| Clarke Peters | |
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| Born | April 7, 1952 New York City, United States |
Clarke Peters (born Peter Clarke; April 7, 1952) is an American actor, singer, and writer. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms
Born in New York City, Peters grew up in Englewood, New Jersey and graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1970. The City of New York Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26203 Dwight Morrow High School is a four-year comprehensive Public high school located in Englewood New Jersey, United States, as part of the Englewood Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical for writing the revue Five Guys Named Moe. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical Entertainment that combines Music, dance and sketches. Five Guys Named Moe is a musical with a book by Clarke Peters and lyrics and music by Louis Jordan and others As an actor, he has appeared on Broadway in The Iceman Cometh (1999), which won him the Theatre World Award, and as shady lawyer Billy Flynn in the revival of Chicago in 2000 and 2003. 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 The Iceman Cometh is a play written by Eugene O'Neill in 1939. 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 Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. His West End theatre credits include Blues in the Night, Porgy and Bess, The Witches of Eastwick, and Chicago. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Blues in the Night is a musical Revue conceived by Sheldon Epps Porgy and Bess is an Opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, Libretto by DuBose Heyward, and The Witches of Eastwick is a 2000 musical based on the novel of the same name by John Updike. In regional theatre he has appeared in Driving Miss Daisy, The Wiz, Bubbling Brown Sugar, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Carmen Jones, and The Amen Corner. Regional theaters (also called resident theaters) in the United States are professional Theater companies that produce their own seasons Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 film adapted from the Alfred Uhry play of the same title for Warner Brothers. The Wiz is a 1975 Broadway musical, based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Bubbling Brown Sugar is a musical revue written by Loften Mitchell based on a concept by Rosetta LeNoire and featuring the music of numerous African-American artists who 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 Carmen Jones is a 1943 Broadway musical, later made into a 1954 Musical film; the play also ran for a season in 1991 at London The Amen Corner is a three-act play by James Baldwin.It was Baldwin's first attempt at Theater following Go Tell It on the Mountain
Peters is familiar to television viewers as Detective Lester Freamon in the HBO series The Wire. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Lester Freamon is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Clarke Peters. His screen credits include Notting Hill, K-Pax, and Freedomland. Notting Hill is a 1999 Romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999 K-PAX is the name of the first Novel in the K-PAX series by Gene Brewer and a film based on the series K-PAX (1995
When not on set, Peters is an avid horseback rider. For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description He lives in London. [1]
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| NAME | Peters, Clarke |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952-4-7 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Englewood, New Jersey, United States |
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