28/11/2023
Let it be told!!
REMEMBER "DOUGHBOY" FROM THE FILM 'BOYZ N THE HOOD?' He is Now a Chef and a Doting Dad to Three Kids...
Fans of the 1991 classic movie "Boyz N the Hood" got a glimpse of talented actor Baha Jackson when he played the role of Little Doughboy. He starred alongside actors like Angela Bassett, Lawrence Fishburne, Ice Cube, and many more. The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing $57.5 million in North America and earning nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 64th Academy Awards. It also won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture.
Little Doughboy was the childhood friend and neighbor of young Tre Styles and the half-brother of Ricky Baker.
Baha Jackson was born on June 12, 1978. His first acting role was in Boyz N the Hood. According to Jackson in an interview with The Ravens Podcast, "Boyz N the Hood was being cast not too far from the neighborhood where I grew up. And some people who were involved with production just so happened to hear they were having trouble casting the role of doughboy(younger doughboy). And they had asked this person if they knew anybody and they basically said, 'oh that's Baha!'" He met John Singleton and went through the script 2 times and was offered the role the same day. He said everyone was like family on the set and treated him graciously.
Even though he was featured in other movies like "Poetic Justice" and "3 Ninjas," Jackson did not pursue a career in acting. Instead, he is now a chef, a husband and a doting dad to three kids— Gigi, Ella, and Boomi. The actor is proud of his children and loves showing them off on social media.
A man who used to play the character named “Doughboy” is now an actual "dough boy," with a career as a World Class Chef in Atlanta, Georgia! The best part: he calls himself Chef Dough/Baha. He says he loves living in Atlanta, Georgia and raising his children there.