Angelique Bates
| Angelique Bates | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, rapper |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Angelique Ruth Bates[1] (born December 1, 1980) is an American actress and singer best known for the two seasons she served on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That.[2]
Early career
Bates was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and is of Haitian and Native American descent.[3][4] Bates got her start in a Borax commercial when she was a baby.[2] She subsequently landed an AT&T commercial and a co-starring role in the movie Sweet Potato Ride. Many years later, she got the job on a new sketch comedy series.
All That
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Bates' agent sent her out to audition for All That and they liked what she did. She did a Steve Urkel impression among other things. Following four or five auditions Bates got the part.[2]
After two seasons she left the series. She did however return for the 100th episode, along with fellow All That alumnae Katrina Johnson and Alisa Reyes.
Later career
After leaving All That, Angelique later booked co-starring roles on Strong Medicine and Boston Public. Bates has also done several projects on her YouTube channel (angeliquebates) with former All That cast members Katrina Johnson and Alisa Reyes. She is the famous Bub Bub Lady from Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. She also appeared in the movie 35 and Ticking. Bates also released an international single, "Can't Fade Me Now", on iTunes. Bates made an appearance in the music video for "Love Never Felt So Good" by Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake.
References
- ↑ http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461?c=search&first=Angelique&last=Bates
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 All That: Fresh Out the Box, Steve Holland, Pocket Books, 1998
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1980 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Los Angeles, California
- American actresses of Haitian descent
- American people of Native American descent
- Living people
- American television actresses
- American child actresses
