Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis - Hall ( born September 30, 1956 in Detroit ) is an American actor, director and screenwriter.
Life and achievements
Curtis - Hall debut in two films in 1988: In the action film Blue Jean Cop with Peter Weller and Sam Elliott was only his voice be heard, in the comedy Coming to America, he appeared alongside Eddie Murphy. In the television thriller In the violence of a stranger (1991 ), he played one of the major roles. For his performances in the series ER - Emergency Room in the years 1994 to 2001, he was nominated for an Emmy in 1995. From 1995 to 1999 he was in the television series Chicago Hope - A Streetcar Named hope to see and was nominated as a member of the ensemble in the years 1997 and 1998 for the Screen Actors Guild Award.
Curtis - Hall married in 1995 Kasi Lemmons the actress, who also later became director and screenwriter. As a supporting actor in the directorial debut of his wife Eve 's Bayou (1997) 1998 when he was nominated for the Image Award. For his role in the made-for- television biopic Don King: Only in America (1997) he received in 1998 Golden Satellite Award. Full on it - In 1997, the crime comedy Gridlock'd was! published, with whom he made his debut as a director and screenwriter. As a director of the musical drama Glitter - The gloss of Stars (2001) he was nominated in 2002 for the Golden Raspberry. It was followed in 2006 was nominated for a Black Movie Award for directing the action thriller Waist Deep (2006) with Meagan Good and Larenz Tate. In the biopic of his wife Talk To Me (2007) Curtis - Hall played one of the roles and, in 2007, the ensemble of the Gotham Award.