Blair Underwood: Wisdom from Three Decades of Acting, Playing Good and Evil, and What He Learned from Sidney Poitier
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Ever since his breakout role in L.A. Law, actor Blair Underwood (Rules of Engagement, Just Cause, In Treatment) has been fighting against being pigeonholed, and searching for new psychological puzzles to solve through the characters he plays. He talks to Guy about the profound influence both his father and Sidney Poitier had on his career, about the moment he thought that career might be over, and about the powerful role that imagination plays in his craft.
Links from the Show
01. Trailer for Krush Groove
02. Underwood's first scene on L.A. Law
03. Underwood on The Phil Donahue Show talks about race and policing in the wake of the Rodney King beating
04. Underwood on performing in A Streetcar Named Desire
05. Scene from A Streetcar Named Desire
06. About Underwood's character in In Treatment
07. Scene from A Soldier's Play
