• Blair Underwood is an American television and film actor and writer who is currently co-starring on Dirty Sexy Money along with Donald Sutherland, Peter Krause and Lucy Liu.

  He has also appeared in L.A. Law, Sex and the City, and Gattaca.

• 1. Birth date: August 25, 1964
  2. Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington
  3. Son of U.S. Army colonel
  4. College: Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
  5. Member Phi Beta Sigma fraternity
  6. Won 4 NAACP Image Awards
  7. Named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" (2000)
  8. Co-founded Artists for a New South Africa (1989)
  9. Won Humanitarian Award for work with Muscular Dystrophy Association (1993)
  10. Trustee for Robey Theatre Company

• Life and Career

  • Blair Underwood was born in Tacoma, Washington. His mother was an interior decorator and his father was a U.S. Army colonel.

  • He attended the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama to study acting and began his career after graduation with an appearance on The Cosby Show followed by a recurring role on One life to Live. He then starred in the TV series L.A. Law.

  • He soon made his way onto the big screen, featuring in such films as Deep Impact and Gattaca.

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