Tichina Arnold
Born	June 28, 1971 (1971-06-28) (age 35) Queens, New York,  United States
Notable roles	Zena Brown in Ryan's Hope Pam James in Martin Rochelle in Everybody Hates Chris

Tichina Arnold (born June 28, 1971) is an American actress known for her role on Martin playing Pamela James, as Rochelle on Everybody Hates Chris and as Nicole on the sitcom One on One. June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Ryans Hope was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. ... Martin was an American television sitcom produced by HBO Independent Productions (a subsidiary of HBO) that aired for five seasons from August 27,1992 to May 1, 1997 on FOX. The show starred comedian Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell. ... Everybody Hates Chris is an American sitcom on The CW Television Network. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The television show Martin aired for five seasons from 1992 to 1997 on Fox. ... Everybody Hates Chris is an American sitcom on The CW Television Network. ... One on One can refer to: One on One, an American television series One on One, a video game One on One, an album by Cheap Trick One on One, a 1977 movie This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share...

Biography

Personal life

Arnold was born to a middle-class family in Queens, New York to a police officer father and a sanitation department worker mother.^[1] She attended the High School of Music and Art.^[2] She has a daughter, Alijah Kai (b. 2004), with ex-boyfriend Carvin Haggins. Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... The Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts is located near the Juilliard School in the Lincoln Center district of Manhattan, on Amsterdam Avenue between 65th Street and 64th Street. ...

Career

Other roles Arnold is recognized for include Crystal in the big-screen version of Little Shop of Horrors, along with her future Martin castmate Tisha Campbell, and for 2 years as troubled-teen character Zena Brown on the daytime soap opera, Ryan's Hope and Sharla Valentine on "All My Children. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on Ryan's Hope at the age of 16. Her most current role is playing Rochelle in the Golden Globe nominated Everybody Hates Chris Little Shop of Horrors is a 1982 stage musical adaptation of the 1960 film The Little Shop of Horrors by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, who later went on to write songs for Disneys The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. ... Tisha Campbell-Martin (born October 13, 1968 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA) has starred in television shows such as Martin (as Gina Waters) and My Wife and Kids (as Janet Kyle). ... Ryans Hope was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. ... All My Children (AMC) is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Everybody Hates Chris is an American sitcom on The CW Television Network. ...

Arnold is also a raspy, powerhouse vocalist capable of dipping deep into the contralto range. Her vocals are featured on the soundtrack to the movie adaption of Little Shop of Horrors. In 1992, Arnold contributed background vocals to "Push", a single from singer and fellow actress Tisha Campbell's debut album. The two long-time friends also duetted in 1997 on a cover of The Emotions' "Don't Ask My Neighbor" from the soundtrack of the farcial comedy Sprung. Recently, she has lent her voice to several underground house/dance mixes which garnered her some popularity in the alternative club scenes of Los Angeles, CA. In music, an alto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a soprano. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 other events of 1992 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... Campbell-Martin as Jay Kyle alongside Damon Wayans on My Wife and Kids. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... The Emotions were an all-female soul, disco, and R&B singing group that was most successful during the late-1970s and 1980s. ... Sprung is a 1997 comedy film, written and directed by Rusty Cundieff. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ...

With her starring role on Everybody Hates Chris, she and two of her friends/fellow vocalists pitched a possible theme song for the show. Although the song was ultimately not used for the series, an excerpt of the song in which Arnold and her vocalists sing the phrase, "Everybody Hates Chris" is heard at the end of every episode. During season one, another take of the excerpt was used at the end of every act-break before going into commercial. This was ultimately abandoned during the second season. Everybody Hates Chris is an American sitcom on The CW Television Network. ...

Arnold has her own company of designer headgear called "China Moon Rags". Friends Vivica A. Fox, Tisha Campbell-Martin, LisaRaye McCoy, and Regina King have modeled and been seen wearing Arnold's designs. Vivica Anjanetta Fox (born July 30, 1964 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a film and television actress. ... Campbell-Martin as Jay Kyle alongside Damon Wayans on My Wife and Kids. ... McCoy at the Premiere of Beauty Shop Lisa Raye McCoy-Misick (born September 23, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African American actress. ... Regina King (born January 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film and television actress. ...

Filmography

• Martin (TV Show)
• Civil Brand
• Big Momma's House
• A Luv Tale
• Fakin' Da Funk
• Scences from a Mall
• How I Got Into College
• Starlight
• All My Children
• Ryan's Hope
• One On One
• The Jamie Foxx Show
• Little Shop of Horrors
• Everybody Hates Chris (television)
• Preaching To The Choir
• Wild Hogs

The television show Martin aired for five seasons from 1992 to 1997 on Fox. ... Civil Brand is a movie with women going to prison for murders and has plot against Captain Dease for different and mysterious reasons. ... Big Mommas House (2000) is a comedy starring Martin Lawrence. ... Fakin Da Funk is a 1997 comedy film and cable TV hit starring Pam Grier and Dante Basco about a Chinese son adopted by black parents who relocates to South Central Los Angeles. ... How I Got Into College came out in 1989 and was directed by Savage Steve Holland. ... Starlight is a common word for the glow of stars. ... All My Children (AMC) is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... Ryans Hope was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. ... One on One can refer to: One on One, an American television series One on One, a video game One on One, an album by Cheap Trick One on One, a 1977 movie This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... The Jamie Foxx Show was an American television sitcom-comedy that aired on the WB Network from August 28, 1996 to January 14, 2001. ... Little Shop of Horrors is a 1986 screen adaptation of the off-Broadway stage musical of the same name. ... Everybody Hates Chris is an American sitcom on The CW Television Network. ... Wild Hogs is a 2007 Biker Comedy film movie starring John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy. ...

Footnotes

External links

• Tichina Arnold at the Internet Movie Database

• Tichina Arnold at TV.com

• Tichina Arnold cast bio on The CW

• Tichina Arnold's China Moon Rags