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Don Cheadle

Birth Name: 
Donald Frank Cheadle
Birthday: 
Sunday, November 29, 1964
Birth Place: 
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Height: 
5' 8"

Don Cheadle was born in Kansas City but moved throughout his childhood. He attended CalArts and earned his BA in Fine Arts. He auditioned for many roles, and won a part on the television series "Fame" (1982). He was then cast in the John Irvin film Hamburger Hill (1987). He first became recognized in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), which won him the Best Supporting Actor Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics. Cheadle is a highly respected actor who has won many awards and continues to act on both television movies and features, as well as in theater productions. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Awards and Nominations

2005 - Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Hotel Rwanda)

News

Iron Man 3: It Wasn't Iron Patriot

UPDATE: A week or so ago we brought you the story below, based on some pap shots that seemed to suggest the star-spangled Iron Patriot armour (or possibly Detroit Steel) would be showing up in Iron Man 3.... Read more
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Don Cheadle to Star in Showtime Pilot

Don Cheadle has signed on to star in Showtime's House of Lies pilot The Iron Man 2 actor will take the lead in the half-hour dark comedy created by Matthew Carnahan (Dirt).... Read more
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Two New Iron Man 2 Posters Online

A couple of weeks after Paramount unveiled the final one sheet in the UK, the US poster has made it's debut alongside a character sheet for Scarlett Johansson's "Black Widow", an exclusive to this year's WonderCon.... Read more
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New Iron Man 2 trailer has more, Scarlet, Downey & Rourke!

Now that the Oscar season is behind us, it's time to start fresh and what better way to get all those artsy movies out of your head than the start of Blockbuster season!  The season that rarely leads to any awards outside of the technical.  With that being said, Paramount unleashed the ridiculous... Read more
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Iron Man 2 Poster Features War Machine

We all knew that War Machine would be making an appearance in the sequel to the successful Iron Man and now we have the first one sheet featuring the silver armor. ... Read more
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Reviews

Flight (BLU-RAY)

Despite the prominence of it in the trailer and all the marketing, Flight, starring Denzel Washington, is not about a plane crash.... Read more
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Flight

Robert Zemeckis has spent the last decade directing computer animated motion-capture films, but he returns to live action cinema with the gripping plane crash of Flight.... Read more
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Brooklyn's Finest (BLU-RAY)

Brooklyn’s Finest is a film that if Scorsese were still making films about the streets of New York this would be one of them. Excellent acting across the board, great story, an amazing sense of realism.... Read more
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Iron Man 2

It has been six months since Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) revealed himself as Iron Man and things couldn’t be any better. The world is now in a state of peace thanks to him and he continues to live his luxurious and narcissistic lifestyle.... Read more
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Brooklyn's Finest

Three cops facing differing realties of their profession are the focus of Antoine Fuqua’s gritty street film Brooklyn’s Finest. Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, and Don Cheadle play the films main characters.... Read more
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Videos

Iron Man 3 (Tony Calls Out Mandarin)

Iron Man 3 (Tony Calls Out Mandarin)

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Iron Man 3 (TV Spot)

Iron Man 3 (TV Spot)

Iron Man 3 starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley ... Read more
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Iron Man 3: Big Game Spot TEASER TRAILER

Iron Man 3: Big Game Spot TEASER TRAILER

Check out a sneak peek of IRON MAN 3’s spot, set to air during this Sunday’s game. ... Read more
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The Guard: Don Cheadle Interview

The Guard: Don Cheadle Interview

The Guard: Don Cheadle Interview ... Read more
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The Guard: Disney World CLIP

The Guard: Disney World CLIP

The Guard: Disney World Clip ... Read more
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