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    Obba Babatundé

    1951-12-01 (73 years old) in Queens, New York City, New York, USA

    Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of stage and screen, known for his Emmy-nominated performance in the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, a NAACP Image Award-nominated performance in the TV movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and a Tony Award-nominated role for his performance as C.C. White in the original cast of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls. Babatundé was a protege of Sammy Davis, Jr., who said of him, "This is the only cat who can do everything I can do." Babatundé does dance, sing, play instruments, execute impersonations, including his portrayal of Davis, aided by their similarity in energy, size and talent, tap dancing and performing on multiple instruments. In fall 2009, Babatundé played Davis in the title role of "Sammy: Once in a Lifetime," a world premiere musical at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Early in 2000, Babatundé partnered with writer/producer Ruth Adkins Robinson for a series of TV projects including "TV in Black: The First 50 Years," "Oscar's Black Odyssey: From Hattie to Hallie" and "Dorthy Dandridge: An American Beauty". The pair have projects that will take them through 2011. His TV roles have often portrayed authority figures, such as a recurring guest-starring role as a high school principal on Dawson's Creek, an appearance as a judge in a two-part episode of Any Day Now, and as the father of the main characters on Half & Half. He also played Harvard college Dean Cain in the movie How High, as well as the role of Willie Long in the movie Life, and co-starred as an attorney in Philadelphia and as a senator in the 2004 reprise of The Manchurian Candidate. He also played the director in season 3 of Friends in an episode titled "The One with All the Jealousy". Other TV shows he has had recurring roles on include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Chicago Hope, Rocket Power, Static Shock, and Karen Sisco. He played a small but pivotal role as a doorman/bellhop in the film That Thing You Do! and also appeared in The Wild Thornberrys Movie as the voice of Boko. He played a famous producer known as Gordy Berry on two episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In the 1998 miniseries, The Temptations, he played the founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy. Babatundé is adept at American sign language and had used this talent in many roles including on one NYPD Blue. His recorded work includes a performance with the New York pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs on the 2007 album Sack Full of Dreams. The actor/producer is also an avid horseman and is a highly regarded rider and trainer in the Rodeo Circuit, including the annual Bill Pickett Rodeol. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Movies

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    Noble Intentions
    57 %|Jan 3, 2023
    Crime, Drama
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    The Millennial
    55 %|Jan 27, 2022
    Drama
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    City of Lies
    63.650000000000006 %|Sep 6, 2018
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
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    Pup Star: Better 2Gether
    62 %|Aug 29, 2017
    Family, Comedy, Music
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    Pup Star
    52 %|Aug 30, 2016
    Family, Comedy, Music
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    American Bad Boy
    25 %|Jun 2, 2015
    Drama
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    Dolls of Voodoo
    15 %|Aug 13, 2013
    Thriller, Horror
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    The Last Fall
    58 %|Mar 9, 2012
    Drama
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    Joy Road
    70 %|Oct 21, 2011
    Crime, Drama
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    Trapped: Haitian Nights
    87 %|Feb 8, 2011
    Thriller
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    Black Dynamite
    71.05000000000001 %|Oct 16, 2009
    Comedy, Action
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    I Do... I Did!
    28 %|Jan 1, 2009
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Eye
    59 %|Feb 1, 2008
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
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    King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
    85 %|Jan 16, 2007
    Documentary
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    Material Girls
    53 %|Aug 18, 2006
    Comedy, Family, Romance
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    After the Sunset
    61.63 %|Nov 12, 2004
    Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
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    The Manchurian Candidate
    65 %|Jul 30, 2004
    Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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    The Notebook
    78.89 %|May 25, 2004
    Romance, Drama
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    How High
    63.28 %|Dec 21, 2001
    Comedy
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    One Special Moment
    0 %|Jun 1, 2001
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    Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
    67.82 %|Aug 21, 1999
    Drama
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    Life
    67 %|Apr 16, 1999
    Comedy, Crime
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    Miss Evers' Boys
    63 %|Feb 22, 1997
    Drama, History, TV Movie
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    The Cherokee Kid
    51.67 %|Dec 14, 1996
    Western, Action, Comedy, Family, TV Movie
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    That Thing You Do!
    68.67 %|Oct 4, 1996
    Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
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    Multiplicity
    57.82 %|Jul 19, 1996
    Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance
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    Soul of the Game
    48.75 %|Apr 20, 1996
    History, Drama
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    Born to Be Wild
    54 %|Mar 31, 1995
    Drama, Family
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    Fatal Pursuit
    40 %|Feb 1, 1995
    Thriller, Crime
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    Philadelphia
    77.14 %|Dec 22, 1993
    Drama
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    Undercover Blues
    60 %|Sep 10, 1993
    Comedy, Crime
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    The Silence of the Lambs
    83 %|Feb 14, 1991
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Miami Blues
    60 %|Apr 20, 1990
    Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Start Without Me
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Drama
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    God Bless the Child
    63 %|Mar 21, 1988
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Leonard Part 6
    28.08 %|Dec 18, 1987
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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    Trigger
    55 %|Oct 22, 2020
    Thriller
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    Revival!
    0 %|Apr 19, 2019
    Music, Drama
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    Jingle Belle
    59 %|Nov 25, 2018
    Romance, Drama, Family, Music, TV Movie
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    Kinky
    65 %|Oct 12, 2018
    Romance, Drama, Thriller
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    'Til Death Do Us Part
    60 %|Sep 29, 2017
    Thriller
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    If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
    0 %|Oct 20, 2015
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    Death's Door
    44 %|Sep 29, 2015
    Horror
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    Lap Dance
    45 %|Dec 5, 2014
    Drama
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    Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
    61 %|Nov 20, 2012
    Family, Fantasy, Adventure
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    Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
    77 %|Mar 7, 2012
    Family, Animation, Mystery, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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    The Trap Door
    20 %|Oct 11, 2011
    Horror
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    People Not Places
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Drama
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    The Watcher
    53 %|Oct 1, 2016
    Horror, Thriller
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    All Star Superman
    68 %|Jan 1, 2011
    Science Fiction, Animation, Action, Adventure
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    April Fools
    20 %|Sep 11, 2007
    Horror, Thriller
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    Cover
    49 %|May 8, 2007
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Celestine Prophecy
    50 %|Jun 1, 2006
    Romance, Drama, Adventure
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    Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!
    39.8 %|Nov 16, 2004
    Family, Animation
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    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
    40 %|Jan 1, 2004
    Documentary
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    Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
    75 %|Jun 24, 2003
    Documentary
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    John Q
    71.23 %|Feb 15, 2002
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
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    Redeemer
    66 %|Jan 31, 2002
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Visit
    76 %|Apr 20, 2001
    Drama
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    The Apartment Complex
    58 %|Oct 31, 1999
    Comedy, Mystery, TV Movie, Thriller
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    The Tomorrow Man
    46 %|Sep 1, 1996
    Thriller, Science Fiction, TV Movie
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    The Net
    60.23 %|Jul 28, 1995
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Action
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    M.A.N.T.I.S.
    43 %|Jan 24, 1994
    Science Fiction, Crime, Action, Adventure, TV Movie
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    Necronomicon
    60 %|Nov 1, 1993
    Horror
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    The Importance of Being Earnest
    0 %|May 14, 1992
    Comedy
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    Children of the Dead (Concept Trailer)
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Thriller, Action, Horror
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    Carpool
    51 %|Aug 23, 1996
    Family, Comedy
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    Married to the Mob
    59 %|Aug 19, 1988
    Comedy, Crime, Romance
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    Treemonisha
    0 %|Jan 1, 1982
    Music
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    Baryshnikov on Broadway
    70 %|Apr 24, 1980
    Music
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    An Evening with Liza Minnelli
    0 %|Mar 9, 1980
    Music

