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Don Cheadle

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Don Cheadle: Biography

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Birth Place: Kansas City, MO
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/29/1964, Sagittarius
Profession: Actor; director; musician

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Don Cheadle Fast Facts:

Played Roland Wilson in the short-lived Golden Girls spin-off, Golden Palace (1992).
Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1995 for Devil in a Blue Dress.
Nominated for NAACP Image Awards for his work in Rosewood (1997) and Bulworth (1998).
Accompanied five members of Congress on a fact-finding mission to the Sudan to help spread awareness about refugee issues.
Appeared in commercials for the National Football League.
Founded the Ante Up for Africa poker tournament in 2006, which has raised over $3 million for victims of violence in Darfur and Rwanda.
Named Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program in 2010.

Don Cheadle Relationships:
Ayana Cheadle - Daughter
Betty Cheadle - Mother
Bridgid Coulter - Significant Other
Cindy Cheadle - Sister
Colin Cheadle - Brother
Donald Cheadle - Father
Imani Cheadle - Daughter
Don Cheadle Awards:
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
2002 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
2003 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
2004 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2005 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
2005 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
1994 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
College:
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA (BFA in Theatre, 1986)