Editing Ray Allen (section)

==Acting career==
In 1998, Allen co-starred alongside [[Denzel Washington]] in the [[Spike Lee]] film ''[[He Got Game]]'' as high school basketball phenomenon Jesus Shuttlesworth. [[Roger Ebert]] praised his performance and said Allen "is that rarity: an athlete who can act,"<ref>Roger Ebert, [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19980501/REVIEWS/805010304/1023 He Got Game: Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612104154/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19980501/REVIEWS/805010304/1023 |date=June 12, 2008 }}.</ref> while ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine described him as "graceful and fast in the basketball scenes" while giving "a somberly effective minimalist performance."<ref>[http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/reviews/2677/ He Got Game: Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725012530/http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/reviews/2677/ |date=July 25, 2008 }}. ''New York'' magazine.</ref> His role as Jesus Shuttlesworth earned him that name as a nickname from teammates and fans.<ref>Marc J. Spears, [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2007/10/22/allen_acts_like_consummate_role_player/ Allen acts like consummate role player] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725124749/http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2007/10/22/allen_acts_like_consummate_role_player/ |date=July 25, 2013 }}, ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', October 22, 2007.</ref> Allen also appeared as Marcus Blake in the 2001 film ''[[Harvard Man]]''. In 2015, Allen co-starred alongside [[Kyrie Irving]], [[Baron Davis]] and [[J. B. Smoove]] as Walt in the fourth episode of "Uncle Drew", a series of [[Pepsi Max]] advertisements written and directed by Irving.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY6GAOPGuPs| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112145527/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY6GAOPGuPs&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2015-11-12|title=Uncle Drew – Chapter 4 – Pepsi|last=Pepsi|date=November 12, 2015|via=YouTube}}</ref>