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The Hoop Life is a TV series depicting the lives of a team of basketball players in the fictional UBA, starring Rick Peters as Greg Marr, Mykelti Williamson as Marvin Buxton, and Cirroc Lofton as b-ball prodigy Curtis Thorpe. The series has run on both Showtime and Spike TV.
Original Release
07/04/1999 on SHO
US Release
07/04/1999
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mykelti Williamson | Marvin Buxton |
Reno Wilson | Owen Davies |
Dan Lauria | Leonard Fero |
Linda Thorson | Emily Yeager |
Dorian Harewood | Eliot Pierce |
Cirroc Lofton | Curtis Thorpe |
Peter Stebbings | Peter Marr |
Rick Peters | Greg Marr |
Raymond Anthony Thomas | Uncle Kenny Williams |
Robert Hooks | Willis Barry |
# | Title | Air Date |
---|---|---|
1 | The Hardwood: Part 1 | Sunday, 15 April 2007 |
2 | The Hardwood: Part 2 | Sunday, 22 April 2007 |
3 | It's All Greek to Me | Sunday, 11 July 1999 |
4 | Rookie | Sunday, 18 July 1999 |
5 | Of Human Bondage | Sunday, 25 July 1999 |
6 | The Doubleminded Man | Sunday, 01 August 1999 |
7 | Rook to Knight's Five | Sunday, 08 August 1999 |
8 | Acting on Impulse | Sunday, 15 August 1999 |
9 | Communication Breakdown | Sunday, 22 August 1999 |
10 | The Trade-Off | Sunday, 29 August 1999 |
11 | Young But Daily Growing | Sunday, 10 October 1999 |
12 | It's a Mad, Mad Mad Locker Room | Sunday, 17 October 1999 |
13 | One Door Opens | Sunday, 24 October 1999 |
14 | A Knightmare | Sunday, 05 December 1999 |
15 | Road Trip | Sunday, 12 December 1999 |
16 | Skewed Confessions | Sunday, 19 December 1999 |
17 | End Game | Sunday, 16 January 2000 |
18 | Rock, Salt, and Nails | Sunday, 23 January 2000 |
19 | A Little Yen | Sunday, 30 January 2000 |
20 | The Back Stretch | Sunday, 05 March 2000 |
21 | The Talented Tenth | Sunday, 29 July 2007 |
22 | The Second Chance | Sunday, 29 July 2007 |
Directors
Michael Kennedy, Kevin Hooks, Jay Tobias
Writers
Grace McKeaney, Tom Hutchinson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mykelti Williamson | Marvin Buxton |
Reno Wilson | Owen Davies |
Dan Lauria | Leonard Fero |
Linda Thorson | Emily Yeager |
Dorian Harewood | Eliot Pierce |
Cirroc Lofton | Curtis Thorpe |
Peter Stebbings | Peter Marr |
Rick Peters | Greg Marr |
Raymond Anthony Thomas | Uncle Kenny Williams |
Robert Hooks | Willis Barry |
Roberta Angelica | Trish |
Lynda Gravatt | Celia Thorpe |
Stephanie Anne Mills | Lourdes Fero |
Michael Leder | Tommy Marr |
Rachael Crawford | Paula Lyons |
Michèle Duquet | Kristina |
Maxine Guess | Reporter |
Lee Tergesen | Photographer |
Clark Johnson | Ray Hamilton |
C.J. Lusby | Cassandra Parsons |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Grace McKeaney | Executive Producer |
Barry Levinson | Producer |