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Sydney Hall (actor)

Sydney Hall is an American actor, model and dancer.

Sydney Hall
Born (1975-05-12) May 12, 1975 (age 49)
West Hartford, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican

Education

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Hall completed his schooling at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, Connecticut in 1991. He subsequently attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he obtained a BA.[1] He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[2]

South Africa

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In 1994, Hall travelled to Soweto in Johannesburg, South Africa as part of the Step Afrika! stepping dance troupe of fraternity brothers.[3][4][5] He lived in South Africa for several years, working as a model and actor. He also owned a nightclub there.[1][6] He played the character Dr CL Phunk in a series of retro television commercials commencing in 2002 for the Chicken Licken fast-food restaurant chain.[7][8][9]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Spotted on Screen – Sydney Hall '91". Logos: The Magazine of Northwest Catholic High School: 6. Fall 2010 – Winter 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Parks, Gregory S., ed. (2012). Alpha Phi Alpha: A Legacy of Greatness, The Demands of Transcendence. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. p. 366. ISBN 9780813134574. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  3. ^ Padgett, Raven (Spring 2009). "Step Afrika!: 15 Years of Creating Cultural Conversations". Howard University: 24–25. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  4. ^ Malone, Jacqui (2006). Steppin' on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American dance. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 166. ISBN 9780252065088. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  5. ^ Norris, Michele (November 28, 2003). "Step Afrika". All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "Sydney Hall Interview". Generation Kill Insider. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  7. ^ "Dr Phunk se epiese TV-avontuur" [Dr Phunk's epic TV-adventure]. Beeld (in Afrikaans). July 11, 2005. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  8. ^ Taunyane, Molebogeng (July 2, 2006). "A seasoned Chicken Licken". City Press. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  9. ^ Derby, Ron (July 13, 2005). "South Africa: Dr Phunk's New Ads Cook Up Juicy Sales for Upwardly Mobile Chicken Licken". Business Day. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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