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Michael Jai White (born November 10, 1967) [1] [note 1] is an American actor, director, and martial artist. [3] Though he has appeared in a variety of genres, White is best known for his action and martial arts films. [4] His first major starring role and breakout performance was in the 1995 HBO film Tyson as heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson.
On the December 15, 1984, episode of Saturday Night Live, the black actor Eddie Murphy appeared in "White Like Me", [25] a sketch in which he used theatrical make-up to appear as a white man. In 1985, actor Phil Morris played black attorney Tyrone Jackson on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. He uses make-up to pass as a white man and ...
Gregory Charles Rivers (April 1965 – 2 February 2024), also known by his Chinese name Ho Kwok-wing (Chinese: 河國榮; Jyutping: Ho4 Gwok3wing4), was an Australian–Hong Kong actor. He was known for his roles in various TVB series, and was dubbed "TVB's token gweilo " (white person) for his frequent appearances as stereotypical Caucasian ...
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In addition to working for the rights and opportunities of Black actors, Washington also advocated for the federal protection of Black Americans. She was a lobbyist for the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, which the NAACP supported. [11] It was passed by the House but lost in the Senate, which was dominated by the Solid South. [citation needed]
Lost Boundaries is a 1949 American film starring Beatrice Pearson, Mel Ferrer (in his first leading role), and Susan Douglas Rubeš.Directed by Alfred L. Werker, it is based on William Lindsay White's story of the same title, a nonfiction account of Dr. Albert C. Johnston and his family, who passed for white while living in New England in the 1930s and 1940s.
Actor Ted White passed away on Friday at the age of 96, reports Bloody Disgusting. In horror circles, White is best known for playing slasher icon Jason Voorhees in 1984's Friday the 13th: The ...
The following is a list of television performers who died during production of the television show in which they were appearing. In many cases, a show will handle the death of an actor by killing off their character or otherwise writing them out of the show. In other cases, the show may recast the part with another actor.