August is in full swing and XL Fest is just a few days away. From August 15 through 18, the annual Film Festival and Summit brings together industry professionals, providing an immersive experience for audiences to dive into. From thought-provoking panels to film showcases XL Fest aims to celebrate the power of storytelling through the captivating art form of cinema. The fest will be bringing plenty of starpower to the stage, as brothers Larenz Tate, Larron Tate & Lahmard Tate will headline this year’s XL Film Fest in Chicago.
Actor Larenz Tate is best known for his roles in classic films like Menace to Society (1993) Dead Presidents (1995) and love jones (1997). He currently is known for his role as Councilman Rashad Tate, the Starz original crime drama series, Power, co-produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
Here’s a recent chat with Larenz about his most iconic roles…
Lahmard Tate is also featured in the hit show, and its sequel, Power Book II: Ghost and often lauded for his hilarious performances in movies such as Barbershop, the cult classic Don’t Be A Menace To Society and Janky Promoters alongside Ice Cube and Mike Epps.
Larron currently runs Tate Men Entertainment, a growing multi-media company committed to offering quality content for film, television and digital platforms. Their current slate of projects include the indie film “Beta Test” and the feature film “Deuces,” alongside Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Productions which is presently on Netflix. They have a hit, scripted audio series with Laurence Fishburne’s company, Cinema Gypsy, that is on iTunes and Spotify. Their next film, “Business Ethics” filmed in Toronto, Canada is currently in post-production.
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