Black Famous

Black Famous Carl Gilliard is Hollywood actor who's widely known, but far from FAMOUS. TWO DEGREES is a digital

03/29/2025

Two Degeees/Black Famous Story:

Mr Bill Duke had agreed to appear in our PILOT EPISODE with his good friend, Director Michael Schultz (Car Wash, Cooley High). Yes, I talked MICHAEL SCHULTZ into acting in my series with Mr Duke. The bit I had for them was HILARIOUS. Utterly hilarious.

But then, Bill was called outta town to shoot “BLACK LIGHTNING”. Once Bill was out, out went Michael Schultz.

Scene was retooled into one with Kent Faulcon and Keith Burke.

Later, when EPISODE 104 came up, Mr Duke agreed to appear in the episode as my UBER passenger. Episode also featured WENDY RAQUEL ROBINSON and KELLITA SMITH with two of the three BERNIE MAC kids (Jeremy Suarez and Dee Dee Davis)

ENTIRE EPISODE WAS IMPROVISATION.

Brother Duke gets in the car with a sign saying “MAKE AMERICA HATE AGAIN”….which led to me kicking him out of my car. IMAGINE.

The Bill Duke from PREDATOR AND MENACE 2 SOCIETY allowing himself to be kicked out of my car in my silly series.

Later, I called Bill and asked him to sing a made up song over the phone. He did. What you’re hearing here is THE BILL DUKE singing this silly MAKE AMERICA HATE AGAIN song in MY SERIES!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Only in BLACK FAMOUS. 🤣📺🎬

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03/27/2025

ANOTHER “BLACK FAMOUS” clip. When I was creating and shooting my low budget independent series, TWO DEGREES, now known as “BLACK FAMOUS”, I wanted the show to be collaborative. I wanted to bless willing friends with acting, writing and directing opportunities. I have a bunch of extraordinarily talented friends. Here in EPISODE 206, I’m joined by longtime friend and collaborator MICHAEL WHALEY in the season 2 SEASON FINALE, “Carl’s Cricket”. Episode is written and directed by WHALEY, who also stars with me in this quirky and entertaining entry into the “BLACK FAMOUS” world. This is the only episode I had ZERO to do with writing (story or script)Episode 206: Carl’s CricketAfter a series of miscues, miscommunication and mishaps, Carl is thrust into a time of a reflective crossroads; a time where he will have to FACE HIMSELF and his past. Carl’s future and his happiness counts on it. Ladonna, Elliot and Latonya are all entanglements which must be expeditiously resolved.

03/19/2025

BLACK FAMOUS BTS CLIP: Episode 205: “Bonus Adults”The level of favor I experienced with this series was FAR REACHING & across the board. This episode featured some heavyweight talent. MIGUEL A NUNEZ, Jr, VANESSA ESTELLE WILLIAMS & TICO WELLS. Latonya and I came up with the story, as another dear sister and friend, STACEY MCCLAIN penned our script. After, we lost our original director GENO BROOKS due to scheduling, the brilliant KENT FAULCON stepped in to direct (he also edited this episode) the episode which was, for all intense and purposes, shot IN ONE DAY. This episode was also our shortest (17:00) in Season 2.This episode is wildly entertaining and shooting it was fun. Singing. Dancing. Clowning. And it all shows up on screen.Here, we see KENT trying to sooth the anxiety of our cast at the amount of material we were covering. (Kent also acted in 2 episodes. Episodes 101 & 202)AND…..we shot one scene from EPISODE 206 that day in the location!Thank you ALL….More is coming. Two Degrees is NOW “Black Famous”

03/14/2025
03/14/2025

Another BLACK FAMOUS CLIP takes us to a Comedy Challenge. Can Carl meet Dino’s challenge and make people laugh?Episode 204: “I’ve Got The Funny”Written & Directed by Tony Winters

03/12/2025

ANOTHER BLACK FAMOUS CLIP. Episode 104: U.B.E.R. From SEASON 1 (shot 6 episodes in 6 days on weekends) comes another episode stripped from the annals of my neurotic post divorce life! Yes I drove UBER, LYFT, private chauffeur companies and Yes I picked up people I knew! Robi Reed and Emayatzy CORINEALDI to name TWO. Those experiences were the core events this episode was based on. Here, I picked up the amazing Wendy Raquel Robinson. This whole bit was unscripted improv with the core idea of my ex throwing a party, inviting all my friends, then at said party, passing out copies of my foreclosure documents as I’m losing my home😂🤦🏾‍♂️This was a running theme of the entire first season. Wendy was a trooper. She left the comfort of her home on a rainy LOS ANGELES morning to shoot this scene in a garage at EAGLE ROCK PLAZA!!!Directed by MICHAEL WHALEYEPISODE also stars KELLITA SMITH, JEREMY SUAREZ, DEE DEE DAVIS & BILL DUKE.

