Billions of people from different parts of our vast planet are convinced that cinema is one of the most important parts of their lives. If you think about it, it will become clear that this is indeed so, because it is films of different genres that help us to survive the most difficult and sometimes simply unbearable events in life. It is worth noting that every day a variety of TV shows and films are released, which makes it really difficult to find a project that really deserves respect.
Sometimes the problem lies in the script, less often the actors spoil the films, and sometimes the films are simply horribly filmed. Thus, each of us wants to watch excellent cinematographic works, but to find such ones recently has been extremely difficult. Today we’ll talk about one actor and also discuss some very interesting films that you will definitely enjoy!
Blair Underwood is a world famous man who is a great American actor. In this article we will discuss in detail the biography of this man, as well as learn some cinematic works in which he was directly involved. Let's start now!
Biography
Blair Underwood was born on August 25, 1964 in Washington (United States of America). His father was a colonel in the army of America, and his mother worked as an ordinary designer. It is also worth noting that the actor has an older brother and several younger sisters. He spent his childhood in the most diverse military bases of the United States of America, as well as in the famous German town called Stuttgart, where his father served.
As for education, the young man studied at an ordinary school located in Virginia. In addition, he attended classes at a small theater school located in Pittsburgh.
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Blair Underwood, whose films today are watched by billions of people from different cities and countries with great pleasure, began his career in cinema in 1985, when he took part in the project “Conflict of the Ways”, as well as the television series “Cosby Show”. In addition, the young man took a direct part in the soap opera entitled "One life to live." After that, he was invited to play the role of the prosecutor in the television series Law of Los Angeles, in which he took part from 1987 to 1994. By the way, it was for this role that the young man in 1991 received his first nomination in the Golden Globe.
It is also worth noting that during his career, Blair Underwood starred in such films as “Armed Squad”, “Challenge”, “Encounter with the Abyss”, “Fair Judgment”, “Rules of the Battle”, as well as “Homework”. At the same time, the man took part in the film "City Angels", and in 2003 he played the lover of the main character of the television series "Sex and the City", appearing there in only 4 episodes.
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By the way, many have heard about such a detective project as “Law and Order”. In this film, a man became a guest star, and the ratings for this episode were simply unbelievable.
In addition, in a television drama called "Treatment", the man played the role of a pilot who constantly visits a psychologist. For this film, the actor was nominated for the second time for an award called the Golden Globe. One of the most significant roles is the role of the President of the United States of America in the science-fiction television project Event. In addition, we note that in 2000 Blair was included in the list of “50 most beautiful people” according to the magazine “People”.
In general, as you can see, Underwood Blair is a pretty successful person. What about personal life?
Personal life
In early 1989, Blair became the official co-founder of a popular non-profit organization called Artists for a New South Africa, which focuses on democracy as well as human rights in the Republic of South Africa. It is also worth noting that today the man is a representative of several charitable organizations, and in 1993 he was awarded the so-called “Humanitarian Award”, which went to him for the work he did at the branch of the Association of Muscular Dystrophy in Los Angeles.
On September 17, 1994, Blair Underwood married Desira DaCosta, with whom they have three children. Both the wife and the children of this actor are sure that he is doing everything to present truly intriguing cinema films to the audience!
