Avery Brooks Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-07-15


Avery Franklin Brooks net worth is
$400,000

Avery Franklin Brooks Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, director and sometimes a singer. Brooks is best known for his television roles as Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and as Dr. Bob Sweeney in the Academy Award-nominated film American History X. 
Full NameAvery Franklin Brooks
Net Worth$400,000
Date Of BirthOctober 2, 1948
Place Of BirthEvansville, Indiana, USA
Height6' 1" (1.85 m)
OccupationActor, director, singer
ProfessionActor, Director, Music Department
SpouseVicki Bowen
NicknamesAvery Brooks, Brooks, Avery
Star SignLibra
#Trademark
1Shaved head and goatee
2Deep resonant voice
#Quote
1His advice to aspiring actors: Hold on to your dream. Don't let the people shake you from your dream. Don't let form become more important than the substance of your heart and mind. Don't let commerce determine what you do exclusively. (September/October 2006, Star Trek Magazine issue #1)
2On how he felt about the ending of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993): The show ran for seven years. It was a long, long road. I did have some reservations initially when I read the script [for the series finale Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: What You Leave Behind (1999)], because I thought they were going to really kill Sisko. I took that very literally, and asked the producers, "Why are you killing Sisko?" The producers told me, "Look we thought you'd be thrilled because we had made him a God!" The difference, of course, is you have Sisko with another child on the way. You still have Sisko with a young man [Jake Sisko] trying to find his way, and you make him a God! That wasn't fair. (September/October 2006, Star Trek Magazine issue #1)
3On the best thing about playing a Star Trek captain: One of the reasons that I accepted, once asked to do Star Trek, was to give a single child a chance to see the long thought, to see themselves some 400 years hence. It occurred to me that we must ensure that we keep in front of children the ever-changing horizon. To let the children know that there is possibility, to let the children know that someone is not going to take away or destroy this world before they have a chance. We have to keep that in front [of them]. (September/October 2006, Star Trek Magazine issue #1)
4It's the year 2000. But where are the flying cars? I was promised flying cars! I don't see any flying cars! Why? Why? Why?
#Fact
1Attended the closing of Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel and Casino on September 1, 2008.
2Attended Indiana University and Oberlin College.
3Received his Master's degree in Fine Arts from Rutgers University.
4Still attends Star Trek conventions, including one in New Zealand.
5The first African-American actor to play a lead captain on Star Trek.
6Parents are Samuel Brooks and Eva Lydia Crawford.
7He was the only actor to appear in every episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
8Has a very, very close relationship with Cirroc Lofton, the actor who played his son on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
9Benjamin Sisko, Brooks's character on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), was ranked #50 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [June 20, 2004 issue].
10Has three children with his wife Vicki Bowen: Ayana, Asante and Cabral Brooks.
11Taught courses for Rutgers University while working on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). He videotaped his lessons for his students at the studio, occasionally while still in his character's uniform!
12Professor of Theatre at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.
13(1993-1996) Artistic Director of the Atlanta, Georgia-based "National Black Arts Festival".
14Inducted into the Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1993.
15(1976-present) Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Rutgers University.
16Raised in Gary, Indiana, where his family moved at age 8.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Star Trek: Legacy2006Video GameCapt. Benjamin Sisko (voice)
Bible Mysteries2003TV SeriesNarrator
15 Minutes2001Detective Leon Jackson
God Lives Underwater: Fame2001ShortDetective Leon Jackson
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993-1999TV SeriesCapt. Benjamin Sisko Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko Benny Russell ...
American History X1998Dr. Bob Sweeney
The Big Hit1998Paris
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1997TV SeriesKing Maximus
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger1996Video GameCapt. Benjamin Sisko (voice)
Gargoyles1996TV SeriesNokkar
Spenser: A Savage Place1995TV MovieHawk
Spenser: The Judas Goat1994TV MovieHawk
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes1994TV MovieHawk
Spenser: Ceremony1993TV MovieHawk
The Ernest Green Story1993TV MovieRev. Lawson
A Man Called Hawk1989TV SeriesHawk
Roots: The Gift1988TV MovieCletus Moyer
Spenser: For Hire1985-1988TV SeriesHawk
Moments Without Proper Names1987
Uncle Tom's Cabin1987TV MovieUncle Tom
Finnegan Begin Again1985TV MovieDude on Bus
American Playhouse1984TV SeriesSolomon Northup

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1994-1999TV Series 9 episodes

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Captains2011Documentary music supervisor
A Man Called Hawk1989TV Series composer - 5 episodes

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1998-1999TV Series performer - 2 episodes

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Captains2011Documentary very special thanks
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier2007TV Movie documentary special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Captains Close Up2013TV SeriesHimself
Captain's Table2011DocumentaryHimself
The Captains2011DocumentaryHimself
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots2010TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Drain the Ocean2009TV Movie documentaryNarrator (voice)
God v. Satan: The Final Battle2008TV Movie documentaryHimself - Narrator (voice)
The Better Hour2008DocumentaryNarrator
FedCon XVI: Drone Heart2007DocumentaryHimself
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier2007TV Movie documentaryHimself - Interviewee
Def Poetry2005TV Series documentaryHimself
Ancient Evidence2003TV Series documentaryHost
Jesus: The Complete Story2001TV Movie documentaryHimself - Narrator (voice)
Echoes from the White House2001TV Movie documentary
Land of the Mammoth2001TV Series documentaryNarrator (voice)
Jazz2001TV Mini-Series documentary
Quest for Life2000ShortHimself - Narrator (voice)
Big Al Uncovered2000TV Short documentaryNarrator (USA version)
The Ballad of Big Al2000TV Short documentaryNarrator (US version) (voice)
Assignment Discovery2000TV Series documentaryNarrator
Walking with Dinosaurs1999TV Series documentaryNarrator
The Living Edens1999TV Series documentaryNarrator
The Greatest Places1998Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Africa's Elephant Kingdom1998Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Frontline1998TV Series documentary
Star Trek: Captain's Chair1997Video Game documentaryCapt. Benjamin Sisko / Himself
28th NAACP Image Awards1997TV SpecialHimself
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond1996TV Special documentaryHimself
Heart of Africa1996TV Mini-SeriesHimself - Narrator (voice)
The Science of Star Trek1995TV Movie documentaryHimself
Larry King Live1994TV SeriesHimself - Guest
26th NAACP Image Awards1994TV SpecialHimself
Ebony/Jet Showcase1988-1993TV SeriesHimself
Marian Anderson1991TV MovieHimself - Narrator (voice)
Trackdown1991TV SeriesHimself - Presenter
Nova1990TV Series documentaryHimself - Narrator
The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards1990TV SpecialHimself
The Musical Legacy of Roland Hayes1990TV Movie documentaryHimself - Narrator

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1997OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Actor in a Syndicated SeriesStar Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1999OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Actor in a Syndicated SeriesStar Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
1998Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/SpecialHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
1997Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest Genre TV ActorStar Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
1997Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesStar Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
1996Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesStar Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
1988ACECableACE AwardsActor in a Movie or MiniseriesUncle Tom's Cabin (1987)

Known for movies

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