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Tate Ellington Biography

Birth Name:
James Tate Ellington
Birth Place:
Madison, Mississippi, United States
Profession
Actor, artist

Fast Facts

  • Stage work includes a 2004 off-Broadway production of Bert V
  • Royal's Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead; and a 2009 Broadway revival of Christopher Hampton's The Philanthropist
  • Won the Best Actor award at the Brooklyn International Film Festival for The Elephant King (2006)
  • Is also an artist, working mostly with oil paint, whose work has been exhibited in New York, California and Mississippi
  • While auditioning for the pilot of the spin-off 90210 in March 2008, met his future wife, Chrissy Fiorilli, who was one of the casting associates, though they did not start dating until 2010
  • Has appeared in numerous commercials, including spots for Nationwide Insurance; Amazon; Pepsi; McCormick; Walgreen's; and Dunkin' Donuts

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