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Celebrity Underrated - The Howard Rollins Story
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- čas přidán 25. 01. 2021
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Please do a story on my lady Vesta Williams!
Do a story on Gia Carangi
Can you do a video about KAREN WHITE?
@@ladawnjones1605 Karen White is still alive!
@@austingilesjr.914 Ooh ok, nobody never talks about her lol. I didnt know if she was dead or alive.
In The Heat of The Night is still the bomb. 100%
Thats a Fact
It sure is!!!
Yes. I still watch it.
Yaaas Me & My Grandma Use Too Sit In My Room & 👀'ch "In The Heat 0f The Night" I'd Give ANYTHING Too Do That Again!😩😭
🙏🏾💙🙏🏾💙🙏🏾💙🙏🏾
For Real💪💪
I loved this man's acting. He was right, he was the first Howard Rollins, he was himself and no one else.
That's Right
Exactly
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@@lamarbrown3531 Ok cool.
Don't forget 'Ragtime' and 'A Soldier's Story.'
Wow! He had a sad personal life. I only knew him from In The Heat of The Night. You never know what people go through, he was battling a lot of demons. RIP.
Amen
@@BrownSugarBaby1992 he killed himself he was high they said prior to him taken his life!
@@redbone8844 Right
@@BrownSugarBaby1992 He committed suicide
@@redbone8844 * taking
Howard Rollins was that dude especially when he played Virgil on in the heat of the night
And he was that dude in Soldier Story
YESSSS!!!! And in a Soldier’s Story!!
Yes Lord
FACTS
Kelvin Dang my bad MeTv not AntennaTv
Yessssss one of the most underrated actors ever
I don't remember him being considered underrated...He was very much celebrated and probably be along with where Denzel has been, even before Denzel started doing movies and was acting on St.Elswhere....He just had a turbulent personal life and left us way too soon....
@@spacepunk_nappy I mean in today's society
An extraordinary actor, I was raised up on In The Heat of the Night and still watch reruns today.
Me 2
Me too!!!
Me too
Comes on Metv
Me too.
I remember going to his funeral. I've never seen it rain sooo hard as that day. Rip cousin you will always live as long as our family lives
Amen!!!
His was an incredible actor. So very sorry for your family's loss. Blessings🙏🏾🙏🏾
Sarah Butler what are you talking about? I'm confused
@@brittanydawes9430, Disregard, sorry about the confusion💝
God bless u sister he brought lots of joy to us fans.
This is so sad. He had no one to take care of him.
What happen to his family
I clicked on here so fast. Howard Rollins is one of my favorite actors from Heat of the Night. Thank you for covering this story
Meee tooooo..loved him
Please watch him in the movie A Solider Story...He was Excellent😍
My mom was in love with him! He was so fine. Loved him in the movie, A soldier story. I'm going to share this with her. Thank you♥️
It’s sad he wasn’t able to be his true self and that he turned to drugs, he’s definitely legendary.
He didn’t lose his mind, he had a secret life, I’m sure of it.. most did during that time, it’s sad people struggled to just be themselves, back then the world was a different place.regardless of his personal life he was an amazing actor.
I really am a fan of this channel! Our black stars deserve their stories told! Great job
Agreed!!!!
💯
I absolutely agree with this channel and support for our black entertainment industry 👏 👍 🙌 👌 😀 ❤ 👏 👍 🙌 👌 😀 ❤ 👏 👍 🙌
I'm 36 I been watching in the heat of the night all my life he's one of my favorite actors love it
I’m 37 and me too.. Grew up on this show
He was a fantastic actor and so underrated.
Virgil Tibbs!!! He was a staple in all black households.
In white households to cut the race stuff
Yesss
@@JayeNovember First of all you meant * too not to and secondly the fact that he made it in the industry as a dark skin black man was a major part of his success story because the odds were against him🙄
Okay LoL
@@JayeNovember this country was built on race. Stfu!
I’ll just remember him as a great actor despite his personal issues.
Soldier Story is a real classic
This man was living what seemed to be a beautiful and charmed life and I couldn't understand why he would turn to drugs, until you mentioned his crossdressing. Poor dude... behind all of his accolades and accomplishments, he couldn't live the life he truly desired. That's so sad. And sure a terrible ending to his life as he must have suffered so horribly. One never knows what goes on behind closed doors.
