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Nia Long & Taye Diggs Talk Mid-Life Crises, Best Man Series & More
One of film's favourite person groups is headed to the tiny screen.
The formed of the beloved rom-com bid The Best Man is reuniting for 1 past thrust connected the caller Peacock miniseries The Best Man: The Final Chapters, which premieres Dec. 22. And though it's been 23 years since the archetypal 1999 movie—and 9 since its 2013 follow-up The Best Man Holiday—the franchise's star-studded formed is looking arsenic large arsenic ever.
As teased successful the show's trailer, the upcoming bid picks up with Taye Diggs' Harper Stewart, arsenic Hollywood producers privation to crook his publication Unfinished Business—a.k.a. the main cause of the original film's drama—into a movie.
The publication is definite to disturbance up aged emotions for the characters—including Nia Long's Jordan, Regina Hall's Candy, Morris Chestnut's Lance, Harold Perrineau's Julian, Sanaa Lathan's Robyn and Melissa De Sousa's Shelby—especially arsenic they each stitchery unneurotic for Quentin's (Terrence Howard) wedding.
Fans volition person to tune successful to spot what lies successful store for the longtime friends. But until then, we're taking a look astatine however The Best Man formed has grown implicit the years.
Scroll beneath to spot celebs' evolution, from 1999 to 2022.
All 8 episodes of The Best Man: The Final Chapters premiere Thursday, Dec. 22, connected Peacock.
(E! and Peacock are some portion of the NBCUniversal family.)
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Taye Diggs arsenic Harper Stewart
The Best Man marked 1 of Taye Diggs' archetypal large movie roles pursuing his movie debut in 1998's How Stella Got Her Groove Back with Angela Bassett. He aboriginal went connected to reprise his Broadway role arsenic Benny in the 2005 movie adaptation of Rent, and has starred successful dozens of films and TV shows since, including All American, Set It Up, Private Practice, Day Break and Kevin Hill, to sanction a few.
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Nia Long arsenic Jordan Armstrong
Nia Long was a booked and engaged histrion earlier she starred arsenic Jordan successful The Best Man, having appeared connected shows similar Guiding Light and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. In caller years, she's taken connected roles successful NCIS: Los Angeles and Empire, and starred successful films specified arsenic Beaches, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, Fatal Affair, and astir recently, Netflix's Look Both Ways.
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Regina Hall arsenic Candace "Candy" Sparks
The Best Man marked Regina Hall's movie debut, and she has surely travel a agelong mode since. The histrion cemented herself arsenic 1 of Hollywood's funniest stars done her relation arsenic Brenda successful the Scary Movie franchise and different comedies specified arsenic Think Like a Man, Girls Trip and Little.
In summation to superior roles successful projects similar The Hate You Give, Master and Nine Perfect Strangers, Regina astir precocious starred successful the Netflix drama Me Time with Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg.
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Terrence Howard arsenic Quentin Spivey
Terrence Howard appeared successful dozens of TV shows and movies anterior to playing Quentin successful The Best Man. But possibly the actor's astir notable relation successful caller years is as Lucious Lyon connected the deed bid Empire.
After The Best Man, Terrence went connected to prima successful TV shows similar Sparks, Street Time and Law & Order: LA, arsenic good arsenic films similar Big Momma's House, The Salon, The Butler, Prisoners, Triumph, Iron Man and Hustle & Flow, for which helium was nominated for an Oscar.
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Morris Chestnut arsenic Lance Sullivan
The Best Man: The Last Chapters is the latest among Morris Chestnut's agelong database of TV credits, having starred connected shows specified arsenic Our Kind of People, The Resident, The Enemy Within, Rosewood, Nurse Jackie and more. He has adjacent reunited with a fewer of his The Best Man co-stars on-screen, including Taye Diggs connected the amusement All American and Regina Hall successful the movie Girls Trip.
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Harold Perrineau arsenic Julian "Murch" Murchison
Harold Perrineau has immoderate of movie and TV's astir iconic titles connected his resume, having appeared successful projects similar Romeo + Juliet, The Matrix films and the deed amusement Lost. Among his astir caller credits includes the bid From, Claws, The Rookie and Star, arsenic good arsenic the 2018 Netflix movie Dumplin', which helium starred successful alongside Jennifer Aniston.
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Sanaa Lathan arsenic Robyn Stewart
A twelvemonth aft playing Robyn successful 1999's The Best Man, Sanaa Lathan went connected to prima successful different beloved rom-com Love & Basketball with Gabrielle Union and The Best Man co-star Regina Hall. She besides reunited with her on-screen hubby Taye Diggs successful the 2002 movie Brown Sugar.
She went connected to dependable Donna Tubbs connected the animated series The Cleveland Show and Family Guy, arsenic good arsenic appeared successful movies and shows specified arsenic Succession, Nappily Ever After, Now You See Me 2 and Nip/Tuck, among galore different credits.
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Melissa De Sousa arsenic Shelby Taylor
Before The Best Man, Melissa De Sousa starred successful the TV bid Valley of the Dolls. And she has been successful rather a fewer projects since. You whitethorn admit her arsenic Karen (a.k.a. Miss New York) from Miss Congeniality oregon Gabriella on the sitcom Reed Between the Lines with Tracee Ellis Ross. In caller years, she has made respective TV appearances connected shows similar Black Lightning, Our Kind of People, On Becoming a God successful Central Florida, Criminal Minds and more.
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