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| ⚫ | '''Al White''' (born |
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| + | |birth = [[May 17]], [[1942]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Al White''' (born on May 17, 1942, in Houston, Texas) is a veteran actor who portrays a wide range of characters in film and television. He has starred in [[1980]]'s ''Airplane! ''and in ''Airplane II: The Sequel'' as one of the "Jive Dudes" and ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'' as the Dad in [[1985A]] who defends his daughter with a baseball bat against [[Marty McFly]] who unwittingly crawls into his daughter's bedroom through the window. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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| + | Al's career spans over 40 years to include stage, film, and television. His most recent television appearances have been on ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''Switched at Birth'', and ''Bones''. In all, he has appeared in more than 60 TV shows, 13 films, and 34 stage productions. |
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| − | Al has appeared in such films as “Airplane!”,''“Airplane! II” and a vast television career including roles in ABC-TV's ''Wonder Woman'', CBS-TV's ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' and more recently in CBS's ''CSI: Miami'' and ''The King of Queens''. |
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| + | Al's body of work began on the local stages of San Francisco's community theaters. He was also a company member of the renowned American Conservatory Theater (A,C,T.) for three years. Al appeared in more the 17 plays while with the company, a highlight of which was originating a character in Tennessee Williams' ''This Is (An Entertainment)''. Al also traveled with A.C.T. in 1976 to the Soviet Union for the Bicentennial Cultural Exchange where he performed in ''The Match Maker'' and ''Desire Under The Elms'' at the New Moscow Art Theatre and at theaters in Leningrad and Riga. He also originated the role of Memphis Lee in acclaimed playwright August Wilson's ''Two Trains Running'', performing with the national tour for two years culminating with its Broadway run, for which he received a Theatre World Award for Best New Talent on Broadway. |
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| − | White, who was raised in San Francisco, California from a young age, decided to embark on an acting career after he had been employed as a custodian in the Golden Gate Park for eight years. He later became a member of the American Conservatory Theater compare for three years, performing in more the seventeen plays from Shakespeare to late Broadway playwright Tennessee Williams, who also was a playwright in residence at the time. White originated the role of the military officer in the play ''This Is An Entertainment''. In 1976, the |
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| − | group was sent to the Soviet Union forthe bicentennial cultural exchange, peforming at the Bolshoi Theater there. performing at the New Moscow Art t Theater for two weeks, in Leningrad for a week and Rega for a week. <ref>[http://www.shockya.com/news/2009/06/29/exclusive-interview-with-al-white/ Shockya interview with actor Al White, June 6, 2009, accessed 2011/1/20.] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{imdb name|0924424|Al White}} |
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*{{WP|Al White (actor)}} |
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[[Category:Actors|White, Al]] |
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Al White (born on May 17, 1942, in Houston, Texas) is a veteran actor who portrays a wide range of characters in film and television. He has starred in 1980's Airplane! and in Airplane II: The Sequel as one of the "Jive Dudes" and Back to the Future Part II as the Dad in 1985A who defends his daughter with a baseball bat against Marty McFly who unwittingly crawls into his daughter's bedroom through the window.
Career
Al's career spans over 40 years to include stage, film, and television. His most recent television appearances have been on Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Switched at Birth, and Bones. In all, he has appeared in more than 60 TV shows, 13 films, and 34 stage productions.
Al's body of work began on the local stages of San Francisco's community theaters. He was also a company member of the renowned American Conservatory Theater (A,C,T.) for three years. Al appeared in more the 17 plays while with the company, a highlight of which was originating a character in Tennessee Williams' This Is (An Entertainment). Al also traveled with A.C.T. in 1976 to the Soviet Union for the Bicentennial Cultural Exchange where he performed in The Match Maker and Desire Under The Elms at the New Moscow Art Theatre and at theaters in Leningrad and Riga. He also originated the role of Memphis Lee in acclaimed playwright August Wilson's Two Trains Running, performing with the national tour for two years culminating with its Broadway run, for which he received a Theatre World Award for Best New Talent on Broadway.
