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Remember the kid who played Vivica Foxx’s son “Ahmad” in the classic 90’s film, Soul Food? His name is Brandon Hammond and we were over here reminiscing about the 90’s and his name was one of the first to come up. We then figured that we probably weren’t the only ones who wanna know where this dude disappeared to after Soul Food, so we’ll feel you in.
Recap of His Acting Career
But first, for those who may not be familiar with Brandon’s work as an actor, here’s a quick breakdown: After Brandon got his break in his first film, Menace II Society, the gigs started rolling in and soon he was the in high demand for any gig that needed a great child actor. He had roles inWaiting To Exhale, Space Jam, Mars Attack, and The Fan. But his most well known role was Soul Food and after he proved just how great of a child actor he was able to land a few more roles in the movie, Blue Hill Avenue, and on a few TV shows such as The West Wing, The Gregory Hines Show, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Early Edition, Our America and Penn & Tellers Sin City Spectacular. Then it seems as if his light just kind of faded and we never saw this cat again.
He’s A Grown Man Now
Here’s Brandon today at 34 years old. As you can see, he is a grown man, but he’s still very recognizable. Pretty sure, it’s hard for him to walk through the streets without somebody saying “Yo, aren’t you the dude from Soul Food?”
Life is going well for him apparently and when we found him, we were were pleasantly surprised. Why? Because Brandon did not fall into that ‘kid actor’ syndrome that so many childhood actors succumb to.
As far as we know, Brandon isn’t married and he doesn’t have any children as of yet, although he did say he’d like to have some in the future.
As for his career, Brandon hasn’t appeared in any films or TV shows since approximately 2002, but it would be great to see him back on the scene again because he is a hell of an actor. We’ll never forget about the scene toward the end of Soul Food, where he cried on cue at the family dinner and put all of the adults in check. Brandon’s acting in that scene was priceless and it showed just how seasoned his acting abilities were.
Any kid actor who was that good at such a young age, deserves another shot in the game. So since Brandon has been off of the scene for a minute we decided to make a few suggestions of what TV shows/films we think he would fit in perfectly.
Empire
He could play the role of “Lucious Lyons'” estranged son by another woman he cheated on “Cookie” with. This son could be a record label rival who eventually joins forces with the other Lyons family members to get revenge at “Lucious” for what he did to them…just a suggestion.
Orange Is The New Black
He would be perfect playing one of the main characters in Orange Is The New Black. A role as a villain prison guard maybe? What do you think?
Honestly it doesn’t matter what role Brandon lands, but we just wanna see him back on the screen again. Maybe one day, but only time will tell.
Homage To His Beloved Mother
Aside from that, Brandon had to also step up to raise his brother, after their beloved Mother passed away when his brother was just 15 years old. He posted a touching message about this for his brother’s 20th birthday in 2016…
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Although we’d love to see Brandon Hammond acting again, it’s good to see the brotha enjoying life and doing what makes him happy these days.