AMEN
The price of fame is expensive.
It is but that doesn't apply in this case. This is a story more so about mental illness and loneliness.
@@AHMAD-2324 if that is what you think then so be it.
Very Expensive.!
Conspiracy theories BS.
@@vaughnreedjr6592 what is the conspiracy?
Ol' boy from "Get Out" should play him in a biopic.
Or a reboot of In the Heat of the Night
Yessssssss
Yessss. He did a great job as Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah
@@nicoleg1188 Did that come out today?
@@nicoleg1188 I saw it last night too it is very powerful movie
When he says...."now check this out,here's the crazy part" hes about to go in lolol. Love ya content fam 🤘💯💪
Aye yo! When he says that...I lean into the phone because I know it's bout to be wild 🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣
So tragic. Such a handsome man. He had trauma as a child that he never dealt with. Rip HR.
True
"Heat of the night" I loved Virgil Tibbs. My Grandma and I used to watch this show as well and enjoy it glued til jokingly she would Shout "GET HIM VIRGIL!!!"😆👑Miss you Gran Alberta👑💐🌹💐 and Howard you stole the show😍👑💃 both Forever Missed!
An extremely gifted Actor RIP to Howard Rollins Jr.
Loved him in The Soldier's Story
A classic just like this actor. RIP📺🎬🎞️🎥
@Frederick Wells did you feel the same when Private Peterson(Denzel) was exposed 😄. He even cried at the end when the truth came out and that it was "one of us" that killed Sargent Waters...I felt that😔
Yes indeed.😢
Howard Rollins was truly underrated.
He died at the age of still consider as a young man very sad story.
I used to LOVE In the Heat of the Night!!! A Soldier’s Story is still one of my favorite movies of all time. This man was a superb actor, a class act indeed
This story was so needed. Rollings was a beautiful, talented, emotional and method actor. When I was a teen in the 90s, I enjoyed watching him in Ragtime and A Soldier's Story. My mom who passed away recently loved In The Heat of the Night, now I find myself watching every season. ❤❤
🙏❤
Sad thing is he was probably messed with as a child. Put hun on a bad path. Our boys and young men need protection from sexual violence as well. Richard Pryor had a bad childhood too.
That is true, sad to say but honestly speaking a lot of people who end up in the LGBTQ community have been abused/traumatized in some way but people don't address that enough because it's more PC to say they were "born that way" and society as a whole is wrong for not accepting their lifestyles not the people/person who abuse others, especially children. If some of those things were still treated as mental illness or the result of trauma i feel like there would be way less suicides or deaths like Howard's that result from those lifestyles and the masking of pain
@@Jaheartsjonas Thank you! I wholeheartedly agree.
A person doesn’t turn gay just because they have been sexually assaulted. Don’t compare the two. I’m bi and had a great childhood. He might have been or he might have just struggled with his sexuality...
@@Jaheartsjonas Do you have the research to back up your claims? That is a huge assumption to make without any peer reviewed sources to support your stance.
Some people are BORN that way and there is nothing anyone can do about it. They are naturally attracted to the same sex. I've seen it many times in life.
Yes I requested this 💯💯💯💯thank you celebrity underrated
I couldn’t tap the notifications fast enough bruh! 🥵😂🙌🏿💯
Yo i fell the exact same thing man, i quickly hit the notification, he was a truly great actor, will miss seeing him in new movies. may he rip ,
Man...the story of him on his back gurgling, poor man. 💔
He was so handsome. My father looked like him but dad had caramel complexion
My click game strong when it come to this channel 🤗🤗
right !!! 💯
Definetly 😁
Sinsear Jones you damn right!!!!!
Loved his character on In The Heat of The Night👊🏾
@Dee Bo I agree!!
Ok...I remember him being on the Arsenio Hall show dressed real flamboyant, with makeup and earrings saying, "this is who I am " and everyone was really in shock by the way he was acting! Does anyone else remember that!! We were all watching with our mouths open how he appeared!!
I do!
Whaaaaaaaaat?
For real?!? I didn't see that episode.
I always heard about that but never saw it 🤭
@@tamikajames89...yeah see if you can Google or CZcams it!! He was out there!
