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 Donald Frank Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 29, 1964. His childhood found him moving from city to city with his family: mother Bettye (n��e North), a teacher; father Donald Frank Cheadle Sr., a clinical psychologist; sister Cindy; and brother Colin. After graduating from high school in Denver, Colorado, Cheadle attended and graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a bachelor1s degree in fine arts. Encouraged by his college friends, he attended a variety of auditions and landed a recurring role on the hit series Fame (1982), which led to feature film roles in Dennis Hopper's Colors (1988) and John Irvin's Hamburger Hill (1987).Early in his career, Cheadle was named Best Supporting Actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics for his breakout performance opposite Denzel Washington in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995). His subsequent film credits include Traitor (2008), an international thriller that he produced, starring opposite Guy Pearce; Kasi Lemmons's Talk to Me (2007), with Chiwetel Ejiofor; the 2006 Oscar-winning Best Picture, Crash (2004), which Cheadle also produced; Hotel Rwanda (2004), for which his performance garnered Oscar, Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics and Screen Actors Guild award nominations for Best Actor; Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007), starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney; Mike Binder's Reign Over Me (2007) with Adam Sandler; the Academy Award-winning Traffic (2000) and Out of Sight (1998), with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, both films also directed by Soderbergh; Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed Boogie Nights (1997) with Julianne Moore and Mark Wahlberg; Bulworth (1998), directed by and starring Warren Beatty; Swordfish (2001), with John Travolta and Halle Berry; Mission to Mars (2000) with Tim Robbins and Gary Sinise; John Singleton's Rosewood (1997), for which Cheadle earned an NAACP Image Award nomination; Brett Ratner's The Family Man (2000), starring Nicolas Cage; and the independent features Manic (2001) and Things Behind the Sun (2001).Cheadle was honored by the CineVegas Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Festival and received ShoWest's Male Star of the Year award. He is also well-recognized for his television work, including his portrayal of Sammy Davis Jr. in HBO's The Rat Pack (1998), for which he received a Golden Globe Award and a Best Supporting Actor Emmy nomination. That same year, he also received an Emmy nomination for his starring role in HBO's adaptation of the best-selling novel A Lesson Before Dying (1999), opposite Cicely Tyson and Mekhi Phifer.He also starred for HBO in Eriq La Salle's Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996). Cheadle's TV series credits include his two-year stint in David E. Kelley's acclaimed series Picket Fences (1992), a guest-starring role on ER (1994) (earning yet another Emmy nomination) and a regular role on The Golden Palace (1992) He also starred in the live television broadcast of Fail Safe (2000) opposite George Clooney, James Cromwell, Brian Dennehy, Richard Dreyfuss, and Harvey Keitel. He also co-executive produced the TV version of Crash (2008).His most recent big-screen appearances have been in Antoine Fuqua's ensemble crime thriller Brooklyn's Finest (2009) and Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2 (2010), another mainstream breakthrough where he played Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, replacing Terrence Howard from the first film. The Guard (2011), an art-house hit directed by John Michael McDonagh and co-starring Brendan Gleeson, followed.Cheadle stars in House of Lies (2012) on Showtime. Late in 2012, he was seen in Flight (2012), Robert Zemeckis's return to live-action filmmaking. In 2013, he reprised his role as Rhodey in Iron Man 3 (2013). Among his projects in development is a movie based on the life of jazz legend Miles Davis.A talented musician who plays saxophone, writes music and sings, he is also an accomplished stage actor and director and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Spoken Word Album for his narration/dramatization of the Walter Mosley novel 'Fear Itself.'Other notable off-stage achievements include the 2007 BET Humanitarian Award for the cause of the people of Darfur and Rwanda, and sharing the Summit Peace Award by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome with George Clooney for their work in Darfur.
