# Reagan Gomez-Preston
**Reagan Gomez-Preston** (also credited as Reagan Gomez) is an American actress, writer, producer, and voice actress, born in 1980 in Detroit, Michigan, best known as Zaria Peterson on the sitcom *The Parent 'Hood* and as the voice of Roberta Tubbs on *The Cleveland Show*[1](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/reagan-gomez-preston/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980, Detroit, Michigan, USA[1](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/) |
| Breakout role | Zaria Peterson on *The Parent 'Hood*, 1995–1999, 90 episodes[1](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/reagan-gomez-preston/) |
| Signature voice role | Roberta Tubbs, Cleveland Brown's teenage stepdaughter, on Fox's *The Cleveland Show* (2009)[3](https://www.blackfilm.com/read/comic-con-2012-reagan-gomez-kevin-michael-richardson-talk-the-cleveland-show/) |
| Feature film debut era | *Jerry Maguire* (1996), as Tidwell's cousin[1](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/) |
| Self-made work | Wrote, produced, and starred in the short film *This Time* (2010) and the web series *Almost Home* (2013) and *Surviving...* (2015)[4](https://blavity.com/interview-reagan-gomez-talks-content-creation-and-doing-it-yourself-with-almost-home-now-streaming) • [1](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/) |
| Spouse and children | Married to DeWayne Turrentine Jr. since November 10, 1999; two children[1](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/) |
## Early career and The Parent 'Hood
Her first screen appearance was a small role in the 1995 television-movie remake of the Disney switched-identity comedy *Freaky Friday*[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/reagan-gomez-preston/). Her breakthrough came the same year with *The Parent 'Hood*, the Robert Townsend-produced sitcom about an upscale African-American family in New York City, in which she played Zaria Peterson, the rebellious teenage daughter of the lead characters[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/reagan-gomez-preston/). The series ran from 1995 to 1999, and by its end Gomez-Preston had established herself as a familiar television face[1](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/reagan-gomez-preston/). She also appeared in *Jerry Maguire* in 1996 and guest-starred on series including *Moesha*, *Smart Guy*, *That '70s Show*, and *[Martial Law](https://www.edgepedia.org/martial-law-tv-series)*[1](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/) • [5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/reagan-gomez-preston/credits/3000417159/).
The show also gave her a first taste of writing. As a teenager she co-wrote an episode in which Zaria wears a revealing dress to a dance and is sexually harassed; the producers did not use her script but did use her story, and she recalls it as one of the most popular episodes the show had[4](https://blavity.com/interview-reagan-gomez-talks-content-creation-and-doing-it-yourself-with-almost-home-now-streaming).
## Television and film work after the sitcom
After *The Parent 'Hood* ended, she made guest appearances on series including *ER* and *JAG* (both in 2003), then took a regular role as the office manager of a matchmaking company in the short-lived UPN sitcom *Love, Inc.* (2005)[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/reagan-gomez-preston/). Her film credits from this period include *Love Don't Cost a Thing* and *Never Die Alone* (both 2004) and *[Beauty Shop](https://www.edgepedia.org/beauty-shop)* (2005) opposite [Queen Latifah](https://www.edgepedia.org/queen-latifah)[6](https://www.blackfilm.com/read/reagan-gomez-preston-talks-dysfunctional-friends/) • [5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/reagan-gomez-preston/credits/3000417159/).
She appeared in the 2011 ensemble comedy *Dysfunctional Friends*, playing Ebony opposite a cast including [Meagan Good](https://www.edgepedia.org/meagan-good), Stacey Dash, and [Tatyana Ali](https://www.edgepedia.org/tatyana-ali), many of whom she had known since she was 16[6](https://www.blackfilm.com/read/reagan-gomez-preston-talks-dysfunctional-friends/). Later screen work includes playing Chantal Williams in *Queen Sugar* (2016–2022) and Candice in *The Chi*, along with guest appearances in *Black Monday* (2019) and *Ten Year Old Tom* (2021)[7](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/45913/reagan-gomez-preston).
## Voice acting
[Voice acting](https://www.edgepedia.org/voice-acting) became her second career. She has said she began pursuing voice-over work after being repeatedly told she had a distinctive voice, and *The Cleveland Show*, which she joined in 2009, was her introduction to the field[6](https://www.blackfilm.com/read/reagan-gomez-preston-talks-dysfunctional-friends/). On the Fox animated series, a spin-off of *Family Guy*, she voices Roberta Tubbs, the teenage stepdaughter of title character [Cleveland Brown](https://www.edgepedia.org/cleveland-brown)[3](https://www.blackfilm.com/read/comic-con-2012-reagan-gomez-kevin-michael-richardson-talk-the-cleveland-show/). She has described the recording schedule as the best she has had in her career, with actors typically recording their lines separately[8](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-1-on-1s-w-deuces-270394512/episode/reagan-gomez-talks-unexpected-christmas-black-301227282/).
