Stand-up comic-turned-filmmaker Murphy wrote, directed, and stars in Harlem Nights as the young and ruthless racketeer, Quick. As a child, Quick was adopted by Harlem mover-and-shaker Sugar Ray, ...

After Harlem Nights, Desi Arnez Hines II, who plays a young Quick, went on to play in House Party in 1990 and then in Boyz N The Hood in 1991. After that he had minor roles in short films like The ...