Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Many Happy Returns: Shavar Ross Turns 38

CLEVELAND - Shavar Ross is a very understated man these days so there probably won't be much pomp and circumstance on his special day.

Today is the man's 38th birthday.

Ross, the actor/director hyphenate is a friend and mentor of mine so I feel it necessary to wish him a very happy birthday, and I hope he receives thirty-eight spankings from people all day.

It is a tradition on days like these.

In many ways, Ross doesn't seem to be more than two decades removed from his most well-known television role, that of Dudley Ramsey on the popular NBC series Diff'rent Strokes. He also doesn't seem to be 15 years past his pivotal role on ABC's Family Matters. In any event, his directorial career has taken center stage these days in his creative endeavors. He's also pursuing a degree in film which will only make him even more lethal.

Ross will celebrate 38 candles today in Los Angeles. I am about 3,000 miles away, but I still will be right there with him; vicariously, of course.

Happy Birthday, my man. May God bless you with a hundred more.

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