She has said she started voice acting while pregnant because she still wanted to work, and that she came to love the field[8](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-1-on-1s-w-deuces-270394512/episode/reagan-gomez-talks-unexpected-christmas-black-301227282/). Her other animation credits include Jenny in [Cartoon Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/cartoon-network)'s *Steven Universe* and *Steven Universe Future*, roles in *Rick and Morty* (2014–2022), Mikayla in *[Infinity Train](https://www.edgepedia.org/infinity-train)*, and additional voices in *Ten Year Old Tom*[7](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/45913/reagan-gomez-preston) • [1](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/).
## Writing, producing, and independent content
Gomez-Preston moved into making her own work in the early 2010s. With director Matthew Cherry, she made the short film *This Time* (2010), which she wrote and starred in; it went viral and gathered press attention, and she was working to develop it into a feature[6](https://www.blackfilm.com/read/reagan-gomez-preston-talks-dysfunctional-friends/). She then created the web series *Almost Home* (2013), which she wrote, directed, produced, and starred in opposite her brother-in-law DeJuan Turrentine, with her husband DeWayne Turrentine co-producing and co-starring, her sister-in-law, the independent hip hop artist Queen, also in the cast[4](https://blavity.com/interview-reagan-gomez-talks-content-creation-and-doing-it-yourself-with-almost-home-now-streaming).
She has described independent online distribution as a freedom she would not give up, saying she creates original content on her YouTube channel without going through networks or studios[4](https://blavity.com/interview-reagan-gomez-talks-content-creation-and-doing-it-yourself-with-almost-home-now-streaming). A follow-up web series, the apocalyptic drama *Surviving...* (2015), ran for a first season of seven episodes on her channel[4](https://blavity.com/interview-reagan-gomez-talks-content-creation-and-doing-it-yourself-with-almost-home-now-streaming). Her IMDb credits list 56 acting credits, 3 writing credits, and 3 directing credits[1](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/).
## Family background
Her mother is Cheryl Gomez-Preston, born in Detroit in 1954, who served as a police officer with the Detroit Police Department and later founded the Association for the Sexually Harassed in Philadelphia; her daughter Reagan is listed among her children, alongside son Kyle[9](https://encyclopedia-loadbalancer-1-1782916326.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/gomez-preston-cheryl-1954). The two have worked together on a screenplay about the mother's life[10](https://www.chaffey.edu/leadership/docs/pres-updates/2024/2024-march.pdf). Gomez-Preston married DeWayne Turrentine Jr. on November 10, 1999, and the couple have two children[1](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/).
## References
1. [Reagan Gomez-Preston, IMDb](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0327097/)
2. [Reagan Gomez-Preston, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/reagan-gomez-preston/)
3. [Comic Con 2012: Reagan Gomez, Kevin Michael Richardson talk The Cleveland Show, Blackfilm.com](https://www.blackfilm.com/read/comic-con-2012-reagan-gomez-kevin-michael-richardson-talk-the-cleveland-show/)
4. [Interview: Reagan Gomez Talks Content Creation and Doing it Yourself with 'Almost Home', Blavity](https://blavity.com/interview-reagan-gomez-talks-content-creation-and-doing-it-yourself-with-almost-home-now-streaming)
5. [Reagan Gomez-Preston List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/reagan-gomez-preston/credits/3000417159/)
6. [Reagan Gomez-Preston Talks Dysfunctional Friends, The Cleveland Show, and This Time, Blackfilm.com](https://www.blackfilm.com/read/reagan-gomez-preston-talks-dysfunctional-friends/)
7. [Reagan Gomez-Preston, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/45913/reagan-gomez-preston)
8. [Reagan Gomez talks Unexpected Christmas, Black Culture, WB/UPN & more, 1 on 1's w/Deuces, iHeart](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-1-on-1s-w-deuces-270394512/episode/reagan-gomez-talks-unexpected-christmas-black-301227282/)
9. [Gomez-Preston, Cheryl 1954-, Encyclopedia.com](https://encyclopedia-loadbalancer-1-1782916326.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/gomez-preston-cheryl-1954)
10. [President's Update March 2024, Chaffey College](https://www.chaffey.edu/leadership/docs/pres-updates/2024/2024-march.pdf)
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