Bio:
Donald Frank Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 29, 1964. His childhood found him moving from city to city with his family: mother Bettye (n��e North), a teacher; father Donald Frank Cheadle Sr., a clinical psychologist; sister Cindy; and brother Colin. After graduating from high school in Denver, Colorado, Cheadle attended and graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a bachelor1s degree in fine arts. Encouraged by his college friends, he attended a variety of auditions and landed a recurring role on the hit series Fame (1982), which led to feature film roles in Dennis Hopper's Colors (1988) and John Irvin's Hamburger Hill (1987).Early in his career, Cheadle was named Best Supporting Actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics for his breakout performance opposite Denzel Washington in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995). His subsequent film credits include Traitor (2008), an international thriller that he produced, starring opposite Guy Pearce; Kasi Lemmons's Talk to Me (2007), with Chiwetel Ejiofor; the 2006 Oscar-winning Best Picture, Crash (2004), which Cheadle also produced; Hotel Rwanda (2004), for which his performance garnered Oscar, Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics and Screen Actors Guild award nominations for Best Actor; Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007), starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney; Mike Binder's Reign Over Me (2007) with Adam Sandler; the Academy Award-winning Traffic (2000) and Out of Sight (1998), with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, both films also directed by Soderbergh; Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed Boogie Nights (1997) with Julianne Moore and Mark Wahlberg; Bulworth (1998), directed by and starring Warren Beatty; Swordfish (2001), with John Travolta and Halle Berry; Mission to Mars (2000) with Tim Robbins and Gary Sinise; John Singleton's Rosewood (1997), for which Cheadle earned an NAACP Image Award nomination; Brett Ratner's The Family Man (2000), starring Nicolas Cage; and the independent features Manic (2001) and Things Behind the Sun (2001).Cheadle was honored by the CineVegas Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Festival and received ShoWest's Male Star of the Year award. He is also well-recognized for his television work, including his portrayal of Sammy Davis Jr. in HBO's The Rat Pack (1998), for which he received a Golden Globe Award and a Best Supporting Actor Emmy nomination. That same year, he also received an Emmy nomination for his starring role in HBO's adaptation of the best-selling novel A Lesson Before Dying (1999), opposite Cicely Tyson and Mekhi Phifer.He also starred for HBO in Eriq La Salle's Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996). Cheadle's TV series credits include his two-year stint in David E. Kelley's acclaimed series Picket Fences (1992), a guest-starring role on ER (1994) (earning yet another Emmy nomination) and a regular role on The Golden Palace (1992) He also starred in the live television broadcast of Fail Safe (2000) opposite George Clooney, James Cromwell, Brian Dennehy, Richard Dreyfuss, and Harvey Keitel. He also co-executive produced the TV version of Crash (2008).His most recent big-screen appearances have been in Antoine Fuqua's ensemble crime thriller Brooklyn's Finest (2009) and Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2 (2010), another mainstream breakthrough where he played Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, replacing Terrence Howard from the first film. The Guard (2011), an art-house hit directed by John Michael McDonagh and co-starring Brendan Gleeson, followed.Cheadle stars in House of Lies (2012) on Showtime. Late in 2012, he was seen in Flight (2012), Robert Zemeckis's return to live-action filmmaking. In 2013, he reprised his role as Rhodey in Iron Man 3 (2013). Among his projects in development is a movie based on the life of jazz legend Miles Davis.A talented musician who plays saxophone, writes music and sings, he is also an accomplished stage actor and director and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Spoken Word Album for his narration/dramatization of the Walter Mosley novel 'Fear Itself.'Other notable off-stage achievements include the 2007 BET Humanitarian Award for the cause of the people of Darfur and Rwanda, and sharing the Summit Peace Award by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome with George Clooney for their work in Darfur.
Tivia:
After acting in Hotel Rwanda (2004), a film about the early 1990s Rwandan genocide, he became an activist to raise awareness of the mid-2000s genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. In January 2005, he traveled to Sudan with five members of Congress to see refugee camps and to meet survivors of the genocide. Upon his return, he reported on his trip for ABC News Nightline (1980).Plays the saxophone.During the making of Mission to Mars (2000), he asked to sleep overnight on the film set so that he could stay in full character.Briefly worked as a stand-up comic early in his career.Was considered for the role of Huggy Bear in the movie Starsky & Hutch (2004).Got his first big break starring as the hotel clerk on the short lived-The Golden Girls (1985) spin-off The Golden Palace (1992) alongside Cheech Marin.Appears uncredited in two back-to-back movies, Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Ocean's Eleven (2001). He played a criminal in both films.Replaced Terrence Howard in the role of Col. James Rhodes for Iron Man 2 (2010). Howard, who had played Rhodes in Iron Man (2008), had a falling out with Marvel Studios because of a salary dispute.Appeared in The Rat Pack (1998) as Sammy Davis Jr., who along with the other Rat Pack members, appeared in the original Ocean's Eleven (1960). Cheadle then appeared in the remake, Ocean's Eleven (2001).He and Bridgid Coulter have two daughters, Ayana and Imani (born in 1995 and 1997).Hotel Rwanda (2004) is ranked #90 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time, the most recent entry on the list.His sister is a teacher in Washington, D.C.; and their brother works in Denver's mayor's office.In July 2005, he officially toured the Hotel des Milles Collines in Kigali, Rwanda, on which the film Hotel Rwanda (2004) is based.Lives with Bridgid Coulter, who plays his wife in Rosewood (1997). (1997)The son of a child psychologist and a teacher.Graduated from East High School in Denver, Colorado.When he was younger he performed with the Colorado Children's Chorale of Denver, Colorado.Friends with George Clooney.Brother of Colin Cheadle and Cindy Cheadle.Drives a hybrid car, a Toyota Prius.Appearing in promotional advertisements for the National Football League (USA) and the race to its championship title game, Super Bowl XXXVIII. (January 2004)Don Cheadle and his wife Bridgid Coulter Cheadle were among the producers who won the Tony Award for Best Play (2022) for "A Strange Loop". |
