
Don Cheadle
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Biography
Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (/ˈtʃiːdəl/, CHEE-dəl; 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.
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Known For

ER

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

MADtv

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Simpsons

DAVE

Hill Street Blues

Big Mouth

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Real Time with Bill Maher

Hollywood Game Night

Marvel Studios Assembled

Honest Trailers

Lip Sync Battle

The Early Show

Desus & Mero

Chelsea

What If...?

Fame

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Marvel Studios Legends

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Shop

Number One on the Call Sheet

China Beach

L.A. Law

The Bronx Zoo

DuckTales

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

The Bernie Mac Show

Hart to Heart

Captain Marvel

Rush Hour 2

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

Ocean's Eleven

Secret Invasion

Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Secret Wars

Picket Fences

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

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

The Memory Police

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Ocean's Twelve

The Wonder Years

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Infinity War

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Colors

Agent Elvis

Funny or Die Presents

Boogie Nights

Captain America: Civil War

Lush Life

Ocean's Thirteen

Traffic

Hamburger Hill

Volcano

The Golden Palace

After the Sunset

Out of Sight

Iron Man 2

The Big Cigar

Mission to Mars

The Rat Pack

Hotel for Dogs

Iron Man 3

The Family Man

White Noise

Brooklyn's Finest

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Flight

Crash

Traitor

No Sudden Move

Hotel Rwanda

House of Lies

Black Monday
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