Lamman Rucker, the handsome star of Tyler Perry’s "Meet the Browns" the Sitcom, was

born in Pittsburgh, PA and grew up in Washington, DC. He is an artist, educator, activist

and entrepreneur. Mr. Rucker may also be recognized as Mona’s boyfriend 'Chase' on

UPN’s "Half & Half" as well as his bad boy characters in the daytime dramas "As The World

Turns" and "All My Children." He has also been a memorable guest star on "Law & Order",

"All Of Us" and the popular television movie mini-series "The Temptations."

On Stage, Lamman received a 2002 Audelco nomination for his incredible portrayal of

Jason in Euripides’ "MEDEA". Mr. Rucker is also a founding member of The Black Gents

of Hollywood - a Los Angeles based all-Black male theatre company - whose powerful play

"Black Angels Over Tuskegee" about the Tuskegee Airmen is currently taking the country

by storm.

A graduate of the illustrious Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC,

Lamman’s accomplishments also include a NFAA Presidential Scholarship in the Arts

nomination, Drama & Musical Theatre training at Carnegie-Mellon University, a full

scholarship to the Berkshire Theatre Festival and having romantic leads in several

hit regional theatre and Off-Broadway plays and musicals.

While in high school, Lamman was an original member of the groundbreaking youth

company - the Washington Area Improvisational Teen Theatre (W.A.I.T.T.). The

company’s primary goal was to promote sexual abstinence to teens and educate

young people about their bodies, the risks of teen pregnancy, STD's and HIV/AIDS.

He went on to become a successful teacher, coach, mentor and youth advocate -

acquiring a Masters of Science in Education and then on to star in BET's award-winning

HIV/AIDS film "Let's Talk" in 2006.

Lamman gave stellar performances as 'Sheriff Troy' in the highly successful motion

pictures "Why Did I Get Married?" and its sequel "Why Did I Get Married Too?" with an

all-star cast including Jill Scott, Janet Jackson and Tyler Perry.

Mr. Rucker also starred in the independent award-winning romantic comedy "I'm Through

With White Girls - The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks" as well as the inspirational

film "The Greatest Song" which he also Co-Produced.

Lamman is a passionate activist and spokesperson for several non-profit organizations

and community action initiatives including Tied To Greatness, Art Creates Life, Green

For All, Good Ground-Good Life, A.H.E.A.D., Inc., Inner City Industry, BET's Rap-It-Up

campaign, the Black AIDS Institute, The Magic Johnson Foundation and several other

grass-roots organizations across the country leading the way in uplifting communities,

empowering youth, saving our environment and encouraging prevention, education

and testing initiatives for HIV/AIDS.

In early 2011, Lamman introduced his highly anticipated all-natural bath & body signature

product line forplai (www.forplai.com). forplai by Lamman Rucker is a new natural bath &

body care line for women, men and couples that encourage a daily connection between the

mind, body and spirit. The paraben-free, vegan friendly and color-free line will feature four

distinct scents that each showcase an exfoliating body scrub, a moisturizing body butter

and a conditioning body mist.

For more information on Lamman Rucker, please contact Keith L. Underwood of Underwood Multimedia Associates (UMA) Worldwide at 323.298.0929 or via email at

keith@umaworldwide.com. You can also visit Lamman on his new interactive

website, www.lammanrucker.net.

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