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  • Birth Place: Baltimore, MD
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/30/1951, Aquarius
  • Profession: Actor; director
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Charles S. Dutton Fast Facts:
  • As a child, he was called "Rockhead" because of his involvement in neighborhood rock fights. The nickname was shortened to "Roc" when he became an amateur boxer.
  • Served time in prison for manslaughter and other offenses.
  • In prison, he started a theater group after reading the play Day of Absence by Douglas Turner Ward.
  • In 1984, he made professional stage debut in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, the first Broadway play by late Pulitzer Prize-winner August Wilson.
  • Charles S. Dutton Relationships:
  • Barbara Dutton - Sister
  • Debbi Morgan - Ex-wife
  • Charles S. Dutton Awards:
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Winner
  • 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1985 Tony: Actor (Featured Role--Play) - Nominee
  • 1990 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
  • College:
  • Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown, MD (AA, 1976); Towson University, Towson, MD (BA in Theatre, 1978); Yale University, School of Drama, New Haven, CT (MFA, 1983)
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