Jerome Benton rose to fame as an actor, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. Benton's career beginnings included film roles in the musical drama "Purple Rain" (1984) with Prince and "Under the Cherry Moon" (1986). Later, Benton acted in "Graffiti Bridge" (1990) and "Eve" (UPN, 2003-06). More recently, Benton acted in the comedic adaptation "The Producers" (2005) with Nathan Lane.