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Keith David: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Keith David Williams
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/04/1956, Gemini
  • Profession: Actor
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Keith David Fast Facts:
  • Played the Cowardly Lion in his grammar school's production of The Wizard of Oz.
  • Soon after graduating from Juilliard, he became Raul Julia's understudy for a Shakespeare in the Park production of Othello.
  • Won the 1989 Actors' Equity Association's St. Clair Bayfield Award for his performance in Coriolanus.
  • Won the 1996 NAACP Theatre Award for Best Actor for his work in the Broadway play Seven Guitars.
  • Has his own cabaret act, which features renditions of pop and jazz standards, and has starred in a musical tribute to Nat King Cole.
  • Keith David Relationships:
  • Delores Williams - Mother
  • Dionne - Wife
  • Lester Williams - Father
  • Mae Lee - Daughter
  • Margit Edwards - Ex-wife
  • Keith David Awards:
  • 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Informational) - Nominee
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - Winner
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - Winner
  • 1992 Tony: Actor (Featured Role--Musical) - Nominee
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - Winner
  • College:
  • Juilliard School of Music and Drama, New York, NY (BFA, 1979)

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