From Tim Meadows on «SNL» to Tyler Perry in «Vice,» the late general and Secretary of State Colin Powell has been a fixture in pop culture
Colin Powell, the path-breaking U.S. military leader turned diplomat who died Monday at age 84, had been a fixture in pop culture for years. Here’s a look at some of the actors who played him on screen. NBC Tim Meadows, «Saturday Night Live» (1991,1995) Tim Meadows played Colin Powell twice on the NBC late-night show, once appearing on Chris Rock’s Nat X talk show and the second time on a «Nightline» appearance talking to Darrell Hammond’s Ted Koppel joking about he might just skip the 1996 presidential primaries and just show up in the White House. NBC Dean Edwards, «Saturday Night Live» (2001) During a December 2001 cold open for «SNL,» two-season player Dean Edwards played Powell in a sketch that mostly focused on Darrell Hammond tripling up as VP Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and… Al Gore.
