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Issa Rae (African-American mother), actress, comedienne; Rihanna, singer; Sam Richardson, actor and comedian; Amber Riley,actress and singer; Naya Rivera (a quarter African-American descent), actress and singer (d. 2020) [8] Evan Ross (African-American mother), actor; Amanda Seales (African American father), actress and comedian; Brian Michael ...
Pages in category "African-American male actors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 293 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, he is known for his extensive and acclaimed roles on stage and screen.
Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. [1] After appearing in vaudeville , she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. [ 2 ] She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968.
In the 1950s and '60s, Jones was a Broadway staple. From "On Golden Pond" to "The Best Man," his work earned four Tony nominations, winning for "The Great White Hope" in 1969 and "Fences" in 1987.
Unlike most children's television programs at the time, the producers of Sesame Street decided against using a single host and cast a group of ethnically diverse, primarily African American actors/presenters, [2] with, as Sesame Street researcher Gerald S. Lesser put it, "a variety of distinctive and reliable personalities". [3]
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win an Academy Award as best supporting actor, has died aged 87, a family statement confirmed on Friday without revealing the cause of death. Gossett, who ...
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