Gary Dourdan
Gary Dourdan
Birth name	Gary Durdin
Born	December 11, 1966 (1966-12-11) (age 40) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Gary Dourdan (born Gary Durdin, December 11, 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor, widely known for portraying Warrick Brown on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Warrick Brown (born October 10, 1970) is a fictional character on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ...

Biography

Dourdan and his family moved to Willingboro, New Jersey when he was in his youth. At this time his interests included acting, music and martial arts. Later Dourdan moved to New York City and worked as a doorman at a rehearsal studio where he met some of Manhattan's promising young artists. Willingboro Township highlighted in Burlington County. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... A doorman (more commonly referred to as a bouncer) is a term for a person who deals with the general security of a bar, pub or nightclub. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ...

Green-eyed Dourdan got his first break when Debbie Allen cast him as Shazza Zulu on A Different World based on a tape of him in an avant-garde play. He had a recurring role on the Showtime series Soul Food until he nabbed the part of Warrick Brown on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He was also the host of a BET Spoken Word show entitled the Lyric Cafe. Debbie Allen (born Deborrah Kaye Allen on January 16, 1950 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor, choreographer, film director, television producer and a member of the Presidents Committee on the Arts and Humanities. ... A Different World was an American television sitcom. ... This article is about the pay TV channel. ... For other uses, see Soul food (disambiguation). ... Bet may refer to: Look up bet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Spoken word is a form of music or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ...

Dourdan was briefly married to Roshumba Williams, and he has a daughter, Nyla and a son, Lyric from other relationships. He recently joined DMC on stage at Live 8 at Park Place in Barrie, Ontario, and also co-sang the lyrics to the theme song of The Jeffersons at the 2005 Emmy Awards. Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ... Park Place is a park located at Ontario provincial highway 400 (exit 90) off Mapleview Drive (formerly Molson Park Drive) East in the south end of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. ... For the electoral district, see Barrie (electoral district). ... For the South Park episode of the same name, see The Jeffersons (South Park episode). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Emmy Award. ...

He also starred in the movie Alien: Resurrection. Film poster Alien: Resurrection Alien: Resurrection (1997) is the fourth movie in the Alien series, preceded by Alien, Aliens and Alien³. Synopsis Spoiler warning: Alien: Resurrection takes place 200 years after the events of Alien³. Ellen Ripley has been cloned using blood samples from Fiorina 161, on ice so that...

He is currently set to play Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, on a biographical film on the latter's life.^[1] Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. ... Philip Parris Lynott (August 20, 1949–January 4, 1986) was an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of Thin Lizzy. ... Poster for Man on the Moon (1999), a biopic A biographical picture— often shortened to biopic— is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. ...

He had a small role, in the movie Thursday, starring Thomas Jane. Thursday is a 1998 American movie written and directed by Skip Woods. ... For the 15th century English Bishop of Norwich, see Thomas Jane (Bishop of Norwich). ...

He also appeared in Janet Jackson's video for her 1993 hit "Again" as her love interest. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, pop icon, and younger sister of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. ... Again was a 1993 hit song for American R&B diva Janet Jackson. ...

Dourdan also has a small part in the 2007 film Perfect Stranger, as the protagonist's boyfriend. Perfect Stranger is a 2007 thriller film starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis. ...

He played a small part in the episode Never on Sunday (Lois & Clark episode) in the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Never on Sunday is the fifty-sixth episode of the television program Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. ... Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action television series based on the Superman comic books. ...

While getting his acting career off the ground, he modeled mens clothing for Marithe and Francois Girbaud. He appeared in many of their print and catalog pieces.

It is a well known fact that Dourdan appears to be of tall stature on television, but in real life, he is below average height. This was parodied on a epsisode of Reno 911!. For the 2007 film, see Reno 911!: Miami. ...

Controversy

TMZ.com reported on July 17, 2007: [[1]] "Clad in leather biker gear, Dourdan violently grabbed our photog outside Hyde, who the actor had mistaken for another guy, and slammed him to the pavement several times, sending his head bouncing into concrete over and over again -- all while his camera continued to roll." Subsequently, Dourdan and his entourage returned to the scene and chased the photog, forcing him to flee in a cab.

References

1. ^ Rolling Stone: Lizzy's Lynott Lives On

• Hiltbrand, David. "It's in the eyes". The Philadelphia Inquirer reprinted in the Austin American-Statesman "Showorld" section. November 13, 2005. pp 1,2.

External links

• Gary Dourdan Bio at CBS - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Gary Dourdan Official Website
• Gary Dourdan at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview at africana.com
• Luscious - Gary Dourdan fanlisting
• Profile at CSI Guide
• The Gary Dourdan Experience Website

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