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Mykelti Williamson: Biography

Mykelti Williamson

Birth Place: St. Louis, MO
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/04/1960, Pisces
Profession: Actor

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Mykelti Williamson Fast Facts:

At 13, performed on Soul Train with the Lockers, a dance troupe that also included Fred Berry (who went on to play Rerun on What's Happening!!).
Landed his first professional acting audition, which was for a guest role on Starsky & Hutch in an episode entitled "Black and Blue."
Appeared on Hill Street Blues as Officer Ron Garfield for three seasons.
Gained weight and wore prosthetic lips for his breakout role as Bubba in 1994's Forrest Gump.
Reunited with his Forrest Gump costar Gary Sinise during a series of guest-starring spots on CSI: NY starting in 2007.
Appeared on a 2010 episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories to tell his tale of a mysterious phone call he received in the early 1980s.

Mykelti Williamson Relationships:
Booker T. Marshall - Stepfather
Elaine Marshall - Mother
Sondra Spriggs - Wife
Maya Williamson - Daughter
Olivia Brown - Ex-wife
Jacqueline Williamson - Sister
Jerry Williamson - Brother
Phoenix Williamson - Daughter
Cheryl Chisholm - Ex-wife
Nicole Skye Williamson - Daughter
College:
Attended Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA; atttended University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

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