Obba Babatunde
Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of stage and screen. He is known for an 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 .
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 (film), 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 the 3rd Season 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.
Obba's recorded work includes a performance with the New York pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs on the 2007 album Sack Full of Dreams .
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Obba Babatundé
Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of both stage and screen. He is known for an Emmy-nominated performance in the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, a ...
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Obba Babatundé. Born: 1950 Birthplace: Queens, NY. Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor. Nationality: United States
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One of Hollywood's busiest actors today, Obba Babatundé continues to successfully juggle careers in feature film, television and directing. Currently, Babatundé is shooting ...
