Lance Gross

Gross was born in Oakland, California, the child of a Ghanaian father and African American mother, and later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, to attend and graduate from Bonanza High School.[citation needed] He went on to attend Howard University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in theater.[citation needed] He then trained at The Ivanna Chubbuck Studio as well as the Tasha Smith Acting Studio.[dead link]\n', '

Gross began his career by modeling for Karl Kani and appearing in music videos for artists such as Mary J. Blige, Rihanna and Mariah Carey. In 2006, he had minor roles in Eve and The Bernie Mac Show. It was while he was performing in the Tasha Smith Acting Studio that he was discovered by Tyler Perry.[citation needed] He was consequently cast as Calvin Payne on Perry\'s new sitcom House of Payne. In the show Gross plays Calvin, a young professional who has attended college for se…