![]() Years later, Reid and Dreesen wrote a book about those years called Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White (2008, ISBN 978-0-0), co-written with sports writer Ron Rapoport). The team, later billed as "Tim and Tom", was the first interracial comedy duo. They were "put together to promote an anti-drug program in the local schools" and, prompted by a comment from a child, decided to form a comedy team. He and insurance salesman Tom Dreesen met at a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting near Chicago. Reid's entertainment career also began in 1968. ![]() After graduation, he was hired by Dupont Corporation, where he worked for three years. Reid also became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration at Norfolk State College in 1968. He is the son of Augustine (née Wilkins) and William Lee Reid. Reid was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on Febru& January 18, 2013.Reid was born in Norfolk, Virginia and raised in the Crestwood area of Chesapeake, Virginia, formerly Norfolk County, Virginia. Reid has also remained active in the community, donating his time for various charitable activities. In 2009, Reid established the Legacy Media Institute to train emerging filmmakers around the world. In 1997, Reid co-founded New Millennium Studios with his wife, actress Daphne Maxwell Reid. In 1995, Reid made his film directorial debut with the critically acclaimed feature film, Once Upon A Time.When We Were Colored. Reid remained with the show for its entire six-year run. Reid returned to television in 1993 with Sister, Sister, which starred twins Tia and Tamera Mowrey and actress Jackee Harry. Lasting twenty-two episodes, the show earned Reid several award nominations, winning an NAACP Image Award. ![]() In 1987, Reid earned critical acclaim as the co-creator, producer, writer and lead actor of Frank’s Place, a dramedy that involves the exploits of a college professor who inherits a New Orleans restaurant. After the show was canceled in 1982, Reid joined the cast of another successful series, the detective drama Simon & Simon. A year later, however, Reid landed a spot on a hit show, playing DJ Gordon "Venus Flytrap" Sims on WKRP in Cincinnati. Due to controversy and creative differences between NBC and the show’s namesake, the show was cancelled after only four episodes. ![]() He was subsequently cast on the Richard Pryor Show. In 1976, Reid moved to Los Angeles, and picked up regular work on various television shows. Reid and Dreesen toured from 1971 to 1975, before disbanding to pursue other interests. Receptive to the idea, the duo began to write comedic material, and formed Tim and Tom, arguably the first interracial comedic duo. ![]() After a presentation in 1969, an eighth-grade student told the duo she thought they were funny, and should become comedians. Devastated by the high rates of drug abuse and violence among Harvey’s teenagers, Dreesen and Reid developed an anti-drug program for students. That year, as part of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Harvey, Illinois, Reid met Tom Dreesen, a white native of Chicago’s South Side. degree in business administration from Norfolk State University.Īfter college, Reid moved to Chicago, taking a position as one of the first black marketing representatives with DuPont Corporation. In 1968, at the age of twenty-three, Reid received his B.A. As a teenager growing up in Norfolk, Reid dealt with the horrors of segregation during the height of the Civil Rights Movement in Virginia’s Tidewater area. Reid was born on Decemin Norfolk, Virginia. Actor, writer, producer and director Timothy L. ![]()
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