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- Obba_Babatundé abstract "Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of stage and screen, known for his Emmy-nominated performance in the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, a NAACP Image Award-nominated performance in the TV movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and a Tony Award-nominated role for his performance as C.C. White in the original cast of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls.His brother Akin (pronounced \"ah-keen\") is also an actor and resides in Dallas, Texas.In fall 2009, Babatundé (pronounced \"bah-bah-tun-day\") played Davis in the title role of Sammy: Once in a Lifetime, a world premiere musical at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Babatundé dances, sings, plays instruments, and does impersonations, including his portrayal of Davis, aided by their similarity in energy, size and talent, tap dancing and performing on multiple instruments.In 1993, Babatunde played New Orleans police Lieutenant Theodore Sawyer in the comedy Undercover Blues with Dennis Quaid and Kathleen Turner as super-spies Jeff and Jane Blue. Also in the cast was Oleg Krupka (as Zubig), who later starred as the chief spy Mr. Beaupre in Home Alone III.Early in 2000, Babatundé partnered with writer/producer Ruth Adkins Robinson for a series of TV projects including TV in Black: The First 50 Years, Oscar's Black Odyssey: From Hattie to Hallie and Dorthy Dandridge: An American Beauty.He has often portrayed authority figures, such as a recurring guest-starring role as a high school principal on Dawson's Creek, an appearance as a judge in a two-part episode of Any Day Now, and as the father of the main characters on Half & Half. He also played Harvard college Dean Cain in the movie How High, as well as the role of Willie Long in the movie Life, and co-starred as an attorney in Philadelphia, as a SWAT captain in John Q and as a senator in the 2004 reprise of The Manchurian Candidate. He also played the director in season 3 of Friends in an episode titled \"The One with All the Jealousy\". Other TV shows he has had recurring roles on include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Chicago Hope, Rocket Power, Static Shock, and Karen Sisco. He played a small but pivotal role as Lamar the hotel concierge in the film That Thing You Do! and also appeared in The Wild Thornberrys Movie as the voice of Boko. He played a famous producer known as Gordy Berry on two episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In the 1998 miniseries, The Temptations, he played the founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy. He provided the voice for Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike and Disney Infinity 3.0.Babatundé is adept at American sign language and has used this talent in many roles including in NYPD Blues.His recorded work includes a performance with the New York pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs on the 2007 album Sack Full of Dreams. The actor/producer is also an avid horseman and is a highly regarded rider and trainer in the Rodeo Circuit, including the annual Bill Pickett Rodeol.Babatundé also directed a highly acclaimed version of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, starring Carolyn C. Blair as Effie Melody White, in Ohio during the late '80s.".
- Obba_Babatundé activeYearsStartYear "1980".
- Obba_Babatundé birthDate "1951-12-01".
- Obba_Babatundé birthPlace Jamaica,_Queens.
- Obba_Babatundé birthPlace New_York.
- Obba_Babatundé birthYear "1951".
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- Obba_Babatundé wikiPageWikiLink Karen_Sisco.
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- Obba_Babatundé wikiPageWikiLink Static_Shock.
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- Obba_Babatundé wikiPageWikiLink The_Temptations_(miniseries).
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- Obba_Babatundé wikiPageWikiLinkText "Obba Babatunde".
- Obba_Babatundé wikiPageWikiLinkText "Obba Babatundè".
- Obba_Babatundé wikiPageWikiLinkText "Obba Babatundé".
- Obba_Babatundé birthDate "1951-12-01".
- Obba_Babatundé birthPlace "Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.".
- Obba_Babatundé children "2".
- Obba_Babatundé name "Obba Babatunde".
- Obba_Babatundé occupation "Actor".
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- Obba_Babatundé yearsactive "1980".
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- Obba_Babatundé subject Category:American_people_of_Nigerian_descent.
- Obba_Babatundé subject Category:American_people_of_Yoruba_descent.
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- Obba_Babatundé subject Category:People_from_Queens,_New_York.
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- Obba_Babatundé hypernym Actor.
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