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Biography

Early life

Underwood was born in Tacoma, Washington, the son of Marilyn, an interior decorator, and Frank Underwood, a United States Army colonel.^[1] As a result of his father's military career, Underwood lived on bases in the United States and Germany during his childhood.^[2] Blair attended Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia. He went on to attend the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Nickname: Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State Coordinates: , Country State County Pierce Government  - Mayor Bill Baarsma (D) Area  - City  62. ... The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... For other uses, see Colonel (disambiguation). ... A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by and/or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Founded December 17, 1748 Government  - Mayor Annie M. Mickens Area  - City  23. ... The Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a degree-granting institution founded in 1914 as a division of Carnegie Mellon Universitys College of Fine Arts. ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ) Fraternity was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students. ...

Career

Underwood's 1985 appearance on The Cosby Show landed him a short stint on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, which eventually led to his Golden Globe-nominated performance on the TV series L.A. Law. Underwood broke into film with roles in Set It Off, Krush Groove, Just Cause, and Deep Impact. He also had a supporting role as a geneticist in Gattaca. In 2000, he played the lead role in the short-lived television series City of Angels. In 2003, he guest starred in four episodes^[2] on the popular HBO series Sex and the City playing Cynthia Nixon's love interest. In 2004, he played the role of Roger De Souza opposite Heather Locklear in NBC's LAX.^[3] He also has appeared in a guest role as a grade-school teacher on the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine. In 2007, he guest starred in an episode of the NBC series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.^[4] His latest role is as the recurring character Alex in the HBO series In Treatment. The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, first broadcast on September 20, 1984 and ran for eight seasons on the NBC television network, until April 30, 1992. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the film. ... Krush Groove (1985) Directed by Michael Schultz In this movie based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings, up-and-coming manager Russell Simmons has all the hottest acts on the record label Krush Groove records, including Run-D.M.C., Dr. Jekyll & Mr. ... Just Cause is a 1995 film directed by Arne Glimcher starring Sean Connery & Laurence Fishburne. ... The name Deep Impact may refer to: Deep Impact, the 2005 NASA space mission. ... Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law with supporting roles played by Loren Dean, Gore Vidal and Alan Arkin. ... City Of Angels, a television show which ran from January-December of 2000, was network televisions first predominantly black medical drama. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Sex and the City is a popular American cable television program. ... Cynthia Ellen Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is a Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actress who is best known for her portrayal of lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the popular HBO comedy-drama Sex and the City (1998–2004). ... Heather Locklear (born September 25, 1961 in Westwood, California) is an American actress, primarily on soap operas, movies and television. ... This article is about the television network. ... LAX was the name of a television drama starring Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... The New Adventures of Old Christine is a CBS situation comedy starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, which debuted as a midseason replacement on March 13, 2006. ... This article is about the television network. ... Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 5 DVD Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU) is the first of three spin-offs of Law & Order (the other two being Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury; all series are presented on the NBC... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... In Treatment is a TV show, produced by Mark Wallberg, which will be aired on HBO during 2007. ...

Underwood has received four NAACP Image Awards^[4] for such roles as in the docudramas Murder in Mississippi and Heat Wave. The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ... // Docudramas tend to demonstrate some or most of the following characteristics: A strict focus on the facts of the event being treated, as they are known; A tendency to avoid overt commentary or authorial editorializing; The use of literary and narrative techniques to flesh out or render story-like the... Murder in Mississippi was a 1990 television movie which dramatised the last weeks of Civil Rights activist Michael Mickey Schwerner, and the events leading up to his disappearance (along with two other activists) and subsequent murder. ...

Underwood was voted one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2000, and one of TV Guide's "Most Influential Faces of the 90s".^[5] TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ...

In 2007, Underwood co-authored the fiction novel Casanegra: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel with husband-and-wife team Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due. Steven Barnes photo by Beth Gwinn Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA) is a self-titled writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician. ... Tananarive Due (born 1966) is an American author. ...

Personal life

In 1989, Underwood co-founded Artists for a New South Africa, a non-profit organization dedicated to democracy and equality in South Africa. A non-profit organization (abbreviated NPO, or non-profit or not-for-profit) is an organization whose primary objective is to support an issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes, without concern for monetary profit. ...

Underwood is a part of several charitable organizations. He won the 1993 Humanitarian Award for his work with the Los Angeles chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. In 2003, along with Ashley Judd, he served as the spokesperson for YouthAIDS. Underwood also appeared in a 2004 public service announcement for The Fulfillment Fund.^[6] He is a Trustee for the Robey Theatre Company in Los Angeles, a non-profit theatre group founded by Danny Glover, focusing on plays about the Black experience. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is a U.S. organization founded in 1950 which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals and the general public. ... Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968) is an American actress. ... A public service announcement (PSA) or community service announcement (CSA) is a non-commercial advertisement typically on radio or television, ostensibly broadcast for the public good. ... Robey Theatre Company is a Los Angeles-based non-profit theatre company. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... Danny Lebern Glover[1] (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. ... Though most indigenous Africans possess relatively dark skin, they exhibit much variation in physical appearance. ...

He supports Senator Barack Obama's presidential candidacy and has recently spoken at campaign rallies for Obama.

On September 17, 1994, he married Desiree DaCosta, with whom he has three children: sons Paris and Blake, and daughter Brielle.^[5] is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

Filmography

Films

// Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Adolph Caesar Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and... Krush Groove (1985) Directed by Michael Schultz In this movie based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings, up-and-coming manager Russell Simmons has all the hottest acts on the record label Krush Groove records, including Run-D.M.C., Dr. Jekyll & Mr. ... The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. ... The year 1993 in film involved many significant films. ... Posse is a 1993 Western movie starring Stephen Baldwin, Mario Van Peebles, Billy Zane, Tone Loc, Reginald VelJohnson, Big Daddy Kane, Blair Underwood, Isaac Hayes, and Nipsey Russell. ... The year 1995 in film involved some significant events. ... Just Cause is a 1995 film directed by Arne Glimcher starring Sean Connery & Laurence Fishburne. ... The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ... This article is about the film. ... The year 1997 in film involved some significant events. ... Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law with supporting roles played by Loren Dean, Gore Vidal and Alan Arkin. ... The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ... Deep Impact is a 1998 science fiction disaster film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... Rules of Engagement is a 2000 American movie starring Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, directed by William Friedkin. ... The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. ... G is film released in the year 2002 by Christopher Scott Cherot. ... Full Frontal is a film by Steven Soderbergh, about a day in the life of people in Hollywood. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... Malibus Most Wanted is a 2003 comedic feature film starring Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, and Blair Underwood. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... The Golden Blaze is a direct to video animated film released in 2005[1]. It was produced by Warner Bros. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Something New is a 2006 romance film, written by Kriss Turner and directed by Sanaa Hamri. ... Madeas Family Reunion is a film adaptation of the acclaimed stage production written by Tyler Perry and sequel to Diary of a Mad Black Woman. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises which premiered or had installments released in 2004, which appear again this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Ocean...

Television

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References

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External links

• Blair Underwood at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Website
• ANSA: Artists For A New South Africa