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Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (/ˈtʃiːdəl/, CHEE-dəl; born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his roles in film and television, he has received multiple accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, two Grammy Awards, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. He is among a few actors who have received nominations for the EGOT. Cheadle's career started with supporting roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), Colors (1988), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), Boogie Nights (1997), and Bulworth (1998). He collaborated with director Steven Soderberghacting in Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007), and No Sudden Move (2021). Cheadle was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Paul Rusesabagina in the historical drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). He was the co-producer of Crash, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2005. Cheadle joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe portraying James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine, beginning with Iron Man 2 (2010). On television, Cheadle earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his roles as Marty Kaan in House of Lies (2012–2016) and Maurice Monroe in Black Monday (2019–2021). He was further Emmy-nominated for The Rat Pack (1998), A Lesson Before Dying (1999), Things Behind the Sun (2001), ER (2002), and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). In 2016, he received his first Grammy Award, winning Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Miles Ahead's soundtrack. In 2022, he received a second Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for his narration of the audiobook Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis; he also received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Cheadle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (/ˈtʃiːdəl/, CHEE-dəl; born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his roles in film and television, he has received multiple accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, two Grammy Awards, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. He is among a few actors who have received nominations for the EGOT. Cheadle's career started with supporting roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), Colors (1988), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), Boogie Nights (1997), and Bulworth (1998). He collaborated with director Steven Soderberghacting in Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007), and No Sudden Move (2021). Cheadle was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Paul Rusesabagina in the historical drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). He was the co-producer of Crash, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2005. Cheadle joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe portraying James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine, beginning with Iron Man 2 (2010). On television, Cheadle earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his roles as Marty Kaan in House of Lies (2012–2016) and Maurice Monroe in Black Monday (2019–2021). He was further Emmy-nominated for The Rat Pack (1998), A Lesson Before Dying (1999), Things Behind the Sun (2001), ER (2002), and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). In 2016, he received his first Grammy Award, winning Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Miles Ahead's soundtrack. In 2022, he received a second Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for his narration of the audiobook Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis; he also received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Cheadle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
30 Rock
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Oscars
Night Court
Entertainment Tonight
Tony Awards
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Simpsons
DAVE
Hill Street Blues
Big Mouth
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
Hollywood Game Night
Marvel Studios Assembled
Honest Trailers
The Early Show
Lip Sync Battle
Desus & Mero
Chelsea
What If...?
Fame
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Marvel Studios Legends
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Shop
China Beach
L.A. Law
The Bronx Zoo
DuckTales
Number One on the Call Sheet
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Secret Invasion
The Bernie Mac Show
Hart to Heart
Ocean's Eleven
Captain Marvel
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Rush Hour 2
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Avengers: Secret Wars
Avengers: Doomsday
Picket Fences
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Memory Police
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Avengers: Endgame
The Wonder Years
Ocean's Twelve
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Avengers: Infinity War
Agent Elvis
Funny or Die Presents
Colors
Captain America: Civil War
Boogie Nights
Ocean's Thirteen
Traffic
Lush Life
ER
Hamburger Hill
Volcano
The Golden Palace
After the Sunset
Out of Sight
White Noise
Mission to Mars
The Family Man
Hotel for Dogs
The Big Cigar
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 2
MADtv
The Rat Pack
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Brooklyn's Finest
Flight
Crash
House of Lies
Black Monday
Traitor
No Sudden Move
Hotel Rwanda
Production Credits
Freedom Writers
Crash
The Big Cigar
Traitor
Black Monday
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