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  Don Cheadle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Cheadle is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts, and once in a blue moon drops by and participates in a T'ai Chi class.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Don_Cheadle   (402 words)

  
 For Don Cheadle, a plum part comes with a mission
Don Cheadle, the star of the film, hunches forward in one of the chairs as he considers, once again, his much talked-about performance as Paul Rusesabagina, the Kigali hotel manager who saved the lives of more than 1,200 Tutsis and moderate Hutus during the genocidal rampage by Hutus in Rwanda in 1994.
Cheadle has barely opened his mouth when a young man in a suit, with a shaved skull, stops to interrupt: "My friend was over there with the United Nations," says the stranger.
Cheadle has given countless interviews and attended endless question-and-answer sessions for Oscar voters, including the one he is waiting for this evening.
www.azcentral.com /ent/movies/articles/1229cheadle29.html   (1187 words)

  
 Don Cheadle Stands Up for Human Rights (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Actor Don Cheadle is more recognizable than ever after his Oscar-nominated role in "Hotel Rwanda," which chronicles the 1994 genocide in Rwanda that claimed the lives of more than 800,000 people and created a refugee crisis affecting more than 3 million others.
Don Cheadle was born in Kansas City but moved throughout his childhood.
Cheadle is a highly respected actor who has won many awards and continues to act in television and feature films, and theater productions.
www.celebrityvalues.com.cob-web.org:8888 /don_cheadle.html   (566 words)

  
 Don Cheadle
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Don Cheadle somehow manages to steal most of the scenes in which he appears.
No, Cheadle stands out because he possesses the rare ability to bring a laid-back intensity and subtle charisma to his roles.
At first Cheadle himself wondered too, but then chalked it up to industry politics and returned to his busy career.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=1528   (425 words)

  
 IGN: Interview: Don Cheadle and Paul Rusesabagina
The casting choice of Don Cheadle to portray Rusesabagina on screen is about as perfect a match as one could imagine.
Cheadle as Rusesabagina with Sophie Okonedo as Tatiana
While Cheadle was not necessarily the first choice to play this part, he was the best one.
movies.ign.com /articles/574/574554p1.html   (1030 words)

  
 Cinema Confidential Interview: Don Cheadle of "Swordfish"
But independent of his connections, Cheadle brings to the forefront of each of his films an undercutting, often stunningly indignant sense of humor that, as this interview's course proves, is uniquely his own.
Cheadle's recent role choices have been progressively fitting, each appearing to be increasingly tailored to his familiar gestalt, which permeates the range of personas he presents.
Cheadle was scuffed up a bit in a particular scene featuring him and Jackman tumbling down an almost vertical dirt hillside covered by a plastic tarp.
www.cinecon.com /interviews/doncheadle.shtml   (1414 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - For Cheadle, story comes first   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The director told Cheadle he would love to use him for his new movie, Hotel Rwanda, but he was having trouble raising money for his unflinching story about the African genocide of the early 1990s.
That passion has made Cheadle, 40, one of the hottest commodities in Hollywood and a contender for a best-acting Oscar for the critically acclaimed Rwanda, which expands to more theaters Friday.
The subject matter is grim, but Cheadle says he was drawn to the project because of Rusesabagina's uplifting story.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2005-01-03-cheadle_x.htm   (672 words)

  
 Don Cheadle - MovieActors.com
Don Cheadle was born on November 29, 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri.
In 2001 Don Cheadle appeared in to hit movies with uncredited roles, he was in RUSH HOUR 2 and OCEAN'S ELEVEN in both movies he played a criminal.
Cheadle's role in DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS was the part that gave him notable recognition and won his a Best Supporting Actor Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics.
www.movieactors.com /actors/doncheadle.htm   (146 words)

  
 SPLICEDwire: George Clooney/Don Cheadle interview
Cheadle, an up-and-coming star best known for playing Mouse in "Devil in a Blue Dress" and the cowboy porn star in "Boogie Nights," seems to be the straight man.
Lopez, he says, had all the qualities he and the producers were looking for in a leading lady, not the least of which was "you have to believe she could pick up a gun and shoot you, and you still have to want to chase her around the couch."
Cheadle became attached to the film during a table reading of the script at the home of producer Danny DeVito.
www.splicedonline.com /features/clooney.html   (1166 words)

  
 AbsoluteNow: : Don Cheadle Pictures
Don Cheadle Premiere of "Planet of the Apes" Ziegfeld Theatre, NYC 7/23/2001
Don Cheadle and wife Premiere of "Planet of the Apes" Ziegfeld Theatre, NYC 7/23/2001
Actor DON CHEADLE at the Broadcast Film Critics 8th Annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
www.absolutenow.com /pics/don_cheadle.html   (295 words)

