Angelique Bates
Encyclopedia
Angelique Bates is an American actress best known for the two seasons she served on the Nickelodeon
sketch-comedy
series All That
.
commercial when she was a baby. Then she landed an AT&T commercial and a co-starring role in the movie Sweet Potato Ride. Many years later, she got the job on a new sketch comedy series.
, which she would get to do various times on the show.
After two seasons, she left the series when her contract ran out. She did, however, return for the 100th episode, along with fellow All That alumnae Katrina Johnson
and Alisa Reyes
.
and Boston Public
. She also landed a few more commercials. Angelique is focusing on music. She goes by her nickname, "Alizay." Her MySpace
page includes such songs as the "Numb / Encore"-sampling "Fly So High". Bates has also done several projects on her YouTube channel (angeliquebates) with former All That cast members Katrina Johnson
and Alisa Reyes
.
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
sketch-comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
series All That
All That
All That is an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. The theme song for All That was performed by TLC...
.
Early career
Angelique Bates got her start in a BoraxBorax
Borax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid. It is usually a white powder consisting of soft colorless crystals that dissolve easily in water.Borax has a wide variety of uses...
commercial when she was a baby. Then she landed an AT&T commercial and a co-starring role in the movie Sweet Potato Ride. Many years later, she got the job on a new sketch comedy series.
All That
On October 28, 1992, Angelique Bates got a call from her agent about the Nickelodeon show, All That. She auditioned by doing an impression of UrkelSteve Urkel
Steven Quincy Urkel, generally known as Steve Urkel or simply Urkel, is a fictional character on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters, portrayed by Jaleel White...
, which she would get to do various times on the show.
After two seasons, she left the series when her contract ran out. She did, however, return for the 100th episode, along with fellow All That alumnae Katrina Johnson
Katrina Johnson
Katrina Ann Johnson is an American actress. Born in San Diego, California, she starred on Nickelodeon's All That sketch comedy show from 1994 to 1997. Nickelodeon planned her to be a panelist of Figure it Out, but she departed All That before it premiered. She played characters such as the...
and Alisa Reyes
Alisa Reyes
Alisa Reyes is an American actress , best known for three seasons that she appeared on Nickelodeon's All That ....
.
Later career
After leaving All That, Angelique later booked a co-starring roles on Strong MedicineStrong Medicine
Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and...
and Boston Public
Boston Public
Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place...
. She also landed a few more commercials. Angelique is focusing on music. She goes by her nickname, "Alizay." Her MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page includes such songs as the "Numb / Encore"-sampling "Fly So High". Bates has also done several projects on her YouTube channel (angeliquebates) with former All That cast members Katrina Johnson
Katrina Johnson
Katrina Ann Johnson is an American actress. Born in San Diego, California, she starred on Nickelodeon's All That sketch comedy show from 1994 to 1997. Nickelodeon planned her to be a panelist of Figure it Out, but she departed All That before it premiered. She played characters such as the...
and Alisa Reyes
Alisa Reyes
Alisa Reyes is an American actress , best known for three seasons that she appeared on Nickelodeon's All That ....
.