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Don Cheadle Biography (1964-)

Born November 29, 1964, in Kansas City, MO; son of a psychologist and a teacher; brother of Colin Cheadle (an actor); children: two. Education: Studied visual arts and theatre at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Avocational interests: Writing and performing music, playing the saxophone. Addresses: Agent-- Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Career: Actor. Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, member of the company, 1987-89. Member: Screen Actors Guild. Awards, Honors: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award and National Society of Film Critics Award, both best supporting actor, both 1995,Image Award nomination, National Association for the Advancement of ColoredPeople, outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role, both 1996, all for Devil in a Blue Dress; Image Award nomination, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, outstanding lead actor in a television movie, miniseries, or drama special, 1997, for Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault; Image Award nomination,National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture, 1998, for Rosewood; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a cast, 1998, for Boogie Nights; Image Award nomination, National Association for theAdvancement of Colored People, outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture, 1999, for Bulworth; Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries, or motion picture, Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or movie, and Image Award nomination, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, outstanding lead actor in a television movie, miniseries, or drama special, all1999, for The Rat Pack; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actorin a miniseries or movie, 1999, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or a motion picture made for television,and Image Award nomination, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, outstanding actor in a television movie, miniseries, or dramatic special, both 2000, all for A Lesson before Dying. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

November 29, 1964

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Juicy Burgers worker, Moving Violations, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
• Private Washburn, Hamburger Hill, Paramount, 1987
• Rocket, Colors, Orion, 1988
• Happy Days manager, Roadside Prophets, New Line Cinema, 1992
• Goldilocks, The Meteor Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
• Mouse, Devil in a Blue Dress(also known as Le diable en robe bleue), Columbia/TriStar, 1995
• Rooster, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Miramax, 1995
• Buck Swope, Boogie Nights, New Line Cinema, 1997
• Emmit Reese, Volcano, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• Sylvester Carrier, Rosewood, Warner Bros., 1997
• Wings against the Wind,1998
• L. D., Bulworth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
• Maurice "Snoopy" Miller, Out of Sight, Universal, 1998
• The Family Man, Universal, 2000
• Luke Graham, Mission to Mars(also known as M2M), Buena Vista, 2000
• Montel Gordon, Traffic, USA Films, 2000
• Agent A. D. Roberts, Swordfish, Warner Bros., 2001
• Chuck, Things behind the Sun, Sidekick Entertainment, 2001
• Dr. David Monroe, Maniac, Next Wave Films, 2001
• Roscoe Means, Ocean's Eleven(also known as Ocean's 11), Warner Bros., 2001
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Roland Wilson, The Golden Palace, CBS, 1992-93
• District attorney John Littleton, Picket Fences, CBS, 1993-95
• Movies
• Jack, Lush Life, Showtime, 1993
• Earl "The Goat" Manigault, Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault(also known as Angel of Harlem), HBO, 1996
• Sammy Davis, Jr., The Rat Pack, HBO, 1998
• Grant Wiggins, A Lesson before Dying, HBO, 1999
• Lieutenant Pierce (the copilot), Fail Safe, CBS, 2000
• Specials
• Derrick Brantly and song performer, In the House(also known as Homeboy), 1991
• The Untitled Jay Lacopo Project, Bravo, 1999
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards,1999
• Presenter, 14th Independent Spirit Awards,1999
• Presenter, 30th NAACP Image Awards,1999
• Episodic
• Henry Lee, "Choices," Fame, syndicated, 1986
• Henry Lee, "Losin' It," Fame, syndicated, 1986
• Julian Tatton, "Gibbon Take," L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
• Darius Milton, "Days of Swine and Roses," Hill Street Blues, NBC,1987
• Jack, "Jung and the Restless," Night Court, NBC, 1987
• "High Noon," Hooperman, ABC, 1988
• "Promised Land," China Beach, ABC, 1988
• "The Pump," Booker, Fox, 1989
• "Warriors," China Beach, ABC, 1989
• Ice Tray, "Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1990
• Bennie, "School's a Drag," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1992
• Bennie, "Prince of Soul," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1993
• Jackie Lee, "Punk," Alive TV, PBS, 1993
• Voice of Brother Faith, "Faith Off," The Simpsons(animated), Fox,2000
• Stage Appearances
• Arviragus, Cymbeline, New York Shakespeare Festival, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1989
• Played Horatio, Hamlet, Hollywood, CA; appeared in productions ofBlood Knot, Bodies, Rest and Motion, The Dining Room, The Grapes of Wrath, Leon, Lena and Lenz, Liquid Skin, Oh Hell, Our Town, and"Tis a Pity She's a Whore; also performed at the Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN.
• WRITINGS
• Composer for Television
• Specials
• Theme music, In the House(also known as Homeboy), 1991

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Entertainment Weekly, October 10, 1997 , p. 66; June 26, 1998, p.24.
• Interview, August 10, 1997 , pp. 80-85.
• Jet, November 18, 1996 , p. 52.
• People Weekly, August 10, 1998 , p. 136.
• Premiere, April 10, 1997 , pp. 114-117.
• TV Guide, May 22, 1999 , p. 3.