Terron Brooks
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Terron Brooks
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Terron Brooks
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|13}}
|birth_place =Long Beach, California, US
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| genre = pop, inspirational, R&B, soul
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| years_active = 1980–present
| label = GoDigital Records
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Terron Brooks is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of R&B/pop singer Eddie Kendricks in the 1998 NBC miniseries The Temptations.
Biography
Born on October 13, 1974, and raised in Southern California, Brooks has been singing since the age of six.
He has sung with many artists including Stephanie Mills, Smokey Robinson, Phil Collins and Michael Jackson, and has performed in the US and Europe. He had been a member of the doo-wop group The Alley Cats. He is also Broadway actor who has been seen as "Simba" in Disney's The Lion King and "Seaweed" in Hairspray. Terron has been featured on numerous film and TV soundtrack albums including Tears from the Sun, the Adventures of Brer Rabbit and ABC's Gepetto.
In 1998 he portrayed Eddie Kendricks in The Temptations miniseries.{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-05-28 |title=Sunshine On A Cloudy Day: Terron Brooks on playing Eddie Kendricks in ‘The Temptations’ |url=https://newpittsburghcourier.com/2021/05/28/sunshine-on-a-cloudy-day-terron-brooks-on-playing-eddie-kendricks-in-the-temptations/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=New Pittsburgh Courier |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Harrington |first=Richard |date=1998-10-31 |title='TEMPTATIONS': NBC MINISERIES SIMPLY SINGS |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/10/31/temptations-nbc-miniseries-simply-sings/b7eceb26-da00-4044-9988-03c703b6f200/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} At the time of production, Brooks was 23-years old and had no film experience.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Erica |date=2018-11-01 |title=‘The Temptations’ at 20: Cast and Crew Look Back at Making the Classic Miniseries |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/the-temptations-movie-miniseries-anniversary-interview-8482792/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} In 2006, Brooks signed a deal with GoDigital Records, a subsidiary of the GoDigital Media Group for exclusive worldwide digital distribution. In the middle of 2006 Brooks had an interview on KABC radio station and his single "Down" from his first album, Prelude, was played for the first time.{{Attribution needed|date=June 2025}}
In June 2010 Brooks sang back-up during Phil Collins' tour promoting his Going Back album. In 2022, he released The Soul of Broadway.{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Carian Lynée |title=BWW Interview: Terron Brooks Talks New Album- 'The Soul Of Broadway' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Interview-Terron-Brooks-Talks-New-Album--The-Soul-Of-Broadway-20220421 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}
Discography
; Studio Albums
- 2006: Prelude
- 2007: Overture
- 2008: Love at Christmas
- 2012: Contagious
; Live Albums
- 2007: Alive
References
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Category:African-American male singer-songwriters
Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:Male actors from California
Category:21st-century African-American male singers
Category:21st-century American male singers
Category:20th-century African-American male singers