André De Shields is an African-American actor, singer, director, dancer, novelist, choreographer, lyricist, composer, and professor. De Shields began his professional career in the 1969 Chicago production of HAIR, which led to a role in The Me Nobody Knows and participation in Chicago's Organic Theater Company. He performed in a number of off-off-Broadway productions at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. He made his Broa...
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Date of Birth: Jan 12, 1946