What singer did the star of American Son marry in 2008?
American Son (film) American Son is a 2008 drama film directed by Neil Abramson and starring Nick Cannon, Melonie Diaz and Matt O'Leary. The film follows a young man, Mike (Cannon) as he returns home to Bakersfield, California following United States Marine Corps Recruit Training. Mike faces telling his friends and family of his deployment to Iraq while dealing with a troublesome home life.
Taraji P. Henson Taraji Penda Henson ( ; born September 11, 1970) is an American actress, singer and author. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest-roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in "Baby Boy" (2001). She received praise for playing a prostitute in "Hustle & Flow" (2005) and a single mother in David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008); for the latter, she received Academy Award, SAG Award and Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress; for the former, she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nomination. In 2010, she appeared in the comedy "Date Night" and co-starred in the remake of "The Karate Kid".