Hangin' With Mr. Cooper - "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"

Mark Curry (Actor) .. Mark Cooper

Born: June 01, 1964
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States

Trivia: Worked as a drugstore manager before he became a comedian. Made his stand-up debut at an Oakland comedy club in 1987. Made his film debut in Talkin' Dirty After Dark (1991). Was a contestant on Celebrity Mole Yucatan in 2004. Was injured in a freak home accident in 2006. He was put in a medically induced coma, had second-degree burns and then dealt with depression resulting from the incident. Was one of five stand-up comedians performing as part of the Royal Comedy Tour in 2012.

Holly Robinson Peete (Actor) .. Vanessa Russell

Born: September 18, 1964
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Trivia: Holly Robinson Peete began her career in show business in 1969 when she was five years old with an appearance on the children's series Sesame Street, on which her father played non-Muppet cast member Gordon. In adulthood, she would go on to appear on shows like 21 Jump Street and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and later on Love, Inc. She became one of the co-hosts of The View knockoff The Talk, and in 2012 she spoofed her breakthrough part by appearing in the big-screen comedy 21 Jump Street. She is married to former NFL quraterback Rodney Peete.

Marquise Wilson (Actor) .. Tyler Foster

John Wesley (Actor) .. Mr. Toplyn

Marcus Allen (Actor) .. Himself

Born: August 07, 1996
Birthplace: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Lisa Marie Russell (Actor) .. Linda

Jack Riley (Actor) .. Mr. Graves

Born: December 30, 1935
Died: August 19, 2016
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio

Trivia: While serving his two-year hitch in the Army, Jack Riley performed in "Rolling Along of 1960," a military travelling show. After his discharge, Riley attended John Carroll University, then resumed his show-business activities as an actor, comedian, and "special material" writer for such stars as Mort Sahl, Rowan and Martin and Don Rickles. He made his film debut in 1962's The Days of Wine and Roses, and later essayed eccentric roles in such laugh-spinners as Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1979). Active in television since 1966, Riley was a comedy-ensemble player in Keep on Truckin' (1975) and The Tim Conway Show (1980 edition), and occasionally popped up on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, impersonating Lyndon Johnson. His most celebrated TV role was the supremely paranoid Elliot Carlin in The Bob Newhart Show (1972-78), a role he later reprised (under various character names) in such series as Alf and St. Elsewhere. He was also cast as TV station manager Leon Buchanan in the two-episode sitcom Roxie (1987), and was heard as the voice of Stu Pickles on the animated series Rugrats (1991- ). Extremely active in the LA theatrical scene, Jack Riley starred in such stage productions as 12 Angry Men and Small Craft Warnings. RIley died in 2016, at age 80.

Stack Pierce (Actor) .. Mr. Roth

Born: June 15, 1933

Trivia: Black supporting actor, onscreen from 1972.

Sy Richardson (Actor) .. Mr. Gooding

Trivia: Black supporting actor, onscreen from the '80s.

Cylk Cozart (Actor) .. Quentin

Born: February 01, 1957

Patti Austin (Actor) .. Patty

Born: August 10, 1948

Hangin' With Mr. Cooper: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

10:30 am - 11:00 am, Tuesday, May 12 on WNBC Cozi TV (4.2)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Season 1, Episode 14