
Don Cheadle
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Biography
Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his roles in film and television, he has received multiple accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, two Grammy Awards, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. He is among a few actors who have received nominations for the EGOT.
Cheadle's career started with supporting roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), Colors (1988), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), Boogie Nights (1997), and Bulworth (1998). He collaborated with director Steven Soderberghacting in Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007), and No Sudden Move (2021). Cheadle was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Paul Rusesabagina in the historical drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). He was the co-producer of Crash, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2005. Cheadle joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe portraying James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine, beginning with Iron Man 2 (2010).
On television, Cheadle earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his roles as Marty Kaan in House of Lies (2012–2016) and Maurice Monroe in Black Monday (2019–2021). He was further Emmy-nominated for The Rat Pack (1998), A Lesson Before Dying (1999), Things Behind the Sun (2001), ER (2002), and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).
In 2016, he received his first Grammy Award, winning Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Miles Ahead's soundtrack. In 2022, he received a second Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for his narration of the audiobook Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis; he also received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop.
Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Oscars

30 Rock

Saturday Night Live

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Night Court

Entertainment Tonight

Tony Awards

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Simpsons

DAVE

Hill Street Blues

Big Mouth

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Real Time with Bill Maher

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Marvel Studios Assembled

Hollywood Game Night

Honest Trailers

The Early Show

Lip Sync Battle

Desus & Mero

Chelsea

What If...?

Fame

MTV Movie & TV Awards

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Shop

China Beach

L.A. Law

The Bronx Zoo

DuckTales

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Number One on the Call Sheet

The Bernie Mac Show

Hart to Heart

Marvel Studios Legends

Ocean's Eleven

Captain Marvel

Rush Hour 2

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

Avengers: Secret Wars

Avengers: Doomsday

Secret Invasion

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Picket Fences

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

The Memory Police

The Wonder Years

Ocean's Twelve

Avengers: Endgame

Lush Life

Avengers: Infinity War

Boogie Nights

Colors

Hamburger Hill

Funny or Die Presents

Captain America: Civil War

Agent Elvis

ER

Traffic

Ocean's Thirteen

Volcano

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Devil in a Blue Dress

The Golden Palace

After the Sunset

Out of Sight

The Family Man

MADtv

Iron Man 2

White Noise

Mission to Mars

Hotel for Dogs

The Big Cigar

The Rat Pack

Iron Man 3

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Flight

Brooklyn's Finest

The Guard

House of Lies

Hotel Rwanda

Traitor

No Sudden Move

Crash

Black Monday
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