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Bilal Abdul-Samad

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  • Composer
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Bilal Abdul-Samad was born on 17 April 1979 in Carson, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for A Different World (1987), The Boys: A Little Romance (1989) and The Boys: Crazy (1990).
BornApril 17, 1979
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    Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman in A Different World (1987)
    A Different World
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mice 2 Men
    Hakeem Abdul-Samad, Bilal Abdul-Samad, Khiry Abdul-Samad, Tajh Abdul-Samad, and The Boys in The Boys: A Little Romance (1989)
    The Boys: A Little Romance
    2.0
    Music Video
    • Bilal Abdul-Samad
    • 1989
    Hakeem Abdul-Samad, Bilal Abdul-Samad, Khiry Abdul-Samad, Tajh Abdul-Samad, and The Boys in The Boys: Crazy (1990)
    The Boys: Crazy
    Music Video
    • Bilal Abdul-Samad
    • 1990
    Hakeem Abdul-Samad, Bilal Abdul-Samad, Khiry Abdul-Samad, Tajh Abdul-Samad, and The Boys in The Boys: Dial My Heart (1988)
    The Boys: Dial My Heart
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Bilal Abdul-Samad
    • 1988

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Boys
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Emmanuel (as Bilal)
      • 1992
    • Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman in A Different World (1987)
      A Different World
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Mice 2 Men
      • 1992
    • Hakeem Abdul-Samad, Bilal Abdul-Samad, Khiry Abdul-Samad, Tajh Abdul-Samad, and The Boys in The Boys: Crazy (1990)
      The Boys: Crazy
      Music Video
      • Bilal Abdul-Samad
      • 1990
    • Hakeem Abdul-Samad, Bilal Abdul-Samad, Khiry Abdul-Samad, Tajh Abdul-Samad, and The Boys in The Boys: A Little Romance (1989)
      The Boys: A Little Romance
      2.0
      Music Video
      • Bilal Abdul-Samad
      • 1989
    • Hakeem Abdul-Samad, Bilal Abdul-Samad, Khiry Abdul-Samad, Tajh Abdul-Samad, and The Boys in The Boys: Dial My Heart (1988)
      The Boys: Dial My Heart
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Bilal Abdul-Samad
      • 1988
    • Paul Reiser, Greg Evigan, and Staci Keanan in My Two Dads (1987)
      My Two Dads
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Back-Up Trio
      • 1987
    • Sherman Hemsley in Amen (1986)
      Amen
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Choir Member (uncredited)
      • 1987

    Composer

    • Hakeem Abdul-Samad, Bilal Abdul-Samad, Khiry Abdul-Samad, Tajh Abdul-Samad, and The Boys in The Boys: Crazy (1990)
      The Boys: Crazy
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1990

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Bilal
    • Born
      • April 17, 1979
      • Carson, California, USA
    • Other works
      Music video: New Edition's "N.E. Heartbeat".

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Performed in the late 1980s with his three brothers (Khiry Abdul-Samad, Hakeem Abdul-Samad and Tajh Abdul-Samad) as The Boys. They had a hit record with "Dial My Heart" in 1989.

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