Blair Underwood

Biography

Date of Birth 25 August 1964, Tacoma, Washington, USA Birth Name Blair E. Underwood Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) Blair Underwood is an American television and film actor. Underwood was born in Tacoma, Washington to Frank and Marilyn Underwood. His father was a United States Army colonel, and as such during Blair's childhood they lived on bases in the United States and Germany.[1] Blair attended Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia. He went on to attend the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. Underwood's 1987 appearance on The Cosby Show landed him a short stint on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, which eventually led to his Golden Globe-nominated performance on the TV series L.A. Law. Underwood broke into film with roles in Krush Groove, Just Cause, and Deep Impact. He also had a supporting role as a geneticist in Gattaca. In 2000, he played the lead role in the short-lived television series City of Angels. In 2003, he guest starred in four episodes[1] on the popular HBO series Sex and the City playing Cynthia Nixon's love interest. In 2004, he played the role of Roger De Souza opposite Heather Locklear in NBC's LAX.[2] He also has appeared in a guest role as a grade-school teacher on the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine. In 2007, he guest starred in an episode of the NBC series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[3] Underwood has received four NAACP Image Awards[3] for such roles as in the docudramas Murder in Mississippi and Heat Wave. Underwood was voted one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2000, and one of TV Guide's "Most Influential Faces of the 90s"