James Lesure is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Mike Cannon on the NBC

NBC

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 comedy-drama Las Vegas

Las Vegas (TV series)

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, and as Mel Ellis on the NBC

NBC

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/WB

The WB Television Network

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 sitcom For Your Love

For Your Love (TV series)

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. He also starred as basketball

Basketball

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 star Alonzo Pope on the ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 series Mr. Sunshine, a 2010-11 midseason replacement with Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry

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 and Allison Janney

Allison Janney

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. Lesure had a recurring role on the NBC show, Lipstick Jungle

Lipstick Jungle

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, playing Griffin Bell, and is also known for his guest appearances on many different American TV series, including The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

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, Alias

Alias (TV series)

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, The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....

, George Lopez

George Lopez

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, Lost

Lost (TV series)

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, Monk

Monk (TV series)

Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...

, The New Adventures of Old Christine

The New Adventures of Old Christine

The New Adventures of Old Christine is an American comedy series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus which ran for five seasons on CBS from March 13, 2006, to May 12, 2010...

, Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

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, and, most recently, Harry's Law

Harry's Law

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Awards

His awards include two MVP Awards from the Entertainment League; Outstanding Actor in TV Drama at the Multicultural Prism Awards (2006); and Distinguished Support Award from the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California.

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