Don Cheadle

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Gender: Male
Born: 29th November 1964 (currently 47 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Picket Fences, The Golden Palace, Independent Lens, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Bronx Zoo, Funny or Die Presents, Animated Tales of the World, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Night Court, China Beach, L.A. Law, Biography, ER, MADtv, Fame, The Simpsons, The Bernie Mac Show, Hill Street Blues, Drunk History , House of Lies
Movies: After the Sunset, Boogie Nights, Crash, Devil in a Blue Dress, Hamburger Hill, Hotel Rwanda, Mission to Mars, Rosewood, Swordfish, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, The Family Man, The Rat Pack, The United States of Leland, Traffic, Volcano, Bulworth, Out of Sight, Talk to Me, Manic, Ocean's Thirteen, Reign Over Me, Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Eleven, The Meteor Man, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Hotel for Dogs, Brooklyn's Finest, Fail-Safe, Traitor, Iron Man 2, Rebound: The Legend of Earl \"The Goat\" Manigault, Things Behind the Sun, A Lesson Before Dying, The Dog Problem, Colors, Rush Hour 2, The Guard, Ticker, Punk, Moving Violations, Lush Life, Roadside Prophets, Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives , Sacks West , Flight

Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle, Jr. (pronounced /ˈtʃiːdəl/; born November 29, 1964) is an American film actor and producer. Cheadle rose to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s for his supporting roles in the Steven Soderbergh-directed films Out of Sight, Traffic, and Ocean's Eleven. In 2004, his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also campaigns for the end of genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and co-authored a book concerning the issue titled Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond. In 2010, Cheadle was named U.N. Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador. He currently stars on the Showtime black comedy House of Lies.

Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Bettye (née North) Garner, a teacher, and Donald Frank Cheadle, Sr., a clinical psychologist. He has a sister, Dawn, and a brother, Colin. His family moved from city to city throughout his childhood. Cheadle graduated in 1982 from East High School in Denver, Colorado, and went on to the California Institute of the Arts, graduating with a BA in Fine Arts.

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