Some enjoyable coming-of-age tales revolving around roller skating have come out within the past two decades, such as ATL and Roll Bounce. Roll Bounce came out in 2005 and starred rapper Bow Wow as Xavier, a teenager growing up in 1970s Chicago. His obstacle is learning to cope with his mom's death, so he turns to roller skating as an outlet. If you're in the mood to experience nostalgia and you want to watch a feel-good movie layered with 1970s jams, Roll Bounce might be worth revisiting.
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Besides Bow Wow, some big names had a part in Roll Bounce, such as Nick Cannon, Mike Epps, and Megan Good. It's hard to believe that Roll Bounce came out almost over 15 years ago! Time slows down for no one. Let's see what some of your favorite Roll Bounce cast members have been up to since 2005.
10 Khaleed "Khelo" Thomas As Mixed Mike
If the name Khelo Thomas doesn't ring a bell, then you may recognize the name Zero, which was Thomas's character in Disney's Holes. After Roll Bounce, he played in 2007's Remember the Daze and 2017's Major Crimes. He also released singles and mixtapes. The first mixtape that he put out to the world was 2010's The World Is A Cartoon. He's also made cameo appearances in a few Bow Wow videos, such as Fresh Azimiz and Outta My System. Thomas is 32, might be single, and doesn't have any children.]
9 Rick Gonzalez As Naps
Rick Gonzalez is also known for his role as Timo Cruz in Coach Carter, which came out in 2005. From 2016-2020, he played Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog on the CW's superhero drama series Arrow. Gonzalez also played the same character in two episodes of DC's Legends of Tomorrow. In 2017, he also played in the Netflix crime drama Deuces as the character Papers alongside Larenz Tate and former castmate Megan Good. Gonzalez is now 41 years old with one daughter and seems to be happily married to Sherry Aon.
8 Brandon T. Jackson As Junior
After Roll Bounce, Brandon T. Jackson appeared in Tropic Thunder, Percy Jackson & The Olympians, and Lottery Ticket. His last role was in the film All The Way With You, starring alongside Martin's Tichinia Arnold and The Game's Pooch Hall. Jackson is now a 37-year old father of four with a partner named Denise Xavier, a Brazilian actress. It seems as if Jackson is focused on family life and reestablishing his faith.
7 Marcus T. Paulk As Boo
One of the first places people saw Marcus T. Paulk was UPN's (now the CW) Moesha, playing the titular character's nosy little brother. After Roll Bounce, he's played in movies and films such as Take the Lead and Blackish. It seems as if Paulk is single without any children and hasn't been married before. He's 34 years old now. Based on his Instagram, his focus is on directing and producing content and music videos.
6 Jurnee Smollett As Tori
The better question would be, "what HASN'T Jurnee Smollett been up to since Roll Bounce premiered?" In 2007, she played in The Great Debaters, and in 2013 acted in Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. One of her most recent roles was Letitia "Leti" Lewis in Lovecraft Country. Smollett has a three-year-old son named Hunter and filed for divorce from her husband of ten years, singer, songwriter, and producer Josiah Bell. It's not clear why the divorce happened.
5 Nick Cannon As Be-Nard
As with Smollett, Nick Cannon's updates are pretty well-known. He's the host of The Masked Singer. He is also expecting his seventh child with model Alyssa Scott. Cannon is famously known for being Mariah Carey's ex-husband but revealed that he is no longer into monogamy after their split. Cannon is also known for his often-made-fun-of-rap career and for creating MTV's Wild 'N Out.
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4 Meagan Good As Naomi Phillips
After Roll Bounce, Megan Good acted in the film Think Like A Man, based on Steve Harvey's 2009 book and NBC's Deception. In 2012, Good married Devon Franklin, a Hollywood producer, best-selling author, and motivational speaker. Good revealed that she's now ready to have a child after formerly deciding that motherhood wasn't for her and freezing her eggs. She's now 39 years old.
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3 Wesley Johnathan As Sweetness
During Roll Bounce, Wesley Johnathan played Gary Thorpe in the sitcom What I Like About You, which ended in 2006. Then, Johnathan played in the film Crossover in 2006, and Burrell "Stamps" Ballentine in TV Land's The Soul Man from 2012-2016. He also played Babyface in the TV movie Whitney and currently plays Carson on the web series Monogamy. Johnathan is 42 years old, has one daughter, and is married to actress Tamara Mitchell.
2 Mike Epps As Byron
Since Roll Bounce, comedian Mike Epps has played in Resident Evil: Extinction in 2007 and The Hangover in 2009. You may have also seen Epps appear in a few music videos such as Hurricane Chris' Ay Bay Bay, Rae Sremmurd's No Flex Zone, or Kendrick Lamar's B*** Don't Kill My Vibe. In 2019, he married OWN Network executive Kyra Robinson after being formerly married to The Bold and the Beautiful actress Mechelle McCain for nine years. Epps is 50 with six kids.
1 Bow Wow As Xavier
Bow Wow is known nowadays for making controversial statements versus his contributions to music or acting. He's been on The Masked Singer and Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta. He also hosted 106 & Park from 2012-2014, and he's made several TV appearances since Roll Bounce that many people may have forgotten.
These TV appearances include being on Ugly Betty as himself and Dante in The Secret Life of the American Teenager. His other films since Roll Bounce include The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family. Bow Wow also announced that he would be putting out his final album Before 30 in 2021. Bow Wow is 34 and has a daughter and a son.
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