Walter Franks IS Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Walter Franks as Martin Luther King, Jr.

Walter Franks as Martin Luther King, Jr.
Veteran Actor/Writer/Producer Walter Franks as Martin Luther King, Jr.

King Bio Pic is Searching for its Leading Man

After 50 years of made for television films based on the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Steven Spielburg and DreamWorks have taken the opportunity to take this most amazing life story to the big screen.

Walter Franks, in our opinion is most likely the best choice for the role. All though a name you may not recognize, Walter is surely a face you have seen before. Mr. Franks started his career in Atlanta Georgia as an actor in the 1981 bio pic of the slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers along with Oscar Nominee Horward Rollins, Irene Cara, and Lawrence Fishburn.

Later, Walter would portray Dr. Martin Luther King as a teenager in the film The Boy King and again on off-broadway.

Being from the south where black history is what you learn in school before you even know how to read or write we believe that the spirit of King and the era that shaped Dr. Kings lifes mission lives in this young man.

It would be a natural progression and an interesting time in cinema to see Walter Franks take the heavy reigns this role will bring. Can you say "Oscar"! I see a clean sweep at the big ceremony.

Our vote will stand from this day until the nominees are announced..."and the award goes to...Walter Franks"!

Walter Franks as Martin Luther King, Jr (circa 1984)

On the set (Childhood Home of Dr. King)
In the Peabody Award Winning Movie
"The Boy King"



Walter Franks as Rev Fields

HBO Films (circa 1984)

Walter Franks and CCH Pounder (AVATAR)

At work on Boycott (HBO Films)

Sienfeld

Walter Franks and Jerry Sienfeld

The Allen Freed Story

Walter Franks (as Little Richard) and Judd Nelson
(Toronto, Canada)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (circa 2000)

Walter Franks (Farfingle Who) and Rain Pryor

Walter Franks and Director Clark Johnson

On the set of The Boycott (Atlanta, GA)

Walter Franks and Bill Duke

On the set in Canada!

Sunday, January 25, 2009

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Monday, January 14, 2008

Moments in Life to Celebrate

I always say, "look over your shoulder to see where have come from and that makes the present all the more sweeter". Take time to think of the things in your past that where moments that are never to be forgotten and always remembered. the moments that made a pivotal change in your existance. Share them here. Take a look at a few of mine and feel free to share yours here.

Great moments in my life!
1. Hearing a song I cowrote and sang played on the radio
2. My family held a 20 car parade at the airport my first time home from being in Los Angeles.
3. Signing a recording contract with Warner / reprise Nashville
4. Making love to the woman of my dreams.
5. Hearing "You got the part."
6. Seeing the yukon national park
7. Snow skiing in Steamboat springs colorado
8. Seeing a super model naked without having to have sex with her...just starring.
9. Recieving My first BIG check.

...more to come as I think of them.
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