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Hill Harper: Biography

Hill Harper

Birth Name: Francis Harper
Birth Place: Iowa City, IA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/17/1966, Taurus
Profession: Actor; writer

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Hill Harper Fast Facts:

Graduated magna cum laude from Brown University.
Was a classmate of Barack Obama at Harvard Law School.
Published Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny, which provides guidance to black teens, in 2006; and later created the MANifest Your Destiny foundation, which provides scholarships and mentoring resources to disadvantaged students.
Volunteers with Big Brothers/Big Sisters in Los Angeles.
Received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series three years in a row (2008-10) for his portrayal of Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on CSI: NY.
Was a 2011 recipient of the Lexus Pursuit of Perfection Award, which honors influential African-Americans.

College:
Brown University, Providence, RI (BA, 1988); Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (JD, MA 1992)

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