Blair Underwood is the best known actor to come out of Petersburg VA. He started his career in local theatre, but went on to star in numerous movies, TV shows and Broadway productions. His latest role is in ORIGIN, Ava DuVernay’s powerful film based on the book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” Some of the things we discuss:
– Getting his start in local theatre– What he learned from working on One Life to Live
– Working with Cicely Tyson on 5 shows
– Having Tyler Perry direct his as Madea
– Playing Octavia Spencer’s hubby
– Getting hired by Ava Devurnay for Origin
– Why he still loves acting on Broadway
– What’s fun about voiceover work
– Being on the cover of Playgirl Magazine
– Acting in Michael Jackson’s music video
LINKS
Blair Underwood’s IMDB page
Virginia Production Alliance (Industry event on 2/6)
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