| Name: |
Don Cheadle |
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Actor,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
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Actor,Producer,Director |
| Model rank: |
137 |
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| Height: |
5' 7?' (1.72 m) |
| Biography: |
Donald Frank Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 29, 1964. His childhood found him moving from city to city with his family: mother Bettye (n��e North), a teacher; father Donald Frank Cheadle Sr., a clinical psychologist; sister |
| Trivia: |
After acting in Hotel Rwanda (2004), a film about the early 1990s Rwandan genocide, he became an activist to raise awareness of the mid-2000s genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. In January 2005, he traveled to Sudan with five members of Congress to see refugee camps and to meet survivors of the genocide. Upon his return, he reported on his trip for ABC News Nightline (1980).Plays the saxophone.During the making of Mission to Mars (2000), he asked to sleep overnight on the film set so that he could stay in full character.Briefly worked as a stand-up comic early in his career.Was considered for the role of Huggy Bear in the movie Starsky & Hutch (2004).Got his first big break starring as the hotel clerk on the short lived-The Golden Girls (1985) spin-off The Golden Palace (1992) alongside Cheech Marin.Appears uncredited in two back-to-back movies, Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Ocean's Eleven (2001). He played a criminal in both films.Replaced Terrence Howard in the role of Col. James Rhodes for Iron Man 2 (2010). Howard, who had played Rhodes in Iron Man (2008), had a falling out with Marvel Studios because of a salary dispute.Appeared in The Rat Pack (1998) as Sammy Davis Jr., who along with the other Rat Pack members, appeared in the original Ocean's Eleven (1960). Cheadle then appeared in the remake, Ocean's Eleven (2001).He and Bridgid Coulter have two daughters, Ayana and Imani (born in 1995 and 1997).Hotel Rwanda (2004) is ranked #90 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time, the most recent entry on the list.His sister is a teacher in Washington, D.C.; and their brother works in Denver's mayor's office.In July 2005, he officially toured the Hotel des Milles Collines in Kigali, Rwanda, on which the film Hotel Rwanda (2004) is based.Lives with Bridgid Coulter, who plays his wife in Rosewood (1997). (1997)The son of a child psychologist and a teacher.Graduated from East High School in Denver, Colorado.When he was younger he performed with the Colorado Children's Chorale of Denver, Colorado.Friends with George Clooney.Brother of Colin Cheadle and Cindy Cheadle.Drives a hybrid car, a Toyota Prius.Appearing in promotional advertisements for the National Football League (USA) and the race to its championship title game, Super Bowl XXXVIII. (January 2004)Don Cheadle and his wife Bridgid Coulter Cheadle were among the producers who won the Tony Award for Best Play (2022) for "A Strange Loop". |
| Trademarks: |
Frequently portrays law enforcement agents or professionals with a troubled social life and/or past.
Smooth, clear voice |
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But I don't think it helps to be thought of as a scene-stealer. That's not comforting for the other actors. They think, 'Well, I don't want to work with him. Go steal from someone else.' So I'm never going into a movie thinking that I want to grab the attention. Quite the opposite: I give that stuff away, because I'm wanting to make the best whole piece. I want to look back at my resume and think, 'That was a great movie,' not, 'Oh, those four movies were shit, but I was good in them.' I want to be a part of great things.
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I've been doing this since I was 10 years old, inhabiting different people and playing different roles. Thirty years later, there's still the same sort of excitement I get from it. It's still fun to inhabit different characters and play different things, so it's all in that panoply of acting.
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I also believe that you are what you have to defend, and if you're a black man that's always going to be the bar against which you are judged, whether you want to align yourself with those themes or not. You can think of yourself as a colourless person, but nobody else is gonna.
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In fifth grade I was Templeton the Rat in a production of 'Charlotte's Web'. I remember I had a friend who worked in a doughnut shop. I'd go in, get a doughnut and sit there with my script, going over the lines and making notes in the margin. I was serious!
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(2008 quote) I'm very critical of myself. I've yet to see a great performance from this kid. No, it's not comfortable; I hate watching myself. You don't like when you hear your voice on your voicemail; imagine having to see yourself 30 feet wide and 30 feet big. |
| Salaries: |
House of Lies (2012) - $150,000 per episode
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Iron Man 2 (2010) - $1,000,000 |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
(2002) TV commercial for NFL playoffs.
Starred in Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer-Prize winning play, "Topdog/Underdog", opposite Jeffrey Wright. He was replaced by Yasiin Bey later.
(July 25, 2003) Audio Book narration for "Fear Its |
| Spouse: |
Bridgid Coulter (2020 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Ayanna CheadleImani Cheadle |
| Parents: |
Bettye Cheadle (North)
Donald Frank Cheadle Sr. |
| Relatives: |
Colin Cheadle (Sibling)
Cindy Cheadle (Sibling) |
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