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Avery Brooks
Data de nascimento:
02/10/1948
Local de nascimento:
Evansville, Indiana, USA
Biografia
Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator. He is best known for his television roles as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and as Dr. Bob Sweeney in the Academy Award–nominated film American History X. Brooks was born in Evansville, Indiana, and raised in Gary, Indiana. He attended Oberlin College, where he studied music and theater. After graduating from Oberlin, he moved to New York City to pursue his acting career. Brooks's first professional acting role was in the play "The Great White Hope" in 1970. He went on to appear in a number of Broadway productions, including "The Wiz" and "A Chorus Line". He also starred in the television miniseries "Roots" in 1977. In 1993, Brooks was cast as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The series ran for seven seasons, and Brooks's performance as Sisko was critically acclaimed. He won a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television in 1995. After Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended, Brooks continued to work in television and film. He starred in the series "Shark" from 2006 to 2008, and he appeared in the films "American History X" and "The Score". Brooks is also a talented singer and musician. He has released two albums, "Song of My People" and "The Way I Feel". He is also a gifted director, and he has directed a number of theater productions and television episodes.
Filmes em que atuou
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What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)- 7.23 ★Self
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Pelo Amor de Spock (2016)- 7.48 ★Benjamin Sisko (archive footage)
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Mysteries of Ancient China (2016)- 6.80 ★Self - Presenter
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The Captains (2011)- 6.31 ★Himself
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For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010)- 7.00 ★Narrator (voice)
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God v. Satan: The Final Battle (2008)- 4.00 ★Himself (Narrator)
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Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier (2007)- 5.42 ★Self
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Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends (2003)- 8.00 ★Himself
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Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning (2003)- 0.00 ★Himself
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15 Minutos (2001)- 5.93 ★Leon Jackson
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Savage Sun (1999)- 0.00 ★Narrator (voice)
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A Outra História Americana (1998)- 8.35 ★Sweeney
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The Greatest Places (1998)- 5.30 ★Narrator (voice)
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Tiro e Queda (1998)- 5.91 ★Paris
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Africa's Elephant Kingdom (1998)- 5.30 ★Narrator
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Spenser: A Savage Place (1995)- 0.00 ★Hawk
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The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek (1995)- 4.25 ★Self
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior (1995)- 7.25 ★Benjamin Sisko
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Spenser: The Judas Goat (1994)- 5.00 ★Hawk
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Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (1994)- 5.00 ★Hawk
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Spenser: Ceremony (1993)- 5.00 ★Hawk
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary (1993)- 7.00 ★Benjamin Sisko
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes (1993)- 1.00 ★Himself
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The Ernest Green Story (1993)- 6.90 ★Rev. Lawson
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Roots: The Gift (1988)- 7.30 ★Cletus Moyer
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)- 7.80 ★Uncle Tom
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Moments Without Proper Names (1987)- 0.00 ★
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Finnegan Begin Again (1985)- 6.30 ★Dude on Bus
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Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984)- 6.20 ★Solomon Northup