Reagan Gomez-Preston is an American television and film actress and voice actress.
Background
Reagan Gomez-Preston was born in Detroit, Michigan to a Puerto Rican mother, Cheryl Gomez, and an African American father, Bennett Preston. Gomez-Preston"s father, Bennett Preston, is a medical examiner/pathologist in Philadelphia., Preston used her father"s surname, Preston, and used her mother"s surname, Gomez.
Career
She is best known for her roles as Zaria Peterson on The World Bank sitcom The Parent "Hood (1995–1999) and Roberta Tubbs on Fox animated comedy The Cleveland Show (2009–2013). Gomez-Preston has appeared in numerous shows, films, and music videos. She has a younger brother named Kyle.
When Gomez-Preston was young her mother worked for the Detroit Police Department.
Cheryl Gomez was one of the first women assigned to street patrol. After this Cheryl Gomez moved the family to Philadelphia.
There Gomez-Preston was enrolled in acting, dancing, and singing lessons at Philadelphia"s Freedom Theatre. In 1994, she moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles with her mother and Kyle, so that Gomez-Preston could pursue an acting career.
Gomez-Preston began her acting career in The Parent "Hood, as Zaria Peterson.
She guest starred on Universitas Pembangunan Nasional"s One on One as Flex"s younger sister/Brianna"s aunt, Bernadette. She has been featured in King magazine twice, first in the September 2003-October 2003 issue, and again in the December 2006-January 2007 issue. She was one of five cover girls in her second appearance.
She also appeared in music videos "Sorry 2004" by Ruben Studdard, "Number Better Love" by Young Gunz, and "Whatever You Like" by T.I. Gomez-Preston is a writer of feature films, with her own business and production company.
She voiced Roberta Tubbs, Cleveland Brown"s stepdaughter on the animated series The Cleveland Show from 2009 until the show"s cancellation in 2013.
Gomez-Preston replaced actress Nia Long.
Membership
She also played Francine opposite Holly Robinson Peete in the short-lived Universitas Pembangunan Nasional sitcom, Love Incorporated. She is also a former cast member of The Amanda Show.