Gospel Favorites on Television

Gospel favorites that have hosted or acted on TV.

The Manns - The Manns starred on Meet the Browns. (Photo: Lionsgate Home Entertainment)

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The Manns - The Manns starred on Meet the Browns. (Photo: Lionsgate Home Entertainment)

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Kristen Jamison - Donnie McClurkin – “Your fearlessness and your confidence? 100%!”Yolanda Adams – “I think you did a marvelous job.”Kierra Sheard – “I have no critique. I thought it was great.”(Photo: Darnel Williams Photography/BET)

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Kirk Franklin - Kirk Franklin gives us the scoop on Sunday Best. (Photo: Darnel Williams Photography/BET)

Deitrick Haddon - Deitrick Haddon, can you help me Fix My Choir? (Photo by: Greg Gayne/Oxygen)

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Deitrick Haddon - Deitrick Haddon, can you help me Fix My Choir? (Photo by: Greg Gayne/Oxygen)

Bobby Jones Gospel  - Dr. Bobby Jones has the longest continuous running original series on cable television with Bobby Jones Gospel. (Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images for BET Networks)

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Bobby Jones Gospel - Dr. Bobby Jones has the longest continuous running original series on cable television with Bobby Jones Gospel. (Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images for BET Networks)

Donnie McClurkin and Joyful Drake - Here, Donnie McCurklin poses with Joyful Drake, who plays Tasha Lawrence on Let's Stay Together. Drake also produced, wrote and starred in the TV movie Glass Heels. (Photo: Shawnte McCall/Kody Wynne/BET)

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Donnie McClurkin - Donnie McClurkin appears on Let's Stay Together. (Photo: Shawnte McCall/Kody Wynne/BET)

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T.D. Jakes - Bishop T.D. Jakes hosted T.D. Jakes Presents: Mind, Body & Soul. (Photo: BET)

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T.D. Jakes - Bishop T.D. Jakes hosted T.D. Jakes Presents: Mind, Body & Soul. (Photo: BET)

Our American Idol  - The Germany-born, Alabama-raised crooner got his big break in 2003 as the Season 2 winner of the popular reality competition series American Idol. Ruben credits his mother’s extensive catalogue of Donny Hathaway, Fred Hammond and several other gospel music albums as the catalyst to his love for music. 

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Ruben Studdard - Remember American Idol finalist Ruben Studdard?  (Photo: Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston hit the big screen with Denzel Washington in The Preacher's Wife. (Photo: Parkway Productions)

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Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston hit the big screen with Denzel Washington in The Preacher's Wife. (Photo: Parkway Productions)