Johnny Newman

ABOUT JOHNNY NEWMAN

Journeyman small forward who played in the NBA from 1986 to 2002.

He helped lead the New York Knicks into the playoffs during his second year in the NBA.

He was named CAA Player of the Year in 1984 as a member of the Richmond Spiders.

He married Dawnn Lewis , who played Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor on A Different World.

He had a role alongside Charlie Sheen in the film Shadow Conspiracy. It was his first foray into acting.