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'''Keith David''', voice of the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]], is an African American voice actor. | |||
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'''Keith David''' | |||
He was born in Harlem, | He was born in Harlem, New York City on June 4, 1956 and first knew he was going to become an actor after playing the Cowardly Lion in a school production of ''The Wizard of Oz'' and went on to study at New York's [[wikipedia:High School of the Performing Arts|High School of the Performing Arts]]. | ||
His first acting job was an | His first acting job was an uncredited role as a disco club patron in ''[[wikipedia:Disco Godfather|Disco Godfather]]'' in 1979, but it was his starring role as Childs less than two years later when he went on to star opposite Kurt Russell in John Carpenter's ''The Thing'' that bought him attention as an actor. | ||
He went on to appear in films such as ''[[wikipedia:They Live|They Live]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Platoon (movie)|Platoon]]'' ( | He went on to appear in films such as ''[[wikipedia:They Live|They Live]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Platoon (movie)|Platoon]]'' (usualyl considered his best film), ''[[wikipedia:Road House (1989 film)|Road House]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Stars and Bars (movie)|Stars and Bars]]''. His role in ''They Live'' is most memorable for an alleyway brawl with Roddy Piper that is the longest fight sequence in cinema history, lasting nearly seven minutes onscreen, and all over wearing a pair of sunglasses. In the early 1990s he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. | ||
He played the character of Kirby the one legged war veteran in the acclaimed 1995 Hughes Brothers film ''[[wikipedia:Dead Presidents|Dead Presidents]]'' and followed this up with roles in big films such as ''[[wikipedia:Volcano (movie)|Volcano]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Armageddon (movie)|Armageddon]]'', ''[[wikipedia:There's Something About Mary|There's Something About Mary]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Pitch Black|Pitch Black]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Barbershop (movie)|Barbershop]]'' | He played the character of Kirby the one legged war veteran in the acclaimed 1995 Hughes Brothers film ''[[wikipedia:Dead Presidents|Dead Presidents]]'' and followed this up with roles in big films such as ''[[wikipedia:Volcano (movie)|Volcano]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Armageddon (movie)|Armageddon]]'', ''[[wikipedia:There's Something About Mary|There's Something About Mary]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Pitch Black|Pitch Black]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Barbershop (movie)|Barbershop]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Agent Cody Banks|Agent Cody Banks]]''. | ||
At the same time he has appeared in numerous independent films including the critically-acclaimed ''[[wikipedia:Requiem for a Dream|Requiem for a Dream]]''. | At the same time he has appeared in numerous independent films including the critically-acclaimed ''[[wikipedia:Requiem for a Dream|Requiem for a Dream]]''. | ||
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He has also appeared extensively in TV productions since the 1980s and as a regular character Lieutenant Williams on the short-lived TV series ''[[wikipedia:The Job|The Job]]''. | He has also appeared extensively in TV productions since the 1980s and as a regular character Lieutenant Williams on the short-lived TV series ''[[wikipedia:The Job|The Job]]''. | ||
Although known for his roles in films and TV, he has also done extensive voice-acting work, and is noted for his deep, commanding voice. He is known most notably as the voice behind Goliath from ''[[wikipedia:Gargoyles (animated series)|Gargoyles]]'' and the title character in the ''[[wikipedia:Spawn (comics)|Spawn]]'' animated series. He provided the voice for the character of Vhailor in the video game ''[[wikipedia:Planescape: Torment|Planescape: Torment]]''. His voice narrated the 2001 documentary series ''[[wikipedia:Jazz (documentary)|Jazz]]'' by Ken Burns and is also popular in advertising, and has done voice-over work for countless other documentaries and most recently the highly successful | Although known for his roles in films and TV, he has also done extensive voice-acting work, and is noted for his deep, commanding voice. He is known most notably as the voice behind Goliath from ''[[wikipedia:Gargoyles (animated series)|Gargoyles]]'' and the title character in the ''[[wikipedia:Spawn (comics)|Spawn]]'' animated series. He provided the voice for the character of Vhailor in the video game ''[[wikipedia:Planescape: Torment|Planescape: Torment]]''. His voice narrated the 2001 documentary series ''[[wikipedia:Jazz (documentary)|Jazz]]'' by Ken Burns and is also popular in advertising, and has done voice-over work for countless other documentaries and most recently the highly successful game [[Halo 2]] by [[Bungie Studios]]. | ||
David received raves for his Shakespeare work on stage in Central Park, New York City. He now does the narration for A&E's show ''[[wikipedia:City Confidential|City Confidential]]'', | David received raves for his Shakespeare work on stage in Central Park, New York City. He now does the narration for A&E's show ''[[wikipedia:City Confidential|City Confidential]]'', succeding Paul Winfield who died in 2004. | ||
[[Category:People|David, Keith]] | [[Category:People|David, Keith]] | ||