Man this was so sad to hear. My family and myself love Howard Rollins ❤. He was truly one of kind. He'll never be forgotten. R.I.P. to one of the greatest actors of all times. 🙏🏽 Thanks for the video Celebrity Underrated. 💞💜
Watching now. I love Celebrity underated *underrated
Absolutely agree with you on that. Actually hadn't received any notifications until this one. Automatically I hit that like button, get my "coffee" then I'm all in. This young man definitely does his homework always learn something new.
@@neneizzy9277 yeah I agree. I'm so happy to get a notification. Celebrity Underrated always gets my attention 🤳💯
Carroll O’Connor ❤️ Howard and helped him constantly bcuz Carroll son had drug problems as well which lead to his son killing himself 😔. Carroll was a advocate of Rehabilitation of Drugs.
damn near broke my finger clicking this damn button .. hey y’all !! ❤️👋🏽
Girrrl, Me Too. !!!💯🤣
Lol 😂😂😂 👋🏾
Same!!!
Me too 😂
Hey to you Shunni Poo 😍
Wow! Didn't know all this about him....
Man I was about to take my uglass to bed and saw this. Clicked on it so quick my eyes are permanently crossed
😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Me too. I was like Rollins. Oh hello yeah. They pissed me off when the news showed him in the police station acting belligerent. That was not our business. Then on the other side old Archie Bunker son was a dang on addict but we didn't hear shyt about that. 🙄😁😤
🤣😁
Especially w what was said.. omg 🤐🤔🤯
A Solider's Story is one the most underrated phenomenal films ever! Love that movie so much.
Soldier ' s Story is one of my favorites as well.
I had no idea he was on my all time favorite soap opera All my Children.
Thank you again for always keeping us informed.
Stay safe.
He was in another world,I don't think it was all children
Wow! That was deep! RIP Howard Rollins
You are doing videos no one else is. I love it!
Right!!!
Great words
U look Amazing Alicia😁😀🌄
@@bluecollarscholarmelrosepa5673 thank you. 😊
Damn, he lived a double life?
That's crazy about his personal information.
Rest easy
This man went out so tragic is sad rip man.
Nothing prepared me to hear about him being a cross-dresser. Man, R.I.P. 🙏🏾
I did. He’s my cousin’s ex-husband’s cousin. He used to talk about him way back in the early 90’s.
@@tennesseeminnissi2445 Wow. That’s crazy. So those close to him knew.
@@tennesseeminnissi2445 can I interview you for my channel
@@YourNeshaness I knew & Im not in the family(my mother did work in hollywood for years tho so I saw famous people on the streets/in public/ on set all the time as a kid..Saw Mr Rollins in full womens clothing back when i was a teen outside of Arsenio's show)
@@BadTV1993 Wow‼
There is noway that his motion picture opportunities should have dried up after giving two stellar performances. I personally feel that he deserved the Oscar for RAGTIME. If not that performance he most definitely should have won one of those major acting awards for A SOLDIER'S STORY. He went back to television and Denzel took over where he left off on the big screen. Nicely done mini doc! Howard Rollins is an actor whose work should not be forgotten.
True 👍
I am a new viewer of In The Heat Of The Night, I have been watching that show all day and I can't get enough of it.
Larry Blackmon of "Cameo"🎶 & Mr. Rollins resemble each other...🤔💭
Agreed I always thought so too.
So Beautiful👀😌
Yep. Handsome
When I think of Howard Rollins, all I can say is: FINE, FINE, SUPER FINE. Beautiful skin, long eye lashes, nice lips, gorgeous, teeth that looked like pearls. Definitely, easy on the eye. I saw him in, Soldiers Story, and fell in love with him. I heard about the other side of him and I did not want to believe it. I hate that he got on drugs and I wonder, if it was due to the fact, that he could not live like who he really was? What was once taboo, is now accepted. Times changed.
This was a crazy story...wow. OMG . This was so sad.
I loved him in the heat of the night! Sad rest easy😢
Great story. One of mom’s favorite actor in the 80’s
Such a handsome man. I've watched some episodes of in the heat of the night with my parents and he was definitely high in a lot of episodes.
I still watch Heat of the Night. Glad you’re back!!
