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Jermaine Hopkins
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Jermaine R. Hopkins
August 23, 1973 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
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| Other names | Huggy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Known for | Thomas Sams – Lean on Me Steel – Juice Benny King – Phat Beach |
| Spouse(s) | Renee Williams |
| Children | 3 |
Jermaine R. “Huggy” Hopkins (born August 23, 1973) is an American television and film actor. Hopkins is best known for his roles as Dupree on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. from 1996 to 1998, and as Thomas Sams in the 1989 film, Lean on Me, Eric "Steel" Thurman in the 1992 crime drama thriller Juice, Benny King in the 1996 film Phat Beach and Kilo in the 1997 comedy film Def Jam's How to Be a Player.
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Career
Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Hopkins began his acting career as a teenager. At age 15, Hopkins fell into the acting business when his mother brought him to a casting-call audition in New York for the Warner Bros. feature Lean on Me, in which he got a starring role opposite Morgan Freeman as Thomas Sams, a high school student. His next project Juice, directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, had him starring as Steel alongside Khalil Kain, Omar Epps, and Tupac Shakur.
Hopkins subsequently starred in the HBO worldwide release Strapped, that would be Forest Whitaker's directorial debut. Over the next two years, Hopkins appeared in episodes of Murder One and Moesha, and six episodes as Dupree on The WB's The Wayans Bros. series, before finishing production on his next film Def Jam's How to Be a Player, starring opposite Bill Bellamy and comedian Pierre Edwards.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | Lean on Me | Thomas "Sams" Sams | |
| 1992 | Juice | Eric "Steel" Thurman | |
| 1993 | Strapped | Lay Lay | TV movie |
| 1996 | Bullet | Pudgy | |
| Phat Beach | Benny King | ||
| 1997 | Riot | Young Black Man | TV movie |
| Def Jam's How to Be a Player | Kilo | ||
| 2002 | Urban Massacre | Chronic | |
| 2007 | I Wish I Had a House Like This | Drama | |
| 2008 | Cash Rules | Himself | Video |
| 2012 | Zoo | The Bearded Clam | |
| 2020 | Equal Standard | Jermaine | |
| 2021 | Asbury Park | Officer Gaston |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991-92 | The Royal Family | Buddy | Recurring cast |
| 1995 | Murder One | Gangsta #2 | Episode: "Chapter Seven" |
| The Parent 'Hood | No Good | Episode: "Not with My Daughter" | |
| 1996 | Moesha | The Kid | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 1996-98 | The Wayans Bros. | Dupree | Recurring cast: season 3-5 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Store Clerk | Episode: "Rooftop" |
