Chico Benymon

 ( 1974 Births ) 

Chico Benymon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, singer, musician, and fashion designer best known for his role as Andre "Spencer" Williams on the UPN comedy Half & Half. He also starred in the Nickelodeon TV series The Haunted Hathaways.

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Career Chico began his career in 1999 as part of a R&B/Hip hop vocal trio named Trā-Knox, who were Will Smith protégé and appeared on his studio albums Willennium and Born to Reign as well as the Wild Wild West and Men In Black II soundtracks. Their most notable featured single Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head) peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 2002. Trā-Knox was signed to Will Smith label Overbrook Entertainment/Westbrook in 2000 with Chico Benymon, Ramon Adams and Tony Brisby who completed the vocal group. The band was short lived as the members decided to separate and venture off into other endeavors before the EP album production was to be completed.

Before the group's disbandment, he sought opportunity into television and film, making a brief appearance on Moesha before his most notable role on the sitcom Half & Half. Benymon then furthered his career into television films and starred alongside Fantasia playing her boyfriend in the 2006 television biopic film based on the memoir of the same name. He began to return to music in the early 2010s as he began writing and producing his own music releasing music as singles on over the internet with hopes of releasing a studio album. In 2013, he became part of the cast of the Nickelodeon's family series The Haunted Hathaways for two seasons playing a father of two children who are all haunted ghosts residing where new tenants moved in. Years later, he teamed with Redman to collaborate on a single titled "Good Time" and after a long process of finding a platform to release his music, he distributed his debut independent album Don't Talk, Just Listen in 2019 on streaming platforms, from his previous recordings.

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Filmography

Episodes: "Paying the Piper", "The Player"
Credited as Theron Benymon
Main role
TV movie
Episodes: "Media Blitz", "The Truth Hurts"
"Storm" role
Episode: "U Say He's Just a Friend"
TV Movie
TV movie
Episodes: "The Text Spoof", "Loren Talks Business"
Main role
Crossover episode: "The Haunted Thundermans"
8 episodes
Short film
Episode: "Lake Rancid"
Tubi original film
2020	The Perfect Mate	Jesse James
2021	Lazarus	Twitch

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Music

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Studio album

• Don't Talk, Just Listen (Finao Music Group, 2019)

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Unreleased singles as solo artist

• "I Need Your Love" - (single produced by Tim & Bob)
• "Good Time" - (single featuring Redman)
• "Want It" - (single featuring Fabolous)
• "Weakness"
• "Mixed Up"
• :"All of It"

*All selected tracks appear on YouTube, but didn't make the final official album release, majority of songs from the debut album also appear on the unofficial " Good Time" EP

as Trā-Knox

• " All I Do" (cover)
• "Special" (written by Wanya Morris)
• "A Lil' While"
• "Something's Got To Give"
• "Believe N My Love"
• "Goodbye" (a father's dedication to Trā-Knox members, written by Chico Benymon)

*All selected track were unreleased, featured on Chico Benymon's official YouTube channel

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Vocal appearances Featured as Trā-Knox

• "I'm Comin' (featuring Trā-Knox) - Album: Willennium, Will Smith
• "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (featuring Trā-Knox) - Albums Born to Reign, Will Smith / Men in Black II Soundtrack
• "Lucky Day" (featuring Trā-Knox) - Album: Wild Wild West Soundtrack

Featured as solo artist

• "Stay the Night" - K. Smith featuring Chico Benymon
• "Streets" - Naam Brigade featuring Chico Benymon (appeared in the film "Streets" soundtrack - 2011)
• "You're All I Want" Maurice Benymon featuring Chico Benymon - 2019 (Music video appearance and background vocals)

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Tours and appearances

• The Love Again Tour (featuring Soul For Real & Hi-Five, w/ opening acts Intro & Chico Benymon) - 2018
• NYC International Ball (featuring Slick Rick w/ Allure & special guest Chico Benymon) - 2017
• The R&B Extravaganza ( featuring Carl Thomas, Case, Lil Mo', Intro & Chico Benymon) - 2017

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Music Videos as independent artist

2012	All of It	Unreleased single
2016	Love Affair	Don't Talk, Just Listen (2019)
2018	Good Time feat. Redman	Unreleased single
2019	Nympho	Don't Talk, Just Listen (2019)
	I Love You
	My Day 1
	My Love is Real
2021	Lies About Us

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External links

• Chico Benymon on Myspace

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