Keith David

Keith David's biography

Keith David is 66 years old television actor born at New York City. He was born on Monday 4th of June 1956. According to year of birth 1956 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 4th of June means he is Gemini. Gemini is a dual sign of Zodiac Belt. One born with this rising sign is very dual and creative in nature with lots of verbosity. They are the most expressive people as they love talking.

He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be television actor. You can know him also as film actor, stage actor, voice actor. He is recently known as singer. He received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator Jackie Robinson in 2016

Keith David's schools

We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Juilliard School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School.

Detailed informations about his schools

• His ex-wife attended Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) with Lisa Nicole Carson where they both appeared (and worked backstage) in theater department productions.

Keith David's career

His main focus is to be television actor. He is famous thanks to Spawn: The Animation. You could see him also in Jackie Robinson.

Awards and competitions

Keith David's Awards

• Nominated for Broadway's 1992 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for "Jelly's Last Jam".
• In February 2010, he became the first actor to provide his voice for two films nominated for Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. He played the role of The Cat in Coraline (2009) and the villain Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog (2009).
• He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners: Platoon (1986) and Crash (2005).
• He was awarded the 1996 Drama Logue Award for Performance for "Seven Guitars" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
• He was awarded the 1991 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Lead Performance for "Jelly's Last Jam" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

What Keith David has done for a first time

• In February 2010, he became the first actor to provide his voice for two films nominated for Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. He played the role of The Cat in Coraline (2009) and the villain Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog (2009).

Keith David's quotes

• Actually, I wanted to be an actor when I was two years old.
• [on Gargoyles (1994)] I was very moved by Goliath. I was moved by playing him. They're not displaced citizens but they are citizens from another time and another place that were placed in this modern context and maintained that integrity.
• I don't think they're going to pay me to play Mufasa.
• I came out singing, the doctor slapped me on the head, and I started singing.
• I am working on my nightclub act, definitely want to do more singing.
• But Gargoyles, bar none, is the most fun I've ever had in life.
• And it has some weight, I mean, the whole history of the gargoyles, that's some wonderful stuff.
• Well, you know, I played Mufasa in the workshop of The Lion King.
• My whole life, I always wanted to be an actor.
• It can't hurt, publicity is publicity, controversy and all that, it's all good.
• In fact, I have never met anyone who didn't like Gargoyles.
• I loved old movies as a kid, so I always watched old movies.
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Keith David's body shape

Lets describe how Keith David looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.