Jack Nicholson and he saved them single handedly.
No, Bill Cosby was not the first African American actor on TV.
Sidney Poitier was the first African-American to win a Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
Denzel Washington was the second African American to win Best Actor. He won for his role in Training Day (2001). He had previously been nominated in the Best Actor category for The Hurricane in 1999 and Malcolm X in 1992.
Ohio native Warner Baxter won the 1928/1929 Best Actor award for his performance as the Cisco Kid in "In Old Arizona."
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The famous Italian-American actor Joe Pesci is in his early 70s at the time of this writing and is from Newark, New Jersey. He is best known for his unforgettable roles in Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and Casino.
Yes, Lash LaRue, the American actor and cowboy star known for his roles in Western films during the 1940s and 1950s, lived in New Jersey for a period of time. He was born in 1917 in Louisiana but eventually moved to various places throughout his career, including New Jersey. His time in the state was part of his broader journey in the entertainment industry.
The movie actor Keefe Braselle, who starred in The Eddie Cantor story in the late 1950s.
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Jeff Chandler, the American actor known for his roles in films during the 1940s and 1950s, was approximately 6 feet tall (183 cm). His height contributed to his leading man status in Hollywood during his career.
Rock Hudson was born in Winnetka. He was an American television and film actor, and rose to fame in the 1950s and the 1960s. His most famous film was probably "Giant".
Scott Lee 'Taye' Diggs is an American actor of film, television and theater. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, but grew up in the Rochester area of New York.
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Cesar Romero, the American actor, was married to no one. Cesar Romero, the American Actor, never married during his lifetime as an American actor in America.
An Italian man crazy about the US who pretended to be American in Rome in the 1950s. He inspired an universally known (in Italy) comic character and became an actor himself. I don't know his real name.
The American actor was Silvester Stolone the actor of Rocky and Rambo
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