Sounds like Howard Rollins has been tormented by a Demon in his final years and it destroyed him
YEP 👍🏾 Hollyweird is Satanic
I'm probably not the only one who has thought of this, but I wonder if Howard Rollins was in the closet and had a hard time trying to keep it hidden and coming to terms with it. It wouldn't surprise me if that's a big reason why he was so self-destructive.
As far as we know, he never married or had children (of course, just because a man goes his entire life without being married to a woman or having kids doesn't automatically mean that they must be gay) or had any known high profile relationships with women.
And of course, we can't talk about the questions surrounding his sexual preference without bringing up the rumors that he liked to wear women's dresses.
@@TMC1982Part2 he was a gay man
@@TMC1982Part2 definitely gay.
@@TMC1982Part2 his trumatic life got to him.
i liked him on in the heat of the night. i remember hugh o'connor had problems too. gone too soon.
Caroll O'Connor
Hugh O'Connor was Carol O'Connor son .His son was on drugs and he also had a role on in the heat of the night and there were a lot of actors and actresses on that show who had a drug problem including the camera man on the show .They did a story about it on 60 minutes back then.
@@ywc7424 no, his son Hugh, also had a drug problem and he played one of the officers on the show.
@@joseficesrogers1985 .. Dang, the camera man too 😲
Man this guy was a terrific actor man.Gone to soon !
Keep Doing Your Thing My G Be Cuz This Show Be On Point
I like how the narration doesn’t sound scripted.
Definitely one of the all-time great and underrated actors..
After listening to this story I nearly broke down! What A TORTURED LIFE!!! I knew he passed away in the 90's but I didn't know why. I do now!! In the heat of the 🌃 was my show to watch because of Carol O'Connor's slickness and sense of humor and Howard's "Hard as nails delivery" in his passionate performances! I had to make sure I had the opportunity to catch the reruns! Nearly 30 years has passed and it seemed like a blur! Rip to both Howard Rollins an Carol O'Connor!
I first recall him playing Medgar Evers, I was about in 3rd grade. As a teen, The Heat of the Night was something we watched "somewhat" as a family. He seemed to be a great actor. His personal life seemed more wild than usual. May he con REST IN POWER!
I hope this makes people who judge others lifestyles think again before saying things about a person. Try to put yourself in the other person's shoes!!!
I definitely agree
I agree too.
So gorgeous. Every little black girl in my neighborhood was making eyes at him after Soldiers Story. Lawd him in that suit. R.I.P. A career very well done.
I saw him shortly before his death when he was filming an episode of New York Undercover. Seemed like a very humble and generous man. He died way too young. RIP Howard Rollins 🙏🏾
You have done it again my brother with this one keep on keeping on 👌👌👌✌️✌️✌️
I loved him in A Soldier's Story!! He have the most beautiful speaking voice to me, I always loved this man's voice!
And I still watch it today ♥️
Man my fass tail had eyes for this beautiful black man😩😍 a soldier story is everything to me❤ real black excellence in that movie✊🏽🙌🏽 dam RIP🙏🏽🕊
His demise/destruction was just sad… Great talent
Howard Rollins Wasn't Gay, That's Not How He Contracted A.I.D.S. He Was Shooting Up With Dirty Needles. That's How He Got It. I'll Always Love Him, He Was A Phenomenal Actor. I Just Loved Him As Vigil Tibbs, On The In The Heat Of The Night. Rest In Peace "Mr. Howard Rollins." Gone But Never Ever Forgotten.🕊🌈🕊💖❤💖
Dressing as a female??? He WAS gay!
@@MissTia777 Girl Bye, Those Were Only Rumors. He Was An Heroin Addict. Now Moving On, SMH ✌✌✌
@@donnacrenshaw3105 Bye back to you! How they rumors of he was on a talk show dressed as a female??? Your fantasies of him don't change facts!
Did you personally know him?
That is a lie. He never used heroin and no needles....and much of this story is not true. And yes i knew him because he was my relative.
