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Best known for his portrayal of Tee Tee on BET’s The Game, Barry Floyd earned his position in the spotlight the hard way. With ambitions of being a writer, the Philadelphia native headed to Hollywood to follow his dreams, but like many aspiring scribes, he saw those dreams deferred. Following a string of production assistant jobs on such TV series as Cuts, Everybody Hates Chris and Girlfriends, Floyd fell into acting when one of the Girlfriends performers was late for rehearsal and he was asked to stand in. Impressed with his performance, the casting director suggested Floyd audition for a part on an upcoming show called The Game. “I had no intention of acting,” he explains. “I was just in the right place at the right time.” During the course of the show’s inaugural run on The CW network, Floyd sharpened his acting skills, earning more camera time in the process. Now, at the close of the sitcom’s resurrected season on BET, the actor is refocused on his initial goal, working as the head writer on the online sketch comedy series, Purple Stuff TV. Managing to navigate his way through the bright lights of Tinseltown, Floyd shares a few of his trade secrets with BlackEnterprise.com.

Barry Floyd’s 6 Steps to Making it in Hollywood

The writer-turned-actor from BET's 'The Game' explains how he made it and you can too

The writer-turned-actor from BET’s ‘The Game’ explains how he made it and you can too

By Anslem Samuel

Posted: April 5, 2011 Tags: Acting, Barry Floyd, BET, Everybody Hates Chris, Girlfriends, Hollywood, How To, production assistant, struggling actor, The Game

Young Bosses: 6 Successful Brand Builders Who Got An Early Start

Learn from these business leaders how to take charge at an early age and change the game

Learn from these business leaders how to take charge at an early age and change…

By Tennille M. Robinson

Posted: March 11, 2011 Tags: Barackawear Inc., BE Next, BET, Brandon Broussard, Buzz Marketing Group, Ebele Mora, Elohim Cleaning Contractors, Fabricio Sousa, Foot Locker, Jason Smikle, Lorielle Broussard, McDonald's, Purple Stuff TV, recession, Sirena Moore, Tina Wells, Toyota, YOTOWN, young boss, young business leaders, young entrepreneurs

In the News: Disaster Strikes Japan; Debra Lee Named to Obama’s Advisory Board; Ne-Yo Closes Deal with Cartoon Network

A few noteworthy headlines around the Web

By Janel Martinez

Posted: March 11, 2011 Tags: Barack Obama, BET, Debra Lee, earthquake, Japan, Ne-Yo

UBR Morning Post: Learn From Billionaire Bob Johnson

Bonus content on the entrepreneurs and strategies featured on The Urban Business Roundtable

By Alfred Edmond Jr.

Posted: March 9, 2011 Tags: B.E. Titans, BE 100s CEOs, BET, Bob Johnson, Charlotte Bobcats, Kevin Ross, NBA, RLJ Companies, RLJ Development, Robert L. Johnson, The RLJ Companies, The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR, UBR Morning Post, Urban Business Roundtable, Viacom, WVON-AM

We're only a week away from Black Enterprise's 6th Annual Women of Power Summit. Next week, both seasoned businesswomen and up-and-coming entrepreneurs will congregate in Orlando for three days of networking and insightful workshops. To celebrate the occasion, check out our list of 10 business mavens under 40. You can catch them live at this year's summit or via BlackEnterprise.com's up-to-the-minute coverage. —Janel Martinez (Image: Thinkstock; all other images courtesy of subject)

Top 10: Young Women of Power

With just a week before the Women of Power conference, BE highlights some of the brightest female entrepreneurs and execs under 40

We’re only a week away from Black Enterprise’s 6th Annual Women of Power Summit. Are…

By Janel Martinez

Posted: February 14, 2011 Tags: 2011 Women of Power Summit, ABC, Ajilli Hardy, BET, BluePrint Group, Buzz Marketing Group, ESPN, Fox, General Electric, HBO, Julia-Feliz Sessoms, Kimberly Stone, L.L.C., Marion Jones, MIT, NBC, Nike, Nikki Bethel, OLYMPIC, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Sage Steele, SportsCenter, Tai Beauchamp, Time Inc., Tina Wells, TV One, Valorie Burton

Unemployed? The White House and Monster.com Want to Hear from You

The Obama administration is giving job hunters the opportunity to sound off about the economy

The White House is teaming up with Monster.com to weigh in on the economy via…

By Janel Martinez

Posted: November 10, 2010 Tags: BET, CMT, economy, improving the economy, job search, Monster.com, MTV, president barack obama, White House

10 Reasons Why Black Girls Rock

BGR founder Beverly Bond tells us all the reasons Black women should (and will!) be celebrated

This Sunday, celebrity DJ and former model Beverly Bond and friends celebrates the power of…

By BLACK ENTERPRISE

Posted: November 5, 2010 Tags: BET, Black Girls Rock, DJ Beverly Bond, Iyanla Vanzant, Raven-Symone, Ruby Dee

Beverly Bond Shows the World That ‘Black Girls Rock’

The renowned DJ tells how she turned a t-shirt slogan into a national movement

DJ Beverly Bond began her entertainment career rockin’ the turntables at the hottest clubs for…

By Janell Hazelwood

Posted: November 5, 2010 Tags: BE Next, BET, Beverly Bond, Black Girls Rock, DJing, Music Industry, women entrepreneurs, women's empowerment, Women's Small Business Month

Watch: Actress Kim Fields Stays in the Game, Part 2

Multitalented actress discusses the business of filmmaking.

Kim Fields is the new host of BET's Lens on Talent.
We spoke to veteran actress,…

By Marcia Wade Talbert

Posted: September 15, 2010 Tags: BET, black film, black filmmakers, black films, celebrity, Celebrity videos, Centric, film industry, film marketing, film production, filmmaking, Kim Fields, Tyler Perry, Tyler Perry Studios

No. 2: Robert L. Johnson, The Power Player

Follow the Black Enterprise 40th Anniversary countdown of the most impactful black business leaders of the past 40 years

In celebration of our 40th anniversary, Black Enterprise ranks the Titans: The 40 Most Powerful…

By Derek T. Dingle

Posted: September 5, 2010 Tags: B.E. Titans, BE 100s, BE 100s CEO, BET, BET Holdings, black billionaires, black business history, black business leaders, Black Enterprise 40th Anniversary, Black Enterprise Titans, black entrepreneurs, black leadership, Bob Johnson, business leaders, RLJ Companies, RLJ Cos., RLJ Development, Robert Johnson, Robert L. Johnson, The RLJ Companies

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