Blair UnderwoodNationality:
American Birthdate:
08/25/1964 Birthplace:
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biography
A handsome young leading man of American TV and, to a lesser extent, film, Blair Underwood got his start playing clean-cut and often decidedly middle class African Americans, notably his six seasons as Jonathan Rollins, the brash associate of "L.A. Law" (NBC, 1987-93), then branched out to playing sleazoids of the first degree, then saw the pendulum swing back as he returned to more upstanding TV characters. An Army brat, Underwood grew up near bases around the globe. He studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before heading to New York hoping for a career in show
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milestones
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Milestone
1985
Made feature film debut in "Krush Groove"
1985
First speaking role on TV in episode of "The Cosby Show" (NBC)
1986
Had a short-lived role the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live"
1987
Cast as lawyer Jonathan Rollins on the NBC series "L.A. Law"; received a Golden Globe nomination in 1990
1989
Made TV-movie debut in "The Cover Girl and the Cop"
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