Larenz Tate (Frankie Lymon) earned a Best Actor NAACP Image Award nomination for his role in Theodore Witcher's "love jones." Having recently starred in "The Postman," directed by and starring Kevin Costner, Tate made his motion-picture debut in Allen and Albert Hughes' "Menace II Society," followed by starring roles in Matty Rich's "The Inkwell" and the Hughes brothers' "Dead Presidents." On television, Tate starred in the critically acclaimed Fox series "South Central," and the CBS series "Royal Family." A native of Chicago, Tate and his brothers Larron and Lahmard studied music, theater and art at the Inner City Cultural Center, which led to Larenz' professional acting debut in an episode of "The Twilight Zone -- The Series." Click any of the dates on the left to view a short selection of important events in the life of Frankie Lymon.