Cleavant Derricks, Jr. （born May 15, 1953） is an American actor and Tony Award winning singer-songwriter, who is best known for his role of Rembrandt Brown on Sliders. 　　Derricks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to a pianist mother and Baptist preacher/composer Cleavant Derricks, Sr. His twin brother is actor and musician Clinton Derricks-Carroll. Derricks began his career as a Nashville gospel songwriter. With his father, he wrote the gospel album Satisfaction Guaranteed. He was the musical director and composer for the musical When Hell Freezes Over I'll Skate.