David Alan GrierAKA:
David Alan Grier
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06/30/1955 Birthplace:
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biography
A handsome, charismatic, classically trained African-American actor who started his film career in dramatic roles but soon came to specialize in comedy, David Alan Grier studied acting at the Yale School of Drama before plying his craft in a New York Shakespeare Festival production of "Richard III". He won a Tony nomination for his portrayal of baseball great Jackie Robinson in the musical "The First" (1981). Grier went on to perform in a number of other Broadway and off-Broadway shows, most notably "A Soldier's Play", in a part that he later recreated for Norman Jewison's faithful film
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1981
Nominated for a Tony for his portrayal of baseball legend Jackie Robinson in "The First"
Joined the cast of the hit Broadway musical "Dreamgirls"
Starred with Adolph Caesar and Denzel Washington in the acclaimed off-Broadway production of "A Soldier's Play"
1983
Made his film debut in Robert Altman's "Streamers"
1984
Reprised his stage role for the film "A Soldier's Story"
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