Terrence_Connor_Carson

Terrence C. Carson

Terrence C. Carson

American actor

Terrence C. Carson (born November 19, 1958)[1] is an American actor, best known for portraying Kyle Barker on the FOX sitcom Living Single, and as the first actor to portray Kratos in the God of War video game series, playing the role from 2005 to 2013. He has also been the voice of Mace Windu in various Star Wars media.

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Life and career

Carson was born in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up as an only child, raised by his mother, in the LeClaire Courts projects of the Chicago Housing Authority.[2] He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and in 1981 became a member of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity.[3]

Carson is best known for his role as Kyle Barker on the hit 1990s sitcom Living Single. His character was a series regular for the first four seasons and bumped to recurring status for the remainder of the series' run due to Carson's clash with the new writers. Years later, he would characterize this as a firing.[4] Carson provided the voices of Samuel and Mr. Carson in the PBS Kids animated series Clifford the Big Red Dog. As a voice actor, he voiced Mace Windu in the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars; he reprised his role as Mace Windu in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series. He portrayed Route 23 survivor and school teacher Eugene Dix in Final Destination 2. He has provided the male voice of Guillo in the GameCube RPG Baten Kaitos Origins and is the voice of Touchstone in the PlayStation Portable shooter Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror.

His first voicing of Kratos was for the original God of War for the PlayStation 2 and his final voicing of the character was in God of War: Ascension for the PlayStation 3, in which he also did the motion capture. Carson also provided Kratos's voice where Kratos was a downloadable character in Everybody's Golf 5 and a guest character in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, Mortal Kombat (PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions, 2011 and 2012, respectively) and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Christopher Judge took over the role of Kratos in God of War for the PlayStation 4, the reason being Carson was not tall enough for the motion-capture and also because of Judge's chemistry with Sunny Suljic who plays Kratos' son Atreus.[5]

In 2002, Carson released a jazz/funk CD called Truth. In 2017, Carson was featured on the cover of STS Entertainment & Fashion magazine.[6]

Discography

Albums
  • Truth (2002)
  • Live in Beverly Hills (2014)

Filmography

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  1. Credited as T.C. Carson
  2. Credited as TC Carson

References

  1. [1]
    Terrence C. Carson [@officialtccarson] (November 19, 2023). "65&THANKFUL What can I say Fam?! 🙏🏾 🎁🍾 I'm thankful for 65 years of living!!! 🗣️#notyogranddaddys65 So much has happened for me over the years. ❤️☀️🌧️❤️‍🩹 Maya Angelou was right, "I wouldn't take nothing for my journey". 🌄🛣️🏞️ I've honed my craft and deepened my skills as an actor and a singer. 🎭🎤🎬 I've had some challenges and setbacks. 😞🙅🏾‍♂️📉 Through it all, I've grown and evolved, I've built a tight circle of family and friends, and I've made my mother, Miss Annie, proud.🤶🏾 Thank you for loving me especially on my birthday day—and help me wish an amazing "Happy Birthday" to my Scorpio Twin, Erika Alexander! 🎂🎉" – via Instagram.
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    Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "TC Carson on 'Living Single', Voicing 'Kratos' in 'God of War', Working with 2Pac (Full Interview)". YouTube.
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    Ross Jr., Lawrence C. (2001), The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities, Kensington, p. 315, ISBN 0-7582-0270-9
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    "T.C. Carson Says He Was Fired from 'Living Single' After Calling Out Warner Bros". December 6, 2020.
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    Paget, Mat (June 15, 2016). "New God of War Does Not Feature Original Kratos Voice Actor". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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    "T. C. Carson: 'Living Single' to Loving Music". STS Entertainment & Fashion. May 3, 2017 – via Pinterest.
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    Steinmetz, Johanna (September 20, 1991). "Predictable 'Living'' Can't Raise a Hue and Cry". Chicago Tribune.
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    Patrik (November 1, 1998). "Pulse". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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    Justice League vs. Teen Titans (film). 2016.
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    "TC CARSON". Behindthevoicesactors.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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    Project Soul. Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny. Bandai Namco Games. Scene: Ending credits, 6:01 in, VOICE OVER ACTORS ENGLISH.
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    Krome Studios (October 6, 2009). Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes. LucasArts. Scene: Closing credits, 2:30 in, Voice Talent.
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    Legacy, Spencer (February 24, 2023). "Justice League: Cosmic Chaos Gameplay Trailer Spotlights Voice Cast". ComingSoon. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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