Duane Martin (Born on 11th August 1965) he is an American actor, writer and producer. He wrote and produced the films: The Seat Filler and Ride or Die. He distributed the film The Seat Filler with his then newly formed company The Momentum Experience.
The film was a big success averaging US$50,000 per screen average, a big feat in Hollywood.
Here is Duane Martin biography as told by WoK.
Duane Martin Background And Education
He was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended New York University. After playing NCAA Division III Basketball at NYU, he was signed to a non guaranteed contract in the National Basketball Association with the New York Knicks in 1989. He was signed as an undrafted free agent but did not play in the NBA.
His debut television appearance was on NBC’s Comedy series Out All Night. He then appeared on the music video I’ll Make Love to You by Boyz II Men. Martin would also make an appearance on the sitcom Getting Personal, which only aired for a short while.
The actor was then featured on the Sitcom All of US as TV reporter Robert James. This was followed by guest appearance on the Sitcom Rita Rocks (which starred his ex-wife) in 2009 and the Paul Reiser show in 2011. He portrays himself in the BET comedy Real Husbands of Hollywood.
The seasoned actor has also been featured in a number of films and TV Shows including:
- White Men Can’t Jump
- The Inkwell
- The Faculty
- Woo
- Deliver us from Eva
- Ride or Die
- Above the Rim
- The Seat Filler
- The New Edition Story
- LA’s Finest
- Any Given Sunday
- The Groomsmen
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Business
Apart from being in the real estate business, Duane also reportedly launched Impact sports with two clients holding $1 million contracts.
According to IMDB, the company grew to represent over 50 clients and holding $1 billion in contracts. It became the premiere sports company in the industry handling some of the most popular NHL and MLB players.
Marriage And Divorce
Duane Martin married Tisha Campbell on 17th August 1996 and the couple went on to have two sons, Xen and Ezekiel.
They were officially divorced in 2020 after she had filed for a divorce two years prior and said her then husband was physically abusive.
Duane Martin relationship with Will Smith
Recently, Martin was thrust into the spotlight following an alleged claim that he had slept with Will Smith. Brother Bilaal went viral on Tik Tok when he claimed he once walked in on the two actors having a sexual encounter in the Robot Star’s dressing room.
“I opened the door to Duane’s dressing room and that’s when I see Duane having anal sex with Will. There was a couch and Will was bent over the couch and Duane was standing up killing him, murdering him. It was murder in there,” he was quoted by TMZ.
Appearing in a recent interview, Jada Pinkett trashed the claims saying they were planning to take legal action. She said the individual had worked with Will Smith on a book but was not satisfied with the payment. Smith wanted to pay a certain amount but he would not have it.
“It’s based around this person’s idea that they, in some way, were doing business around Will’s book, and that they spent money, or what have you, and that they needed to be compensated. So he already tried to do this money shakedown,” she said.
Duane Martin Net Worth As 2023
Duane and his celebrity wife filed for bankruptcy in 2016 over USD15.1 million debt with minimal assets. His networth as of 2023 is an estimated USD500,000
