{"id":382414,"date":"2026-08-27T08:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/382414\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T08:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:30:22","slug":"from-best-men-to-bourbon-morris-chestnut-harold-perrineau-bring-sable-to-jacksonville-free-press-of-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/382414\/","title":{"rendered":"From Best Men to Bourbon: Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau Bring Sable to Jacksonville \u2013 Free Press of Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Actors and Sable owners Harold Parrineau and Morris Chestnut with fan Natille Duncan<\/p>\n

Hollywood actors and longtime friends Morris Chestnut and Harold Perrineau brought star power \u2014 and a new business venture \u2014 to Jacksonville during a recent appearance promoting their Sable Bourbon brand.<\/p>\n

The actors greeted fans at Total Wine at River City Marketplace, where customers lined up for photos, autographs and signed bottles of the newly launched spirit.<\/p>\n

Chestnut, whose credits include \u201cBoyz n the Hood\u201d and \u201cThe Best Man\u201d films, and Perrineau, known for roles in HBO\u2019s \u201cOz\u201d and \u201cThe Best Man\u201d franchise, said Sable grew from their decades-long friendship and a shared appreciation for bourbon. They are joined in the venture with actor Taye Diggs and writer\/director Malcolm Lee.<\/p>\n

For the longtime friends, however, the venture represents more than putting their names on another celebrity-backed product. They say it reflects brotherhood, ownership and a decision to invest in themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know each other well,\u201d Chestnut said, pointing to the trust they have developed through years of friendship and working together.<\/p>\n

Perrineau said the concept also draws inspiration from a familiar image portrayed in their films \u2014 friends gathering together over conversation, cigars and bourbon. Over time, that shared experience evolved into a potential business opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have invested in us, and we decided to invest in ourselves,\u201d the actors said of their move into entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

Those same people are also willing to stand in line for hours as they make their grassroots tour to introduce their libation. Natille Duncan had the opportunity to attend the meet and greet and was delighted to support. \u201cI have grown up watching these two in the movies, to see them take their brand to the next level and for them to be as charming as they are on screen is a double treat,\u201d she said, Adding, \u201cI look forward to my glass of Sable and reflecting all that it represents.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Jacksonville stop gave fans an opportunity to interact with two familiar Hollywood faces while also highlighting a new chapter in the actors\u2019 careers \u2014 moving beyond performing in front of the camera to building ownership behind a brand. Displaying their Hollywood smiles, and heartthrob charms, the two gentleman graciously greeted each and every fan in line to see them and it is no doubt they are a staple that has lasted for decades.<\/p>\n

For Chestnut and Perrineau, Sable is a toast to a friendship that has endured for decades and a business partnership designed to capitalize on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Actors and Sable owners Harold Parrineau and Morris Chestnut with fan Natille Duncan Hollywood actors and longtime friends…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382415,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-382414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}