Career
Cherie Johnson (born November 21, 1975 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is an American actress, author, columnist, executive producer, producer, and writer. She is of African American and Puerto Rican descent. Johnson first rose to fame at age six when she appeared on "Punky Brewster" as the fictional character Cherie, Punky's (Soleil Moon Frye) best friend, the character of which was modeled and named after herself. Punky Brewster was an immediate success among young audiences, and Johnson continued as the fictional Cherie throughout the series' run (1984–1986 on NBC, and 1987–1988 in first-run syndication), as well as voicing her character for the animated version.
In 1992, Johnson was provided her next long-running TV role, when she join the cast of ABC's hit sitcom Family Matters (which he had begun executive producing in 1990). Johnson played Maxine "Max" Johnson, the best friend of Laura Winslow (Kellie Shanygne Williams), appearing in the recurring role until the series' end in 1998.
In addition to her starring roles, she has made guest appearances on The Parkers, and The Proud Family. She has also appeared on the soap opera Days of our Lives. She has produced many films over the past 10 years. In 2009 she wrote, starred and produced the film I Do... I Did! that went straight to DVD distributed by "Image Entertainment' it also got premiered on BET. In 2010 she starred in the films Lights Out, Nobody Smiling and Guardian of Eden. As of 2012 she is currently starring in the romantic drama film Fanaddict "One Blood" - 2013, Crush" - 2013 set to be release sometime in the fall.
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