Kirk Jones
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- Kirk Jones is also the name of a man who survived a plunge over the Niagara Falls, without a flotation device, on October 20, 2003.
Image:Kirkjonesblade1.jpg Kirk Jones (born April 3, 1970 in Queens, New York), alias Sticky Fingaz, is a member of hardcore rap group ONYX as well as an actor. He joined the group in 1992, and in 1993 released the album Bacdafucup, this album claiming widespread success and being known by many as the first hardcore rap album. Since then he has released a succession of albums with ONYX. Standing out from the rest of ONYX as the most popular and skilled rapper, he released his debut solo album in 2001 Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones. This concept album followed the life of Kirk Jones as he is released from prison back into the Ghetto, and then utimately his death. In 2003, his last Album Decade....But Wait It Gets Worse was released. Featuring on this album were members of ONYX plus a surprisingly good turn on the mic from actor Omar Epps. He has also collaborated with various artists, including Eminem on his Marshall Mathers LP, Snoop Doggy Dogg on No Limit : Top Dogg and many other MC's.
Acting Career
Jones was a regular on the short-lived UPN series Platinum (TV series) playing Grady Rhames. He also played the part of Pvt. Maurice "Smoke" Williams in the FX television series Over There, which depicts life as an American soldier in Iraq. Jones also played a recurring role as Kern Little on the FX series the Shield. Jones was recently cast as the half-human/half-vampire Blade in Blade: The Series, based on the Wesley Snipes movies premiering in 2006 on Spike TV. He is currently working on a movie titled 'Karma, Confessions and Holi' where he plays the character Rich Smooth. The film is based on the inner conflicts of relationships, which hitherto never spoken earlier, but in a festive atmosphere of Holi, each one loses the inhibitions. The relationships eventually come out stronger. Some other noteable movies which Sticky has starred in are: Flight of the Phoenix (2004) (as Kirk Jones) "Platinum" (2003) TV Series MacArthur Park (2001/I) Next Friday (2000) The Playaz Court (2000) In Too Deep (1999) Dead Presidents (1995) Clockers (1995) To view the entire list of movies and other appearances of Sticky Fingaz please click here http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277727/ Template:US-tv-actor-stub Template:Hiphop-stub