I loved "In the Heat of the Night" he was an excellent actor, despite his personal life
I remember as a kid in the 80s me and my aunt used to sit up and watch In the Heat of the Night all the time
Howard Rollins is an amazing talented actor so sad how he died.In the heat of the night is my favorite tv series of all time
I didn't see that episode..ontg I'm glad indidnt
@@nikradik Howard Rollins is the star of the series hes played Det Virgil Tibbs its a very good series about crimes in a small town in Mississippi
OMG. I OWE older Bro a HUGE APOLOGY. 🤣 He went to college (Hammond, LA) 1992-93 near the area they filmed in the heat of night . My bro told us he saw dude getting FUCKED UP ,walking around and Cross dressing . I was 9 & confused AF , but my parents laughed so much they could not believe that shit. GOTDAMN...he was telling the truth. 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️💯💯
😕 I had heard this too, but I didn’t really pay much attention to it because it seemed too far fetched. As dignified and masculine as he was in those roles in The Soldier’s Story and Heat of the Night, I just couldn’t believe it. 🤦🏽♀️
@@CodyCole80 YES!!! EXACTLY 💯
@Cooldude Tru THANKS SO MUCH HONEY!!!
Can you do Phyllis Hyman, Tammi Terrell, Heavy D, Yvette Wilson
Are you sure you want to see the Phyllis Hyman story?! I saw the Unsung of her and I was CRYING my behind off!! It hurt my heart!😢😢😢
@@Julia-wv6su I remember my dad was devastated when she passed.
@@Julia-wv6su that unsung and the debarge one and the tammi terell episodes are the only episodes that u can only watch once
@@iashahardesty3786 My dad gets teary eyed to this day when he thinks about Phyllis Hyman.
What happened to over weight lover????....
So many people battle depression. Usually stemming from childhood trauma. Rest in Peace, Brother.
Thanks for doing this episode. That's my cousin. Real life no cap
Loved him in A Soldier’s Story, he was a master of his craft fr
Handsome and talented actor
Thanks for this!!Was just watching "Heat Of The Night" the other day and thought about him
In The Heat of the Night is still my favorite show. I still watch it today. You should watch when you have time Ashley Say So. She did a story about him too. I know that it would be epic if you both link each other story together about him.
Thank you so much for covering this truly underrated leading man!!!! Howard would've given Denzel real run for his money much like Adolph Caesar (Can you cover him too??????) would've had Morgan Freeman running and James Edwards would've had Sidney and Harry B. running too. This channel is amazing!!!
5/2021 and I’m still watching Heat of the Night faithfully at 10 A.M.
I had a serious crush on Howard Rollins ..fine as 🍷 and awesome actor, Solider Story, Heat of the Night, Ragtime, Roots Next Generation, King ..Chile followed his career and cried like a baby when he passed away. I ❤️ him and YES he was UNDERRATED ACTOR! Serious roles like Denzel
I still watch in the heat of the night
I remember seeing him in the soldier story and saying that's one fine chocolate man🥰. I'm surprised hearing about his cross dressing. Loved his acting, and it's so sad that drugs took over his career
He was beautiful in that movie, moreso than Denzel.
Thank you for your superb coverage of Mr. Howard Rollins.
I first saw him in "Ragtime" then "A Soldiers Story" and later the series "In The Heat of the Night". Your discretion not highlighting the negative pictures some magazines plastered to front pages displayed integrity . Whatever his mindset was during those later years is not for me to judge. My memories of him remain as indeed being a fine actor.
Much love to all
Love in the heat of the night. I got my husband hooked on it and now we watch the reruns together during lunch. Hubbs really likes "Virgil" in the episodes.
A Soldier's Story: Everyone in this movie brought their "A" game!
Growing up, I loved him as an actor and as a black man. He was true to himself. I believe he battled with so much mentally from in Hollywood and in his personal life that he probably acted out all of his different personalities. Maybe he was schizophrenic. Our people are so unprotected in EVERY way. This has to be one of the saddest videos you've done. Thanks for covering his life.
He was a brilliant actor and a very handsome man who came way ahead before the Denzel's, the Wesley's or the Idris Elbas of the industry.... Soldier Story is still one of the best movies.. Rest in peace Howard Rollins
Rollins eyes were like you could see inside his soul. I adored him in "Ragtime". He really owned his role. The book and movie in my opinion was severally underappreciated and underrated. This movie should be watched and rewatched to learn...❤
Great bio-topic, as usual.👍🏽
P.S.... "Solders story is one of my favorites as well. And, "In the Heat of the Night" was one of my moms favorite shows from the late 80s/early 90s.