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Dennis Haysbert
Age: 55 Height: 6' 4 1/2
Birth Place: San Mateo, California, USA Born: Jun. 2nd, 1954
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BIOGRAPHY: Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American film and television actor. He is known for portraying Nelson Mandela in
Goodbye Bafana (also released under the name
The Color of Freedom), baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the
Major League film trilogy, President David Palmer on the American television series
24, and Sergeant Major Jonas Blane in
The Unit, as well as his work in commercials for Allstate insurance. He is also known for his authoritative, bass voice.
TRIVIA:
- The eighth of nine children.
- Graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA).
- He was a defensive end on his high school football team.
- When he first moved to Los Angeles he worked in a grocery store and took classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. When he wasn't in class or working at the store, Haysbert says, he consumed any self-help book he could get his hands on, including How to Visualize What You Want and The Power of Positive Thinking.
- A car buff, he owns both a Range Rover and a Bentley. (2006).
- Lives in Malibu, California.
- His parents were married for 51 years before his father's death.
- Attended San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California.
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