03/05/2025

BLACK FAMOUS BTS Moment: Our Director (and episode editor) graciously WRAPS CAST for the day. Shooting EPISODE 205 was fun & memorable. Laughter. Singing. Music. When you’re working, this is how a set should be. I am forever in the debt of these very special and talented artists🎬🎭🎭

02/26/2025

“BLACK FAMOUS” MOMENT. Episode 201: “I’m Done With Sisters” is one (among many) of my favorite moments and episodes. It’s the SEASON TWO opener and it features many of my dearest friends and is directed by my dear sister, KEENA FERGUSON.We wanted to do a show with broad, yet grounded comedy with relatable characters. Though I wrote the script for this episode, we depended heavily on ad libs grounded in the real personalities of these talented actors. They are all over this scene. 📺

01/21/2025

TWO DEGREES is now KNOWN as "Black Famous"

Hollywood Actor, Carl Gilliard is well known but FAR FROM FAMOUS. Known for his multiple marriages, dating drama, incessant social media posts and UBER DRIVING, Carl Gilliard continues to try to make his mark as an actor with disastrous results

12/30/2024

Let's return to the DEBONAIR CIGAR BAR in Los Angeles where Carl confides to a few of his bros about recurring Ladonna dreams.

Carl is in a bad way. Does his bros have answers?

EPISODE 201: "Dr Abigail & Me"
Written By Shelley Robertson & Carl Gilliard
Story By Courtney Parker

Directed By; Shelley Robertson

Starring: Carl Gilliard, James Black, Kent Faulcon, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Kevin Dunigan & Oscar Torre

12/16/2024

In the world of 'this never gets old"....
Another HILARIOUS CLIP from my DIGITAL SERIES “Two Degrees The Series" starring a bunch of VERY TALENTED FRIENDS! Episode is titled:
“I’m Done With Sisters” and written by YOURS TRULY
Directed By Keena Ferguson
All 12 episodes are available at THE BRICKtv
www.thebricktv.com

11/25/2024

ThrowBack to one of the most controversial scenes in our series featuring Shelley Robertson and me. Two Degrees is a semi autobiographical comedy......this scene is pretty close to an event that actually occurred.

05/20/2024

TWO DEGREES THROWBACK MONDAY📺
TWO DEGREES EPISODE 203 CLIP:
“Shenanigans & Repercussions”
NOW AVAILABLE at THE BRICKtv stars Carl Gilliard, Christine Horn, Trisha Mann Grant & Tony Grant.

What happens when a “well intended” DOUBLE DATE goes WAY LEFT. 🤦🏾‍♂️

Episode Synopsis:
After the “Amanda” travesty in the season opener and a successful therapy encounter with Dr. Abigail, Carl decides to have a go with black women again. The wonderful Latonya Black has his interest as does another beauty named Christine. Carl has found his sea legs with several dating options with harrowing results. Christine surprises Carl by inviting one of her dear friends who turns out to be Carl’s ex, Trisha who arrives with her husband Tony. Drama, shenanigans and repercussions ensue.

Written by Carl Gilliard
DirectedBy Perdell Richardson

05/17/2024

My series TWO DEGREES pokes fun at my real life. Here, my beautiful daughter Corinne is portrayed by AJIMA COLE and her intended, who is now her husband, Eric, is played by PATRICK BOYLAN. Shelley Robertson rounds our cast out as “Ladonna”……

This scene is fictional and never happened as our series comically explores in*******al relationships in the 21st century.

My real life daughter and son in law approved this script and were ORIGINALLY SLATED to act in this as themselves. Schedules intervened as Ajima and Patrick stepped in.

Two Degrees Cast on SWAT tonight!Michael Beach:  EPISODE 103Sean Blakemore: EPISODE 106Congratulations bros🔥🔥🎥🎥🎥
04/28/2024

Two Degrees Cast on SWAT tonight!

Michael Beach: EPISODE 103
Sean Blakemore: EPISODE 106

Congratulations bros🔥🔥🎥🎥🎥

04/20/2024

TWO DEGREES CLIP: For your viewing pleasure, check out ONE OF THE MOST controversial (and memorable) clips from my series. Clip features Ladonna (deftly played by Shelley Robertson) and myself as a married couple on a divorce collision course.

Episode 102: “Ladonna Bin Laden”
Carl and soon to be ex wife Ladonna meet with a conflict resolution expert with hopes of creating a more amicable relationship in the throws of an impending and sure divorce.

Written By Carl Gilliard
Directed By Reggie Gaskins

Entire Series NOW STREAMING at The BrickTV
www.thebricktv.com

03/02/2024

THROWBLACK THURSDAY: Two Degrees and Cassandra Sanders:

My idea for this series included casting a mixture of my actor pros with personal friends who are non pros.

One of my FAVORITE PEOPLE in the world in my CRAZY, sweet friend, the lovable CASSANDRA SANDERS.

In these scenes (one on camera and the other on the other end of a phone call with me), we see the CASSANDRA we all know and love.

The phone call scene STILL MAKES ME LAUGH when I watch it. Cassandra is soooo “Cassandra” ❤️👑🤣

11/10/2023

Clip from EPISODE 203: “SHENANIGANS & REPERCUSSIONS”, written by Carl Gilliard. Directed by Perdell Richardson.

I received a HIGH COMPLEMENT today from a brother who didn’t realize this was a CORE GOAL of what I was trying to do with TWO DEGREES.

Yes, the show REVOLVES around my character, but I wanted ALL MY CAST to have LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY to shine. Every episode, that occurs and I feel good about that.

So many of my talented friends came to play AND for little to no money…..

Let’s give them room to play and have fun!!

This clip features Trisha Mann-Grant with her hubby Tony Grant and the always fabulous Christine Horn. Much of Trisha’s dialogue is ad lib here btw 🤣🤣🤣. I just went along. So much fun

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