Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor. Born on the west side of Chicago, Tate is the youngest of three siblings (his two brothers, Larron and Lahmard, are also actors) whose family moved to California when he was nine years old. Convinced by their parents (whose father is teacher Larry Tate at Suva Intermediate School at the City of Bell Gardens, California) to enter a drama program at the Inner City Cultural Center, the trio didn't take the lessons seriously until classmate Malcolm-Jamal Warner's ascent to fame after being cast on the hugely popular sitcom The Cosby Show. Subsequently realizing that they could parlay their efforts into a tangible form of success, the siblings began to receive small roles and in 1985, Tate made his small-screen debut in an episode of The Twilight Zone -- The Series. Following appearances in such popular television series as 21 Jump Street and The Wonder Years, Tate was cast in the made-for-television feature The Women of Brewster Place before receiving a recurring role in the popular family comedy series Family Matters (1989). He was also a cast member on the short-lived CBS series The Royal Family, starring Redd Foxx and Della Reese. In the video game 187 Ride or Die, Tate voices the main character, Buck.

Larenz Tate was born on September 8, 1975 on the westside of Chicago to Larry and Peggy Tate. Larenz is the youngest of three brothers. His other brothers are actors Larron and Lahmard Tate. In 1984, Larenz and his family moved to California. It was while living in California that Larenz's parents got him and his brothers involved in a drama program at the Inner City Cultural Center. At first the boys were interested just to meet girls, however when they saw classmate actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner get cast in the role of Theo for the Cosby Show, they began to take it more seriously. From then on, the brothers began getting other small roles. Larenz's career first took off in a Christmas episode of "The Twilight Zone - The Series" after which roles began pouring in. He has gone on to star in both television series and movies.