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milestones
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Milestone
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois
Worked for Peoples Gas Company
Moonlighted as a bouncer
Worked as a security guard for the producer of the touring company of "Beauty Shop, Part 2"
Debut as an actor, played a drill sergeant in a beer commercial
1995
Film debut in walk-on as a bouncer in "Friday"
1995
Primetime TV debut in a guest role on the NBC sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
1998
Earned attention as Bear in the action adventure flick "Armaggedon", starring Bruce Willis
1999
Breakthrough screen role as a death row inmate John Coffey in "The Green Mile", written and directed by Frank Darabont; earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination
2000
Reteamed with Willis for "The Whole Nine Yards"
2001
Portrayed a football coach in the biopic "They Call Me Sirr" (Showtime)
2001
Co-starred with Mark Wahlberg in the remake of "Planet of the Apes"
2002
Cast as Balthazar in "The Scorpion King"
2003
Appeared as the comic book villain The Kingpin in the superhero film "Daredevil"
2005
Cast in Frank Miller's "Sin City" co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez
2005
Starred in the sci-fi thriller "The Island," directed by Michael Bay
2006
Played a pit crew captain in the Will Ferrell comedy "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"
2006
Played Lesher, a cohort of Billy Bob Thornton in Todd Phillips' "School For Scoundrels"
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