Daily BirthdaysTim Reid
Reid's most notable role was as the hip DJ Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati. Other starring roles include Sister, Sister, Simon & Simon, Frank's Place, Snoops, and Linc's. More recently, he has focused on projects that highlight social issues, such as For Real. Reid and his wife, actress Daphne Maxwell Reid, currently own and run New Millennium Studios in Petersburg, Virginia.
In 1988, Reid won an award from Viewers for Quality Television Awards as Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series in Frank's Place. In 1990, the same role earned him an Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
He has directed various television programs as well the film Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored based on the novel by Clifton L. Taulbert.
Tim Reid Facts
| Occupation | Director |
| Birthday | December 19, 1944 (64) |
| Sign | Sagittarius |
| Birthplace | Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
| Height | 6' 2" (1m88) |