Keith David was born in Harlem, New York, on June 4, 1956. The first role of the Cowardly Lion in the school production of "The Wizard of Oz" predetermined the fate of the boy. After high school, Keith, without hesitation, entered Manhattan's School of Performing Arts. During 1980-81. David toured the country with The Acting Company, participating in such performances as A Midsummer Night's Dream, Waiting For Godot.
In 1983, a fantastic action movie, a horror film “Something” was released on the
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Keith David was born in Harlem, New York, on June 4, 1956. The first role of the Cowardly Lion in the school production of "The Wizard of Oz" predetermined the fate of the boy. After high school, Keith, without hesitation, entered Manhattan's School of Performing Arts.
During 1980-81. David toured the country with The Acting Company, participating in such performances as A Midsummer Night's Dream, Waiting For Godot.
In 1983, a fantastic action movie, a horror film “Something” was released on the screens. This picture became a springboard to his long and successful career. Keith is invited to one picture after another: Platoon by Oliver Stone (1986), Aliens Among Us by Carpenter (1988), Stars and Bars (1988), Roadside Diner (1989) and Men at Work (1990), Dead Presidents and Pushers (1995).
Later, he worked in films that finally strengthened his film popularity: "Volcano" (1997), "Armageddon" (1998), "Everybody is crazy about Mary" (2000),
"Black Hole" (2000), Outlaw (2006), Geimer (2009), etc. At the same time, he also shoots independent projects, choosing what he likes more.
The directors gladly hit Keith David in their television series “Fantastic Four”, “ATF”, “C.S.I”. Crime scene", "4isla", "Grey's Anatomy", "The Clairvoyant". But the actor is known not only for his brilliant film and theater works. No less popular was his unique voice. It can be heard in animated films, computer games, cartoons. For example, David’s voice is spoken by Goliath “Gargoyle” and Spawn in the cartoon of the same name. In the English version of Princess Mononoke, David voices the narrator and Okkoto.
You can hear Keith David in many documentaries. He likes to invite various advertising companies to voice his videos. After the death of Paul Winfield, who voiced the popular show “City Confidential”, David was invited to replace him.
David never forgot the theater. In 1992, he won the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Jelly's Last Jam. Among his theatrical works are the Broadway production of Seven Guitars, Hot Feet and many others. /
