Morris Chestnut plays a struggling songwriter named Benjamin
who's making ends meet selling office supplies and granting
children's wishes as a department store Santa.
About the
actor
MORRIS CHESTNUT (Benjamin) has been acting in films for over
fifteen years. He first captivated moviegoers as Ricky in Boyz in
the Hood, a role where he played a high school running back using
his football skills to escape the violent surroundings of his South
Central Los Angeles neighborhood. Two years later, Chestnut landed
a lead television role in the civil rights drama The Ernest Green
Story.
The two pivotal roles led to a steady career in film, with roles
in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, G. I. Jane, and Half Past Dead.
Recently, Chestnut has appeared in numerous romantic comedies,
including The Best Man, The Brothers, Two Can Play That Game, and
Breakin' All the Rules. He was last seen in Anacondas: The Hunt for
the Blood Orchid, and Ladder 49. His next film will be The Game
Plan, starring The Rock and Kyra Sedgwick, and Not Easily Broken,
opposite Maeve Quinlan and Wood Harris.
About the
movie
The first African American ensemble comedy for the Christmas
season, The Perfect Holiday stars Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut,
Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Malik Hammond, Charlie Murphy,
Faizon Love, Jeremy Gumbs, Jill Marie Jones, and Rachel True.
Nancy (Union) is a divorced mother of three who is so busy raising
her children that she's forgotten to take care of herself as well.
With Christmas fast approaching, she decides to take her kids to
the mall to meet Santa Claus, not knowing that her youngest
daughter Emily (Khail Bryant) has sensed her mother's sadness and
is determined to use her time with Santa to make her mom happy
again. Just a few days prior, Emily heard her mom say that all she
wanted for Christmas was a compliment from a man, so that's exactly
what she tells Santa. Ironically, Santa, as it turns out, is
struggling songwriter Benjamin (Chestnut), who ends up giving Nancy
just what she wants for Christmas, and much, much more.
