
Don Cheadle
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Biography
Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. 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

Hollywood Game Night

Marvel Studios Assembled

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

Hart to Heart

The Bernie Mac Show

Marvel Studios Legends

Ocean's Eleven

Captain Marvel

Rush Hour 2

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Secret Wars

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

Picket Fences

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Secret Invasion

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

The Memory Police

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Ocean's Twelve

The Wonder Years

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Infinity War

Lush Life

Agent Elvis

Boogie Nights

Hamburger Hill

Colors

Funny or Die Presents

Captain America: Civil War

Ocean's Thirteen

ER

Traffic

After the Sunset

The Golden Palace

Volcano

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Devil in a Blue Dress

Out of Sight

Hotel for Dogs

The Rat Pack

White Noise

The Family Man

Mission to Mars

The Big Cigar

MADtv

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 3

The Guard

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Brooklyn's Finest

Flight

No Sudden Move

Traitor

Hotel Rwanda

Crash

House of Lies

Black Monday
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