Blair Erwin Underwood, prominently known as Blair Underwood is an American entertainer. Underwood is most popular for his part as lawyer Jonathan Rollins in the NBC lawful show arrangement, L.A.
Law and Dr. Ben Turner in the CBS clinical show TV arrangement, City of Angels. He has featured in various motion pictures and network shows. For his works, he has gotten two Golden Globe Award designations, five NAACP Image Awards, one Daytime Emmy Award and one Grammy Award.
Blair Underwood was born on 25 August 1964. His original name is Blair Erwin Underwood. His origination is in Tacoma, Washington in the United States. He holds an American ethnicity. He was born to his dad Frank Eugene Underwood Sr. furthermore, his mom Marily Ann Scales. As his dad was in the military, he lived on bases and Army Posts in the United States and Germany all through his adolescence.
| Celebrated Name | Blair Underwood |
|---|---|
| Age | 56 Years |
| Nick Name | Blair Underwood |
| Birth Name | Blair Erwin Underwood |
| Birth Date | 1964-08-25 |
| Gender | Male |
| Profession | TV Actor |
He has a place with the African-American identity and his religion is Christianity. His DNA test showed that he is a relative of the Babungo individuals of Cameroon. The DNA test additionally associated his lineage to Bamum, Brong, and Igbo ethnic gatherings of Western Africa.
As to instructive foundation, he went to Petersburg High School. He later went to Carnegie Mellon School of Drama where he is a privileged individual from the Phi Beta Sigma club. Blair Underwood made his acting introduction just as his film debut with the 1985 melodic film, Krush Groove.
He made his TV debut in a visitor part in the activity wrongdoing show arrangement, Knight Rider around the same time. After a few minor jobs, he handled his first significant job yet a short stretch on the ABC drama One Life to Live. He showed up as Bobby Blue.
He handled another significant part as Terry Corsaro in the wrongdoing dramatization arrangement Downtown. Underwood made his advancement when he handled the job of lawyer Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legitimate show arrangement, L.A. Law in 1987.
He featured in the arrangement until it finished in 1994. For his job in the show, he got a Golden Globe Award selection for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 1991.
He won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for a similar job. Underwood featuring other significant TV arrangement are High Incident, City of Angels, Sex and the City, Fatherhood, LAX, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Dirty Sexy Money, In Treatment, The Event, Ironside, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Quantico among others.
For his job as Dr. Ben Turner in City of Angels, he won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. He procured NAACP Image Award assignments for his TV jobs in The Adventures of Old Christine, Dirty Sexy Money, and The Event.
He was assigned for Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and NAACP Image Award for his job In Treatment. Underwood featuring significant movies are Posse (1993), Just Cause (1995), Gattaca (1997), Deep Impact (1998), Rules of Engagement (2002), G (2002), Full Frontal (2002), Malibu’s Most Wasted (2003), Something New (2006), Madea’s Family Reunion (2006), The Bridge to Nowhere (2009), The Art of Getting By (2011), I Will Follow (2011), Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the seventh Day (2012), The After Party (2018), Juanita (2019), and Bad Hair (2020) among others.
He won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his job in the 2000 conflict and legitimate show film Rules of Engagement. Underwood has additionally featured in various TV films.
He procured NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special designations for his parts in TV films, Murder in Mississippi, Soul of the Game, Mama Flora’s Family, The Trip to Bountiful.
For his job in the 1990 TV film, Murder in Mississippi, he was named for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. For his job in the 1996 TV film, Soul of the Game, he was named for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special.
He won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for An Inconvenient Truth in 2009. He played lawyer Bobby Burns in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us in 2019. He co-featured inverse Octavia Spencer in the Netflix miniseries Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker in 2019.
Blake Underwood is as of now single. Underwood was recently hitched to Desiree DaCosta. The couple got hitched in 1994. They share three youngsters together, Blake, Brielle, and Paris. Following 27 years of marriage, the couple reported their split in 2021. He composed on Instagram,
“After an enormous measure of thought, supplication and work on ourselves independently and all things considered, we have reached the resolution to end our marriage that started 27 years prior. It has genuinely been an excellent excursion. Our proudest accomplishments are our three mind boggling kids. Three spirits to which God endowed us. We keep on being awed and lowered by the endowments of nurturing. We have consistently put their general benefits first and will keep on doing as such. We will keep on being the awesome companions and co-guardians and have the most extreme regard for each other as we leave upon this new section of our lives, independently. We thank you for your help consistently and we unassumingly request protection and comprehension during this new period of progress.”
Entertainer Blair Underwood remains at a tallness of 1.81 m for example 5 feet and 11 inches tall. He has a body weight of 174 lbs for example 78 kg. He has a normal body fabricate. His eye tone is dull earthy colored and his hair tone is dark. His sexual direction is straight.
Blair Underwood is one of the recognizable names in Hollywood. He has gone through a large portion of his time on earth in media outlets. Most of his pay comes from his acting profession. He has featured in various films and TV arrangement to date. As of now, his total assets is assessed at $8 million.
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