FrameThrower · Actors · Jerome Benton
Jerome Benton
2 films · 121 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1986–1990
Born 19 September 1962
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Jerome Benton is an American musical performer, backup dancer and comedic actor. He can be seen in music videos by Janet Jackson and Prince, but he is best known for his association with The Time.
Benton is the half brother of Time bassist Terry Lewis and worked closely with the band behind the scenes in its initial stages. During one performance, lead singer Morris Day asked for someone to bring him a mirror. Benton responded by ripping a mirror out of the club's restroom and bringing it on stage for Day to comb his hair. This act elevated Benton's integration into the band as a comic foil to Day, along with his dancing and providing backing vocals.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 121 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1986–1990
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award1987
How their films are shot
Measured across 121 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Jerome takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 79% of their frames are night, 62% low key — the look of the work Jerome takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
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Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 121 frames from Jerome Benton's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.