Editing Morris Chestnut (section)

==Early life==
Chestnut was born on January 1, 1969, in [[Cerritos, California]],<ref>{{cite news|date=January 1, 2004|title=Today's Birthdays|page=D3|newspaper=[[Toledo Blade]]}}</ref> the son of Morris and Shirley Chestnut.<ref name=TVGuideFastFacts>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/morris-chestnut/bio/167225|title=Morris Chestnut|publisher=[[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]]|access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref> His mother was a teacher, while his father worked as a medical salesman.<ref name="perlman">{{cite news|last=Perlman|first=Cindy|date=March 18, 2001|title=Morris Chestnut shows his sensitive side in 'The Brothers'|pages=F1; F6|newspaper=[[Record-Journal]]}}</ref> <!--He graduated from [[Richard Gahr High School]] in 1986--> He studied finance and drama at [[California State University, Northridge]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kiesewetter|first=John|date=October 24, 1992|title='Boyz' star success on TV comedy|page=14|newspaper=[[Sun Journal (Lewiston)|Sun Journal]]}}</ref><ref name="perlman"/> Chestnut worked as a bank teller prior to being an actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/features/morris-chestnut-boyz-n-the-hood-mentorship-1235212136/|title=Morris Chestnut Reflects on Surviving and Thriving Three Decades in the Business: 'In Hollywood, There's No Blueprint'|last=Longeretta|first=Emily|date=March 23, 2022|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 13, 2022}}</ref>