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| Born | Charles Stanley Dutton January 30, 1951 Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Spouse(s) | Debbi Morgan (1989-1994) |
Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is an American Tony Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor and director. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Deborah "Debbi" Morgan (born September 20, 1956) is an Emmy Award -winning American film and Television actress Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented
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Biography
Career
In 1984, Dutton made his Broadway debut in August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, winning a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located August Wilson ( April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American Playwright. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is the title of a song by Ma Rainey referring to the Black Bottom dance, which has been taken as the name of a 1982 play The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented In 1988 Dutton played a killer in the television miniseries The Murder of Mary Phagan opposite Jack Lemmon and Kevin Spacey. The Murder of Mary Phagan, a 1988 two-part TV Miniseries made by Orion Pictures Corporation and distributed by National Broadcasting Company John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. 1990 brought him a second Best Actor Tony nomination for his role in another Wilson play, The Piano Lesson. The Piano Lesson is a play by American Playwright August Wilson, the fourth in his series ''The Pittsburgh Cycle''. Dutton also starred in Alien³, the debut film of director David Fincher then costarred in 1993's Rudy. Alien 3, styled as Alien³, is a 1992 Science fiction / Horror film (see 1992 in film) David Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film and Music video director known for his dark and stylish portraits of Rudy is a 1993 film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger who harbored dreams of Other films he has appeared in include A Time to Kill, Cookie's Fortune, Cry, the Beloved Country, and Secret Window. A Time to Kill is the title of a legal suspense thriller authored by John Grisham in 1989. Cookie's Fortune is a 1999 comedy Film directed by Robert Altman and starring an Ensemble cast, including Patricia Cry The Beloved Country is a novel by South African author Alan Paton. Secret Window ( 2004) is a Psychological thriller Movie, starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro.
Dutton won Outstanding Guest Actor Emmy awards in 2002 and 2003 for his roles in The Practice and Without a Trace. The Practice is a American Legal drama created by David E Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston Without a Trace is an American television show set in New York City. In 1999, he starred in an ensemble cast in Aftershock: Earthquake in New York in which he played the Mayor of New York City. Aftershock Earthquake in New York is a Made-for-television movie produced by Hallmark Entertainment that originally aired on CBS as a two part mini-series He co-starred with Tom Skerritt. Thomas Roy "Tom" Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor who has appeared in over 40 films Dutton gained acclaim for his comedy show Roc shown on FOX television (but produced by HBO) from 1991 to 1994, especially mid-run when the show was broadcast live. Roc is a Fox network Comedy-drama which ran from 1991 to 1994. His work in this role won him an NAACP Image Award. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAACP, is one of the oldest and most influential Civil rights organizations He co-starred in the popular but short-lived 2005 CBS science fiction series, Threshold. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Threshold is a Science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005
In 2000, Dutton directed the critically acclaimed HBO mini series The Corner. The Corner is a 2000 HBO Television miniseries based on the book The Corner A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood The miniseries was close to his heart for Dutton grew up on the streets of East Baltimore. It was adapted from The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (Broadway Books, 1997) by David Simon (a reporter for the Baltimore Sun) and Ed Burns (a retired Baltimore homicide detective). This article is about the Baltimore television writer for other people with the same name see Edward Burns (disambiguation. The Corner won several Emmys in 2000, including that for best miniseries. Dutton won for his direction of the miniseries.
He starred as Montgomery County, Maryland Police Chief Charles Moose in the 2003 made-for-TV movie D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear, and appears in Season 2 of The L Word. Montgomery County of the US state of Maryland is situated just north of Washington D Charles Alexander Moose (born 1953 is an American law enforcement official and author DC Sniper 23 Days of Fear (AKA ' Sniper 23 Days of Fear in Washington D The L Word is a Television Drama series on Showtime that portrays the lives of a group of Lesbian, Bisexual and Dutton also appeared in "Another Toothpick," an episode of The Sopranos. " Another Toothpick " is the thirty-first episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the fifth of the show's third season The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. He most recently guest starred on House as the father of Doctor Eric Foreman (Omar Epps) and on Sleeper Cell: American Terror as the father of undercover FBI agent Darwyn Al-Sayeed. House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 Eric Foreman, MD, is a Fictional character on the Fox Medical drama House. Omar Hashim Epps (born July 23 1973) is an American Actor and Musician. The following are a list of descriptions for characters on the Showtime Television series Sleeper Cell. He also directed two episodes of Sleeper Cell.
On 9 October 2007, HBO announced that it has arranged a deal with Dutton where he will develop, direct and star in series and movies for the network. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1] He also appears in the upcoming film Honeydripper. Honeydripper is a 2007 American musical Drama film written and directed by John Sayles.
Personal life
Dutton was born and raised on the Eastside of Baltimore, Maryland to a truck driver father. [2] He discovered a love of the theatre and studied for a college degree, later earning a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre Acting, design ( Set [3] He is also a Towson University alumnus. Towson University, often referred to as TU or simply Towson for short is an American Public university located in Towson in
After dropping out in the seventh grade, he tried his hand as an amateur boxer under his nickname 'Roc'. At age 17, though, he was convicted of manslaughter after stabbing a man to death in a street fight. (Dutton maintains that the man attacked and wounded him first. ) After serving a seven and one half year prison term, he was paroled only to return to jail less than two years later for possession of a deadly weapon. While incarcerated, he became involved with theater groups and began to turn his life around, the turning point being when he was assaulted by an ice pick-wielding inmate against whom he refused to retaliate. Dutton obtained a high school equivalency and completed a two-year college program. Upon his release, he enrolled as a drama major at Baltimore's Towson State University. [4]
Dutton owns a farm in Ellicott City, Maryland, and is an ex-husband of actress Debbi Morgan. Ellicott City is an Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. Deborah "Debbi" Morgan (born September 20, 1956) is an Emmy Award -winning American film and Television actress
References
- ^ Michael Schneider. "Dutton back in biz at HBO", Daily Variety, October 10, 2007, p. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman 4.
- ^ Charles S. Dutton Biography (1951-)
- ^ "Charles S. Dutton" at All Movie Guide
- ^ Charles Dutton Biography
External links
- Charles S. Dutton at the Internet Movie Database
- Charles S. Dutton at the Internet Broadway Database
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