• Name: Don Cheadle
  • Date of Birth: November 29, 1964
  • Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Mini-bio: Don Cheadle (November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor.

Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri and attended East High School in Denver, Colorado.

He first became well-kn...( read more)own for playing the district attorney on the television series Picket Fences. Since then he has appeared in films including Rosewood, The Family Man, Out of Sight, Traffic, and the 2001 version of Ocean's Eleven. These last three were directed by Steven Soderbergh, who has said that Cheadle is one of his favorite actors to work with.

In 2005, Cheadle was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Paul Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda, a story about a Hutu hotel manager in Rwanda who sheltered hundreds of Tutsis and other refugees from murderous militias during the Rwandan genocide in mid-1994. He also starred in, and was one of the producers of Crash, which won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Picture.

Cheadle will make his directorial debut with the adaptation of Elmore Leonard's Tishomingo Blues. He also appeared in NFL commercials promoting the Super Bowl from 2002–2005.

Cheadle has been in a relationship with actress Bridgid Coulter since the early-90s; they have two daughters, Ayana and Imani.
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Don Cheadle was born in Kansas City but moved throughout his childhood. He attended CalArts and earned his BA in Fine Arts. He auditioned for many roles, and won a part on the television series "Fame" (1982). He was then cast in the John Irvin film Hamburger Hill (1987). He first became recognized in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), which won him the Best Supporting Actor Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics. Cheadle is a highly respected actor who has won many awards and continues to act on both television movies and features, as well as in theater productions. He lives in Los Angeles, California

Don Cheadle (November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri and attended East High School in Denver, Colorado. He first became well-known for playing the district attorney on the television series Picket Fences. Since then he has appeared in films including Rosewood, The Family Man, Out of Sight, Traffic, and the 2001 version of Ocean's Eleven. These last three were directed by Steven Soderbergh, who has said that Cheadle is one of his favorite actors to work with. In 2005, Cheadle was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Paul Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda, a story about a Hutu hotel manager in Rwanda who sheltered hundreds of Tutsis and other refugees from murderous militias during the Rwandan genocide in mid-1994. He also starred in, and was one of the producers of Crash, which won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Picture. Cheadle will make his directorial debut with the adaptation of Elmore Leonard's Tishomingo Blues. He also appeared in NFL commercials promoting the Super Bowl from 2002–2005. Cheadle has been in a relationship with actress Bridgid Coulter since the early-90s; they have two daughters, Ayana and Imani.

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Don Cheadle Information:
Eye color: Brown
Height: 5' 8.5"
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Notable feature(s):
Education: Graduated from East High School in Denver, Colorado
Family:A brother named Colin, A sister named Cindy
Resides in:Los Angeles
Religious affiliations:
Political affiliation:
Personal interests/hobbies:plays the saxaphone
Charities/Causes:
Other:Briefly worked as stand up comedian early in his career.



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  • RAYJACKSONUS
    Don Cheadle: was robbed of the academy award. It was
    a sad scene. Him being passover for the untalented,
    Jamie Foxx. Hollywood does strange things sometimes.
    posted 31 days ago
  • daslay2003
    Hi Don,
    I just love what you do on the screen. You are a very talented actor. Look forward to seeing more of you.

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    posted 192 days ago
  • gloriafogarty
    iI LOVE YOU AS AN ACTOR AN THINK YOU WILL BE AMAZING ON THE IRONMAN FILM FOR YOU ARE AWESOME IN ANY PART YOU PLAY ...BUT I ALSO LIKE THE ACTOR YOUR REPLACING ON THE IRONMAN FILM BUT I MUST SAY YOU HAVE A VERY SERIOUS AN FIRM DISPOSITION ABOUT YOU AN IT SHOWS IN YOUR WORK AN SOFT AROUND THE EDGES WHEN NEED BE...LIKE I SAID YOUR AWESOME ACTOR
    posted 216 days ago
  • allisonicole
    Mmmm mmm mmm!
    posted 245 days ago
  • perrydy4
    Personally I think he done a badass job learnin how to do a good english accent for oceans 11 n dat lol.......although not all of us talk that way
    posted 804 days ago
  • contact170
    Don Cheadle was spotted at humour toy shop in Toronto Canada called "Kidding Awound" with his wife and daughters.

    He is in Toronto shooting his upcoming movie "Traitor" and to attend Toronto Film Festival.

    posted 814 days ago
  • chocolategurll
    Dose ne one remember what tha movie Son played in as a up coming basket ball star that got hooked on herion? was it the Gault? or something like me hit my page if you know please?!?!?!?
    posted 861 days ago
  • RangerDanger
    Mmmm..Don is so sexy
    posted 926 days ago
  • woodman292002
    Again Mr. Cheadle just proves that actors from K.C. are superior!
    posted 961 days ago
  • ew4bass
    One of the greatest actors ever!!! very underated he was sensational in that movie Hotel Rwanda!!!!
    posted 981 days ago

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