| Cleavon Little | |
|---|---|
 Blazing Saddles, 1974 | |
| Born | Cleavon Jake Little June 1, 1939 Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA |
| Died | October 22, 1992 (aged 53) Sherman Oaks, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1964-1992 |
| Spouse(s) | Valerie Wiggins (1972-1974) |
Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American film and theatre actor, best known for his lead role as Bart in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles and as the irreverent Dr. Blazing Saddles ( 1974) is a satiric Western Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chickasha (pronounced /ˈtʃɪkəʃei/) is a city in and the County seat, business and employment center of Grady County, Oklahoma, United The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Sherman Oaks is an 81-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. 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 Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 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 An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American director, Writer, Composer, Lyricist Blazing Saddles ( 1974) is a satiric Western Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Jerry Noland in the early 1970s situation-comedy television series program Temperatures Rising. Temperatures Rising was an American television Situation comedy that ran from September 12, 1972 to August 29, In 1978 he played "The Prince of Darkness" in the radio station comedy FM. FM is a 1978 film directed by John A Alonzo, and starring Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras and Cleavon He was also in the 1984 action film Toy Soldiers and acted out the role of Super Soul in the film Vanishing Point in 1971. Toy Soldiers is a 1984 action film shot in Mexico which stars Jason Miller, Cleavon Little and Terri Garber. A vanishing point is a point in a perspective drawing to which Parallel lines appear to converge [1]
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Biography
Early Life
Little was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Chickasha (pronounced /ˈtʃɪkəʃei/) is a city in and the County seat, business and employment center of Grady County, Oklahoma, United He grew up in California and attended college at San Diego State University. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. History Established on March 13 1897 San Diego State University first began as the San Diego Normal School intended to educate local future female elementary school teachers After receiving a full scholarship to Juilliard he moved to New York and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [2]
Career
Little started off with small, and uncredited parts, he had small roles in films such as What's So Bad About Feeling Good, John and Mary and Cotton Comes to Harlem. John and Mary are the subjects of a series of children's books written by Grace James. Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 Blaxploitation film starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St In 1971 he was casted to portray Super Soul in the movie Vanishing Point, after a few more films and guest appearances Little was cast to portay Sheriff Bart in the 1974 comedy film Blazing Saddles, beating Richard Pryor, who co-wrote the script intending to play the role himself. A vanishing point is a point in a perspective drawing to which Parallel lines appear to converge Blazing Saddles ( 1974) is a satiric Western Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III ( December 1, 1940 &ndash December 10, 2005) was an American Comedian, Actor Studio execs were apparently nervous over Pryor's reputation as a racy comedian and thought Cleavon would be a safer choice. [3] This role earned him a BAFTA Award nomination as Most Promising Newcomer. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Little made his off-Broadway debut in the 1968 political satire MacBird!, 1970 he won a Tony award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award for his work in the Broadway musical Purlie. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Political satire is a significant part of Satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politicsusing political cartoons politicians and public affairs MacBird! was a notorious 1966 Counterculture drama by Barbara Garson which satirically depicted President Lyndon Johnson as The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and 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 Purlie is a musical with a book by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose and Peter Udell lyrics by Udell and music by Gary Geld A year later Little was hired as an ensemble player on the syndicated TV variety weekly The David Frost Revue.
Later career
After Blazing Saddles, Little appeared in a large amount of, unfortunately, less successful films, such as FM, High Risk, Jimmy the Kid and Toy Soldiers. Blazing Saddles ( 1974) is a satiric Western Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. FM is a 1978 film directed by John A Alonzo, and starring Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras and Cleavon High Risk was a program aired by the CBS Television network as part of its 1988 fall lineup. Toy Soldiers is a 1984 action film shot in Mexico which stars Jason Miller, Cleavon Little and Terri Garber. Little also made guest appearances on The Mod Squad, The Rookies, Police Story, The Rockford Files, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, ABC Afterschool Specials, The Fall Guy and ALF. The Mod Squad is a television series that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968 until August 23, 1973. The Rookies is an ABC television series running from 1972 until 1976. This article is about the American TV series 'Police Story' for the Jackie Chan film see Police Story (film, for the Roddenberry pilot see Police The Rockford Files is an American Detective ( Private investigator) Television Drama that had its first run on the The Love Boat (simply Love Boat in its final season is an American Television series set on a Cruise ship, which This article is about the television series For the Amusement park, see Martin's Fantasy Island or Fantasy Island UK The American Broadcasting Company coined the term After School Special with a series of made for television movies usually dealing with controversial or socially relevant The Fall Guy is an American Television program produced for ABC and originally broadcast from 1981 to 1986. In 1989 he appeared in an episode of Dear John and won the Outstanding Guest Actor Emmy, defeating Robert Picardo, Jack Gilford, Leslie Nielsen and Sammy Davis, Jr.[4] Little also had a part in Fletch Lives, the least successful sequel to 1985's Fletch. This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American Primetime Television Robert Picardo (born October 27, 1953) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor. Jack Gilford ( July 25, 1908 &ndash June 4, 1990 was an Academy Award - and Tony Award -nominated and Daytime Emmy Award Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr (8 December 1925 &ndash 16 May 1990 was an American Entertainer. Fletch Lives is a 1989 Comedy film starring Chevy Chase. It was directed by Michael Ritchie with a screenplay by Leon Capetanos Fletch is a 1985 Comedy film about a wisecracking investigative newspaper reporter Irwin M His last appearance overall was a guest part on an episode of Tales from the Crypt, before he died in Sherman Oaks, California of colon cancer in 1992. Sherman Oaks is an 81-square-mile district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes Cancerous growths in the colon, Rectum and
References
- ^ Cleavon Little Biography. filmreference. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins
- ^ Biography: Cleavon Little. Allmovie. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins
- ^ Cleavon Little Trivia. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins
- ^ The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989). The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-06-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins
External links
- Cleavon Little at Find A Grave
- Cleavon Little at the Internet Broadway Database
- Cleavon Little at the Internet Movie Database
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Little, Cleavon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chickasha, Oklahoma |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1992 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sherman Oaks, California |
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