What 2009 television drama film di the actor that gained his breakthrough role in "Boyz n the Hood" star in?
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba M. Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor.
 He gained his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in "Boyz n the Hood" (1991); he appeared in "A Few Good Men" (1992), "The Tuskegee Airmen" (1995), "Outbreak" (1995) and "Jerry Maguire" (1996), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
 He gained later attention for his roles as Carl Brashear in "Men of Honor", and in Michael Bay's WWII epic "Pearl Harbor" (2001) as Doris Miller.
 His other notable films include "As Good as It Gets" (1997), "American Gangster" (2007), "Lee Daniels' The Butler" (2013), and "Selma" (2014), playing civil rights attorney Fred Gray.
 In 2016, he portrayed O.J. Simpson in the FX drama series "", and co-starred in the sixth season of the FX anthology series "American Horror Story", subtitled "".
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a 2009 television drama film directed and co-produced by Thomas Carter, written by John Pielmeier, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Kimberly Elise and Aunjanue Ellis.
 The film is based on the autobiography of neurosurgeon (and later politician) Ben Carson, which was co-written by Cecil Murphey and published under the same title in 1990.
 A Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation, the movie premiered on TNT on Saturday, February 7, 2009.
Morris Chestnut
Morris Lamont Chestnut, Jr. (born January 1, 1969) is an American actor.
 He first came to attention for his role in the 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood".
 He has appeared in numerous feature films and on television series, including the starring role of pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. in the Fox TV series "Rosewood". Lexie Bigham
Lexie Darnell Bigham Jr. (August 4, 1968 – December 17, 1995) was an American film and television actor.
 Bigham appeared in numerous independent films and television series.
 His prominent roles came in the films "Se7en", "Boyz n the Hood", "South Central", "Dave", "Drop Zone", "Airheads", "Up Close & Personal", the Marlon and Shawn Wayans film, "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood", and "High School High". Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor.
 He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the seminal rap group N.W.A (Niggaz Wit Attitudes).
 After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he began both a successful solo music career and an acting career which included roles in films such as "Boyz n the Hood" (1991), "Friday" (1995), for which he also co-wrote the screenplay, and "Barbershop" (2002).
 Additionally, he has served as one of the producers of the Showtime television series "Barbershop" and the TBS series "Are We There Yet?
", both of which are based upon films in which he portrayed the main character. Laurence Fishburne
Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor, playwright, director and producer, best known for playing Morpheus in "The Matrix trilogy", Jason "Furious" Styles in the 1991 drama film "Boyz n the Hood" and Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in the 1979 war film "Apocalypse Now". Baby (2007 film)
Baby is a 2007 independent film, considered part of the hood film genre.
 The film tells the story of an Asian-American youth's gang life in East Los Angeles, set during the mid '80s to the early '90s.
 Directed by Juwan Chung and starring David Huynh, Tzi Ma, Feodor Chin, Ron Yuan and Kenneth Choi.
 It has been called "the Asian American Boyz n the Hood" by the San Francisco Chronicle.
 The film won Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and a Special Jury Award for "Outstanding Newcomer" for star David Huynh at the same film festival that year, and a Best Director award for Director Juwan Chung at the 2008 DisOrient Film Festival.
 It was also distributed by Lionsgate. Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American teen hood drama film written and directed by John Singleton in his directorial debut, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long, Regina King and Angela Bassett.
 This film was the acting debut for both Ice Cube and Morris Chestnut. Lloyd Avery II
Lloyd Avery II (June 21, 1969 – September 4, 2005) was an American actor.
 He was best known for his character in John Singleton's Oscar-nominated film "Boyz n the Hood" (1991), as the triggerman who murders high school football star Ricky Baker. Streiht Up Menace
"Streiht Up Menace" is a 1993 single by MC Eiht off the soundtrack of 1993 movie "Menace II Society".
 The lyrics of the song focus on the life of the characters in the movie, acting as a sort of plot summary for the film.
 Compton's Most Wanted also did this with another song from a soundtrack with the song "Growin' Up In The Hood" from the "Boyz n the Hood" soundtrack.