Who both played in the funk band "Miles Long" and played a role in "The Cosby Show"
Lionel Cole Lionel Cole is a pianist, songwriter, composer, music editor, music supervisor and public speaker. He has served as a regularly touring member of Mariah Carey's live band. Cole also partnered with Malcolm-Jamal Warner, to create the jazz and funk band "Miles Long." The first album, "The Many Facets of Superman", featured En Vogue's Cindy Heron and soul icon Teena Marie.
Trustin Howard Trustin Howard (December 18, 1923 – April 20, 2017) was an American vocalist, songwriter, actor, nightclub comic, television writer and author. Howard was born Howard Trustin Slavin in Chicago, and began his acting career as a pre-teen. By the age of 15 he’d introduced his persona Slick Slavin at the Chicago Theater. His nightclub act led to film roles in "Philbert" (for which he provided the voice of the animated title character), "Speed Crazy" and a small part in "King Creole". Howard branched into writing, eventually becoming the head writer of the "Joey Bishop Show", writing episodes of "This is Your Life", and numerous, including "The Night of Stars". He recorded singles for the Acclaim and Imperial labels, the comedy album "The “Groove” World of Trustin Howard""," and authored fiction ("The Channeler"), non-fiction ("Winchell and Runyon") and the autobiography "My Life With Regis and Joey and Practically Everyone Else".