Don Cheadle
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Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor, author, director, producer, and writer. Following early roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), and as the gangster "Rocket" in the film Colors (1988), he built his career in the 1990s with roles in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), and Boogie Nights (1997). His collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh resulted in the films Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007), and No Way Out (2021). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the historical genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). From 2012 to 2016, he starred as Marty Kaan on the Showtime comedy series House of Lies; he won a Golden Globe Award in 2013 for the role. Since 2019, he has starred as Maurice Monroe in the Showtime series Black Monday, a role which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2019. He extended his global recognition with his role as the superhero War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing Terrence Howard, appearing in Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor, author, director, producer, and writer. Following early roles in Hamburger Hill (1987), and as the gangster "Rocket" in the film Colors (1988), he built his career in the 1990s with roles in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Rosewood (1997), and Boogie Nights (1997). His collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh resulted in the films Out of Sight (1998), Traffic (2000), The Ocean's Trilogy (2001–2007), and No Way Out (2021). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the historical genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004). From 2012 to 2016, he starred as Marty Kaan on the Showtime comedy series House of Lies; he won a Golden Globe Award in 2013 for the role. Since 2019, he has starred as Maurice Monroe in the Showtime series Black Monday, a role which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2019. He extended his global recognition with his role as the superhero War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing Terrence Howard, appearing in Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
The Oscars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
30 Rock
Saturday Night Live
Night Court
Entertainment Tonight
Tony Awards
MADtv
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Simpsons
DAVE
Hill Street Blues
Big Mouth
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
Marvel Studios Assembled
Hollywood Game Night
Honest Trailers
The Early Show
Lip Sync Battle
Desus & Mero
Chelsea
What If...?
Fame
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Marvel Studios Legends
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Shop
Number One on the Call Sheet
China Beach
L.A. Law
The Bronx Zoo
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
DuckTales
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Hart to Heart
The Bernie Mac Show
Captain Marvel
Rush Hour 2
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Ocean's Eleven
Avengers: Doomsday
Avengers: Secret Wars
Picket Fences
The Infinity Saga
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Memory Police
Avengers: Endgame
Secret Invasion
The Wonder Years
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Funny or Die Presents
Avengers: Infinity War
Captain America: Civil War
Colors
Ocean's Twelve
Boogie Nights
Agent Elvis
Lush Life
Ocean's Thirteen
Traffic
Hamburger Hill
Volcano
The Golden Palace
After the Sunset
Out of Sight
Iron Man 3
The Family Man
Iron Man 2
White Noise
Mission to Mars
The Rat Pack
Hotel for Dogs
The Big Cigar
Brooklyn's Finest
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Flight
Crash
Black Monday
Hotel Rwanda
Armor Wars
House of Lies
Traitor
No Sudden Move
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