Morris Chestnut
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After years have passed, a 30-year-old Dante is still bitter about the situation. Reportedly, he went on a Facebook rant saying that Morris changed after becoming famous and that his wife Pam made him turn his back on his first family. "Once he was Ricky and got his recognition, he stopped being my father! I started another life with a new wife and kids, and I'm nonexistent. You know what it does mentally to grow up reaching out to your father, and the only way you can see or hear your pops is in movies, TV, billboards, etc." wrote Dante in his Facebook post.
Quick Facts
- Height
- 1.83 m
- Wife
- Pam Byse
- T.V. Show(s)
- Rosewood, Nurse Jackie, Legends, Out All Night, C-16: FBI, V
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- Children
- Grant Chestnut, Paige Chestnut
- Date of Birth
- 01-01-1961
- Birth Place
- Cerritos, California, United States
- Marriage Date
- 1995
- Nationality
- American
- Profession
- Actor
- Marital Status
- Married
- Birth Sign
- Capricorn
- Net Worth
- $14 Million Dollars
- Ethnicity
- African-American
- Salary
- per year is $76 million
- Alma Mater
- California State University, Northridge
- Birth Date
- 1 Jan, 1969
- Age
- 51 yrs
- Occupations
- Actor
Film producer
Television actor
Film actor - Citizenship
- United States of America
- Birth Place
- Cerritos
- Education
- California State University, Northridge
Gahr High School - Gender
- Male
- Description
- American actor
- Twitter Id
- Morris_Chestnut
- Net Worth 2021
- 6 million
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In a 2016 interview on The Breakfast Club, Morris publicly addressed the paternity rumor, reiterating that a paternity test showed Dante is not his biological son.
Pam has never spoken publicly about the rumors or Dante.
After all that they've been through, the couple has been deemed one of Hollywood's most successful and loved couples. "We've been fortunate and blessed enough to grow together," explained Morris on how they've been able to last together. "Everyone is different at 28 than they were at 22, and everyone is different at 35 than they were at 28. You can either grow apart or grow together, and we've been fortunate to grow together."
As far as politics go, Morris has always been fascinated by black history and black leaders. He was the host of February's Potential of Us 5K Run/Walk in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles.
When asked what attracted him to the Potential of Us campaign, he replied, "Black history is significant to me because coming up, I was looking at our black historical leaders as inspiration. People who blazed the trail. I am always trying to follow them and see how they live. With the Potential of Us program, I feel like I'm part of a movement. And it comes right when I am working on developing a character from the 70s I'm excited to play."
His kids claim him to be a strict father who strives to bring up responsible children for their kids.
