Norman D. Golden II


Norman D. Golden II is an American former actor best known for his performance in the 1993 film Cop and a Half as Devon Butler.

Career

In 1992, Golden became a series regular on Fox's True Colors. The sitcom, about an interracial family and their learning to co-exist, was canceled shortly after Golden's arrival in the second season. In 1993, Golden starred in the motion picture Cop and a Half with Burt Reynolds. His last known acting job was a television remake of Moby-Dick in 1998 because he wanted to make a bigger focus on his education.
For a period, he performed as a rapper known as Enormus. However, in a 2024 interview he referred to his period as a professional rapper as a "phase" that he is no longer pursuing professionally and now instead retains a "hobby".

Awards

Golden was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1992–1993 for Best Actor Under Ten in a Motion Picture. Golden was also nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst New Star.

Filmography

Moby Dick – 1998: Little PipGone Fishin' – 1997: Young GusAmerica's Dream – 1996: AaronSisters – 1994: Dexter WarrenOn Promised Land – 1994: Jimmy "Jim Jam" Ween:Cop and a Half – 1993: Devon ButlerThere Are No Children Here – 1993: Pharoah Rivers