  
 Don Cheadle Ebony - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Cheadle is a humble and down-to-earth man. It is nice to see Don Cheadle finally get some recognition for all of his years of being an actor.
When I saw the photograph of Don Cheadle on the cover of the June edition, my thoughts ran to my country, Sierra Leone, which recently concluded a 10-year destructive war.
The part played by Don Cheadle in Hotel Rwanda should teach all positive-thinking Africans a lesson--that African leaders should focus on the causes of these atrocities and apply a more positive approach to good governance, reliable democracy and sustainable development for the long-suffering people of Africa.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_10_60/ai_n14835514   (212 words)

  
 December 2004 | blackfilm.com | features | interview | Don Cheadle
In what many believe to be the best performance of his career, Cheadle is taking a lead role for a change in playing Paul Rusesabagina, who in 1994 sheltered and save many live in Rwanda during the conflict between Hutus and Tutsis.
The film is called "Hotel Rwanda" and in speaking with flfilm.com, Cheadle explains what led him to take this role and his awareness about Rwanda.
Don Cheadle: Everything about it was attractive, from the role to being able to tell a story that really relatively few people are aware of.
www.blackfilm.com /20041217/features/doncheadle.shtml   (2466 words)

  
 Don Cheadle Bio, News and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Cheadle most recently starred in HOTEL RWANDA, the true story of a hotel manager who saves hundreds from slaughter during Rwanda's genocidal massacres of 1994.
Cheadle was also part of the stellar cast of the thrilling live CBS television broadcast of FAIL SAFE in which he starred opposite George Clooney, James Cromwell, Brain Dennehy, Richard Dreyfuss and Harvey Keitel.
A talented musician who plays saxophone, writes music and sings, Don Cheadle is also an accomplished director with the stage productions of Cincinnati Man at the Attic Theater, the critically-acclaimed The Trip at Friends and Artists Theater in Hollywood and Three, True, One at the electric Lodge in Venice, California on an already impressive resume.
www.ropeofsilicon.com /profile.php?id=1938   (673 words)

  
 Fametracker :: The Fame Audit :: Don Cheadle
And this time, we're turning our attention to the limitations evidently placed on the career of Don Cheadle.
Don Cheadle is so seldom given roles worthy of his talents.
We just wonder whether, if Anthony Hopkins can play Othello, Don Cheadle could someday play an interesting part that happens to have been written for a character whose colour doesn't matter.
www.fametracker.com /fame_audit/cheadle_don.php   (437 words)

  
 Don Cheadle @ Filmbug
Don Cheadle has consistently turned in powerful performances on the stage and screen.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Cheadle attended California Institute of the Arts where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts.
With the encouragement of college friends, Cheadle auditioned for numerous roles and eventually landed a recurring role on the hit series, Fame.
www.filmbug.com /db/30018   (359 words)

  
 Don Cheadle News Stories - Don Cheadle Headlines - Don Cheadle Rumors
Cheadle joins 'Nightline' for Uganda report (external) "A few months after Don Cheadle went to Africa on a humanitarian mission and brought 'Nightline' along for the trip, the actor and the show are back in Africa." Source: Reuters, Tuesday, August 23, 2005
FX hit by Crash Fans of this summer's hit film Crash will be pleased to learn that the movie is likely to be turned into a television series by FX.
Cheadle Reports for 'Nightline' (external) "Don Cheadle, the Oscar-nominated star of 'Hotel Rwanda,' is taking on the role of a reporter for a 'Nightline' segment on the ethnic conflict in the Sudan." Source: Zap2It, Monday, February 7, 2005
www.tv.com /don-cheadle/person/3701/news.html   (151 words)

  
 Don Cheadle: A Who2 Profile (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Don Cheadle is one of the busiest African-American actors of the last few years, appearing in mostly character roles in movies such as Boogie Nights (1997, with Mark Wahlberg), Bulworth (1998, with Warren Beatty) and Swordfish (2001, with John Travolta).
Cheadle started out in television in the early 1980s, picking up a regular role in the series Picket Fences in the early '90s.
His breakout role in the movies was as Mouse in the Denzel Washington film Devil in a Blue Dress (1995).
www.who2.com.cob-web.org:8888 /doncheadle.html   (158 words)

  
 Don Cheadle - Moviefone
An acclaimed character actor of the stage, screen, and television, Don Cheadle may not do it on purpose, but somehow, regardless of the roles he...
Don's official web site devoted to fans, offering photos, biography, filmography, personal updates, and direct question and comment system.
Don Cheadle - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Don Cheadle Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/don-cheadle/12587/main?_pgtyp=pdct   (111 words)

