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Vondie Curtis-Hall Biography (1956-)
Some sources spell the surname without a hyphen; born September 30, 1956, inDetroit, MI; son of Curtis (an owner of a construction company) and Angeline(a nurse) Hall; married Kasi Lemmons (an actress, director, and screenwriter), 1995; children: (from previous relationship) Che; (with Kasi Lemmons) HenryHunter, Zora. Addresses: Office: Motor City Films, 468 North Camden Dr., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Agent: Gersh Agency, 232 North CanonDr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Stephanie Davis, 3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer, director, singer, musician, writer
- Birth Details
- September 30, 1956
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Narrator, Fall from Grace, 1987
- Basketball game vendor, Coming to America (also known as Princeof New York), Paramount, 1988
- Speaker voice, Shakedown (also known as Blue Jean Cop), Universal, 1988
- Detective, Black Rain, Paramount, 1989
- Ed, Mystery Train, Orion, 1989
- (As Vondi Curtis Hall) Miller, Die Hard 2: Die Harder (also knownas Die Hard 2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
- Father Wills, One Good Cop, Buena Vista, 1991
- Miguel Montoya, The Mambo Kings (also known as Les mambo kings), Warner Bros., 1992
- Sugar LeDoux, Passion Fish, Miramax, 1992
- Not Economically Viable Man, Falling Down (also known as Chutelibre), Warner Bros., 1993
- Voice-print analyst, Clear and Present Danger, Paramount, 1994
- Uncle Brown, Crooklyn, Universal, 1994
- Rocky Seavers, Drop Squad, Gramercy, 1994
- Mark Doby, Sugar Hill (also known as Harlem), Twentieth-Century Fox, 1994
- Carver, Tuesday Morning Ride, Chanticleer Films, 1995
- Lieutenant Colonel Sam Rhodes, Broken Arrow, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
- Minos P. Dautrieve, Heaven's Prisoners, New Line Cinema, 1996
- Captain Prince, William Shakespeare's "Romeo + Juliet" (also knownas Romeo and Juliet,
Romeo + Juliet, and Verona Beach),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
- D-Reper, Gridlock'd (also known as Gridlock and Gridlocked), Gramercy, 1997
- Julian Grayraven, Eve's Bayou, Trimark Pictures, 1997
- Cliff, Turn It Up, New Line Cinema, 2000
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Film Work
- Producer, 112th and South Central: Through the Eyes of the Children, Vista Entertainment, 1993
- Director, Gridlock'd (also known as Gridlock and Gridlocked), Gramercy, 1997
- Director, Glitter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Commander Warren Osborne, Cop Rock, ABC, 1990
- Dr. Dennis Hancock, a recurring role, Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995-99
- Roger McGrath, a recurring role, ER, NBC, 2001
- Charles Miller, a recurring role, Soul Food, Showtime, 2004
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Movies
- Clifford Turpin, Heat Wave (also known as Burn, Baby, Burn), TNT, 1990
- Detective Gary Hopkins, ... And Then She Was Gone (also known as In a Stranger's Hand,
Lost and Found, and Troubleshooter), NBC, 1991
- C. Vernon Mason, Murder without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (also known as Best Intentions: The Education and Killing of Edmund Perryand Murder Without Motive), NBC, 1992
- Vinnie, What She Doesn't Know (also known as For I Have Sinned and Shades of Gray), NBC, 1992
- Danforth, There Was a Little Boy, CBS, 1993
- Jessup Bush, Dead Man's Revenge (also known as You Only Die Once), USA Network, 1994
- Davis, Zooman (also known as Zooman and the Sign), Showtime, 1995
- Carver, Tuesday Morning Ride, Showtime, 1995
- Lloyd Price, Don King: Only in America, HBO, 1997
- Edward (some sources cite Vincent) Morgan, Sirens, Showtime, 1999
- Daniel Wall, Freedom Song, TNT, 2000
- Drew "Bundini" Brown, Ali: An American Hero, Fox, 2000
- Detective Hal Kazin, Deceit, Lifetime, 2004
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Pilots
- Hanrahan (some sources cite Louche Amarant), Keys to Her Past (also known as Keys), Lifetime, 1994 (some sources cite 1999)
- Andre Hayes, Fastlane, Fox, 2002
- Agent Vic Martinsen, 1-800-Missing (also known as Missing),Lifetime, 2003
- Marion, Introducing Lennie Rose, ABC, 2005
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Specials
- Title role, Dr. Hugo, Lifetime, 1994
- Interviewee, Discovered at Sundance, PBS, 1997
- Ross, Dense, Showtime, 2004
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Soul Decisions, Showtime, 2004
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Episodic
- David Tracton, "The Master's Mirror," A Man Called Hawk, ABC, 1989
- Bill, "Through and Through," China Beach, 1991
- Train porter, "I'll Fly Away," I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1992
- Thomas, "Sanctuary for a Child," Nightmare Caf, 1992
- Jack Turrentine, "The Old Man and the `C'," Civil Wars, 1992
- Joe Clay, "The Third Man," I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1992
- Joe Clay, "Small Wishes," I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1993
- Joe Clay, "State," I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1993
- David O'Connor, "Dead-End for Delia," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1993
- Henry Colton, "ER Confidential," ER, NBC, 1994
- Attorney Clay, "Three on a Patch," L.A. Law, 1994
- James Mosely, "Dad," South Central, 1994
- Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
- Guest, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, ABC, 1997
- Maurice Tiffen, "Watching Too Much Television," The Sopranos, HBO,2002
- Andre Hayes, "Overkill," Fastlane, Fox, 2003
- Dele Ekoku, "Cease and Assist," LAX, NBC, 2005
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Television Appearances: Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (also knownas (The 16th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards), IndependentFilm Channel, 2001
- Presenter, The 17th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2002
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The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 2005
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "Start All Over Again," ER, NBC, 2001
- "It's All in Your Head," ER, NBC, 2002
- "Our Mrs. Reynolds," Firefly (also known as Firefly: The Series), Fox, 2002
- "Cruel and Unusual," MDs, ABC, 2002
- "Insurgents," The Shield, FX Channel, 2005
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Other
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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (movie; also known as Redemption), ABC, 2004
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Sleeper Cell (pilot), Showtime, 2005
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Stage Appearances
- Member of ensemble, It's So Nice to Be Civilized (musical), MartinBeck Theatre, New York City, 1980
- (Broadway debut) Singer and dancer, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (concert performance), Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1981
- Marty, Dreamgirls (musical), Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1985
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Williams and Walker, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1986
- Joseph Asagai, A Raisin in the Sun, Roundabout Theatre Company, Union Square Theatre, New York City, 1986
- Roosevelt Gwynne, The War Party, Negro Ensemble Company, Theatre Four, New York City, 1986
- Understudy, Stardust (musical revue), Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1987
- G.I., The Middle of Nowhere, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1988
- Also appeared in The War Party.
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WRITINGS
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Songs Featured in Films
- "Life Is a Traffic Jam" and "There's No Hiding," Gridlock'd (alsoknown as Gridlock and Gridlocked), Gramercy, 1997
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 17, Gale, 1998, pp. 63-65
Periodicals
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People Weekly, November 25, 1996, p. 109
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USA Today, March 25, 1996, p. D3
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