Reid, 58, star of the TV show "Sister, Sister," was at Florida A&M University with his wife, Daphne Maxwell Reid, to screen his latest film, "For Real," and to host a symposium, "Tim Reid and the Business of Show" as part of FAMU's inaugural Artists in Bloom festival.
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    Reid said he believes that his motivation to produce his own films comes from the neighborhoods of his youth.

    Reid explained that in his seminar he confronts the issues of old-school-vs.-new-school culture, new filmmakers who are in the business for the wrong reasons and the lack of passion on modern college campuses today.
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    Tim Reid (Site not responding.Last check: 2007-11-05)

    Tim brings years of BMX and Mountain Bike Riding to the squad.

    Tim is a strong rider and generally finishes in the top 20 in his field.

    Tim's focus for 2005 is Road racing and Time Trialing with his ultimate goal being to inflict punishing amounts of lactic acid build up in the legs of the competition!
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    Tim Reid - Biography - Moviefone

    Actor, producer, and director Tim Reid has committed himself to projects that show American fls in a more positive light than are generally seen in Hollywood through his United Image Entertainment company.

    As an actor Reid is best remembered for playing cool disc jockey Venus Flytrap on WKRP and for his short-lived sitcom Frank's Place (1987-1988).

    As a director, Reid debuted with the acclaimed Once Upon a Time ...When We Were Colored (1997).
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  2. 2. www.blackcollegian.com
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    Published on: 6/18/2008   Last Visited: 6/18/2008

    "The image of the black man today is that of a young, violent, black buck," added Tim Reid, an actor, director and producer who shared a panel with Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, at the Feb. 10 event.
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    Daphne Reid, an actor who co-founded New Millennium Studios with husband Tim Reid, said that her priority was for school curriculum to be properly written.
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    Tim Reid stressed education as the most important tool for today's youth."Education works," he said."Not everyone can be a hip-hop artist."

    While most of the panel's closing remarks were well-received, that was not universal.

    Speaking of Tim Reid's comment, Howard, an aspiring hip-hop producer, said, "I was offended by that generalization.
  3. 3. Fave Foods of the Famous - Tim Reid's Favorite Foods and Recipe
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    Published on: 8/4/2008   Last Visited: 8/4/2008

    Tim ReidFave Foods of the Famous - Tim Reid's Favorite Foods and Recipe
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    Tim Reid

    In his role as disc jockey, Venus Flytrap, on the CBS TV series WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982), the versatile Tim Reid instantly became a fan favorite worldwide.After graduating from Norfolk State University in 1968, he toured with Della Reese before settling down in Hollywood to begin a stellar TV and movie career.Tim and his stunning wife, Daphne, have starred together on numerous shows, including Frank's Place and Snoops.
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    Tim is the Founder and President of New Millennium Studios.In 1991 he was inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame.

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