  
 Celebopedia - Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle, best known for roles in "Boogie Nights", "Ocean's 11", "Out Of Sight" and many, many more, is one of the most talented actors in film.
With 2004's "Hotel Rwanda", Don's talents were finally recognized by the Academy with an Oscar nomination.
Don's first turn as the hilarious explosives expert Basher Tarr in "Ocean's 11" actually went uncreditted.
www.celebopedia.com /don-cheadle   (217 words)

  
 Don Cheadle | Hotel Rwanda | movies : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Don Cheadle gets his due as leading man -- In ''Hotel Rwanda,'' the actor is the star of a film rather than a team player by Josh Rottenberg
Here's Don Cheadle, weaving his little silver Prius through the afternoon traffic of Venice, Calif., jazz skippity-bopping out of the stereo, trying to keep his cool.
The movie's been showered with awards on the festival circuit, and Cheadle is being mentioned for a possible Oscar nomination, a prospect he's trying not to dwell on.
www.ew.com /ew/report/0,6115,955698_1_0_,00.html   (672 words)

  
 Don Cheadle News
In the scene, Jack, a young documentary filmmaker played by Joaquin Phoenix, shows Don Cheadle's character, Paul Rusesabagina, some of the gruesome footage he's gathered of the Rwandan genocide.
Like George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Don Cheadle before him, Damon is lending his star power to help Africans in need.
Actors Don Cheadle and George Clooney supported the new law A campaign in the United States to put pressure on Sudan over its policies in Darfur received a boost this week when California passed laws limiting...
www.topix.net /who/don-cheadle   (730 words)

  
 Don Cheadle Biography @ Filmbug
Don Cheadle was named Best Supporting Actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics for his breakout performance opposite Denzel Washington in Devil in a Blue Dress.
Cheadle was then cast in the feature film Hamburger Hill, in the role of Washburn, opposite Dylan McDermott and directed by John Irvin.
Cheadle resides in Los Angeles and is currently preparing to direct a movie for Jersey Films.
www.filmbug.com /db/30018-9   (404 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Don Cheadle hits his stride   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Cheadle stars in Hotel Rwanda, playing a hotel manager who saved 1,268 people from death during the Rwandan genocide.
But he thought the Hotel Rwanda script "jumped off the page" and he was motivated by the fact that few people around the world were familiar with what happened.
The 40-year-old Cheadle, who with Bridgid Coulter (his wife in Rosewood) has two daughters, isn't so sure he would wish that on himself.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-12-20-cheadle_x.htm   (745 words)

  
 Don Cheadle at artist-blitz
Don Cheadle movie stills from the mainstream movies, also feature original theme wallpaper
Don Cheadle (born November 29, 1964 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American actor who first became well-known for playing the district attorney on the television series Picket Fences.
Cheadle was nominated for a 2005 Academy Award 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...
www.artist-blitz.com /m/don-cheadle.html   (194 words)

  
 Don Cheadle. An Interview with Don Cheadle @ Playcenter.com - Movie Star Interviews
You might want to amend that to hardest-working Englishman in the business, as he's getting heavy competition from Don Cheadle, who in five years has become America's consummate character actor.
Though he'd been acting for over 10 years, Cheadle first gained recognition and acclaim in 1995's Devil in a Blue Dress, almost single-handedly stealing the film from stars Denzel Washington and Jennifer Beals.
Amazon.com's Jenny Brown spoke with Cheadle in Los Angeles about playing good guys and bad guys, working in ensemble films, and what he likes about Soderbergh, with whom he's working again on the upcoming Ocean's Eleven.
www.playcenter.com /Movies/interviews/Don_Cheadle_Traffic.htm   (1108 words)

  
 HELLO! Profiles
Since his award-winning performance opposite Denzel Washington in 1995's Devil In A Blue Dress, Don Cheadle has dazzled audiences with powerful performances on both big and small screens.
Born on November 29, 1964, in Kansas City, Don grew up in Denver, Colorado, the son of a psychologist father and bank manager mother.
At the age of five he was already demonstrating an interest in performing, and, with the support and encouragement of his parents, had won scholarships from both music and acting schools by the time he graduated from high school.
www.hellomagazine.com /profiles/doncheadle   (531 words)

  
 Boing Boing: Don Cheadle's new Uganda doc Journey into Sunset
Last May, actor Don Cheadle and his family traveled to Kampala, Uganda for a fundraiser screening of Hotel Rwanda to benefit the "night commuters" of Northern Uganda.
These are the children who have to flee their homes every night and hide in urban camps to avoid being forced to fight in the rebel Lords Resistance Army.
Filmmaker and longtime ABC News producer Rick Wilkinson traveled with the Cheadle family, and documented what they found in a 24-minute short called "Journey Into Sunset." The film profiles the lives of some of these children, some of whom did not manage to avoid being kidnapped:
www.boingboing.net /2006/04/20/don_cheadles_new_uga.html   (384 words)

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