    Series

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    Little Fires Everywhere
    76.42999999999999 %|Mar 18, 2020
    Drama
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    Forever
    64 %|Sep 14, 2018
    Comedy, Drama
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    For The People
    71 %|Mar 13, 2018
    Drama
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    S.W.A.T.
    81 %|Nov 2, 2017
    Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Dear White People
    62 %|Apr 28, 2017
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Good Fight
    76.33 %|Feb 19, 2017
    Drama
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    Goliath
    75.95 %|Oct 13, 2016
    Crime, Drama
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    Chicago Med
    82.97 %|Nov 17, 2015
    Drama
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    Ballers
    68 %|Jun 21, 2015
    Drama, Comedy
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    Kingdom
    68 %|Oct 8, 2014
    Drama
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    Enlisted
    64 %|Jan 10, 2014
    Comedy
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    Private Practice
    76 %|Sep 26, 2007
    Drama
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    Psych
    78.67 %|Jul 7, 2006
    Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime
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    Grey's Anatomy
    82 %|Mar 27, 2005
    Drama
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    Everwood
    76 %|Sep 16, 2002
    Drama, Family
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    Static Shock
    80.55999999999999 %|Sep 23, 2000
    Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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    Static Shock
    80.55999999999999 %|Sep 23, 2000
    Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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    Max Steel
    82 %|Feb 25, 2000
    Animation
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    Family Law
    82 %|Sep 20, 1999
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
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    The Temptations
    80.53 %|Nov 1, 1998
    Drama
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    Dawson's Creek
    73 %|Jan 20, 1998
    Drama, Soap
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    The Outer Limits
    77.39 %|Mar 26, 1995
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Sliders
    75.96000000000001 %|Mar 22, 1995
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Friends
    84.36999999999999 %|Sep 22, 1994
    Comedy
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    Touched by an Angel
    72 %|Sep 21, 1994
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family
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    Chicago Hope
    72.47 %|Sep 18, 1994
    Soap, Drama
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    M.A.N.T.I.S.
    50 %|Aug 26, 1994
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
    70.78 %|Aug 27, 1993
    Western, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
    65 %|Sep 22, 1992
    Comedy
    actor
    The Human Factor
    60 %|Apr 16, 1992
    Drama
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    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
    79.3 %|Sep 10, 1990
    Comedy, Family
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    Tales from the Crypt
    79.63 %|Jun 10, 1989
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    A Different World
    70.48 %|Sep 24, 1987
    Comedy, Family