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- NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 02: (L-R) Thomas Jefferson Byrd and Spike Lee "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" Broadway Opening Night at Longacre Theatre on August 2, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
- NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 23: Thomas Jefferson Byrd attends "Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus" cast and crew special screening after party at Hudson Hotel on June 23, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
- NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 23: (L-R) Spike Lee and Thomas Jefferson Byrd attend "Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus" cast and crew special screening after party at Hudson Hotel on June 23, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
- NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 23: (L-R) Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Spike Lee, and Elvis Nolasco attend "Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus" cast and crew special screening after party at Hudson Hotel on June 23, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
- NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd poses for a portrait at the 2014 American Black Film Festival at the Metropolitan Pavillion on June 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd poses for a portrait at the 2014 American Black Film Festival at the Metropolitan Pavillion on June 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Savion Glover, Nicole Friday, Spike Lee, Tonya Lewis Lee and Roland Martin attend the "Spike Lee...Ya Dig!" career retrospective and celebration during the 2014 American Black Film Festival at Metropolitan Pavilion on June 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mireya Acierto/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 06: Thomas Jefferson Byrd attends the "Red Hook Summer" premiere at the DGA Theater on August 6, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)
- NEW YORK - AUGUST 09: (EXCLUSIVE ACCESS) (L-R) Director Jonathan Silverstein and actors Thomas Jefferson Byrd and Shane McRae pose for pictures at the rehearsals for the upcoming play "Red Herring" which is produced by American Idol finalist Katherine McPhee at The Players Theatre on August 9, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)