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Billy Dee Williams Wiki Biography

• William December Williams, Jr. was born on April 6, 1937, of West Indian and African-American descent in New York City, New York, USA. 
• He is perhaps best known for his roles in the franchise movies “Star Wars” and the 1989 superhero film “Batman.” 
• He is a successful actor, singer, writer, and visual artist. 
• Sources estimate that his total net worth has reached $7.5 million, having accumulated much of his wealth through his work as a film, television, and voice actor. 
• Billy Dee is one of those actors who started their career on the theatre stage and then went on to work in the film and television industry. 
• “He made his Broadway stage debut in “The Firebrand of Florence” as a child actor in 1945, and in “The Cool Word” as an adult actor in 1960. 
• In the meantime, he made his first movie appearance in the drama The Last Angry Man in 1959 and became a cast member of the soap opera The Guiding Light in 1966. 
• Billy Dee’s career was greatly affected by being cast as one of the lead characters in the TV film “Brian’s Song”. 
• In 1980, in the epic space opera “The Empire Strikes Back,” he was chosen for the role of Lando Calrissian, which was highly profitable and certainly helped to increase both the profile and net worth of Billy Dee. 
• He also appeared in another 1983 Star Wars franchise movie, Return of the Jedi, and as a voice actor in the National Public Radio adaptation of the Star Wars saga. 
• He played the part of Harvey Dent in the superhero movie “Batman” in 1989, another significant role in Billy Dee’s career. 
• He featured in a series of Colt 45 ads at around that time, which resulted in a lot of criticism. 
• Billy Dee guest-starred in a large number of TV shows later in his career, including “General Hospital” in 2009, “White Collar” in 2011, “NCIS” in 2012, “Modern Family” in 2013, and “Glee” in 2014. 
• His works are nice enough to have been shown in a variety of galleries, including the Schomburg Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Smithsonian Institution. 
• Billy Dee married Teruko Nakagami in 1972 in his private life, and they raised a daughter named Hanako, born in 1973. 
• Since his first marriage to Audrey Sellers, Billy Dee has a son, Corey, and was also married to actress Marlene Clark (1968-71). 
• IMDB Wikipedia $7.5 Million 1937 6 ft (1.83 m) Embraced Activism Actor African American Alex Maleev American Broadcasting Corporation Americans with disabilities April 6 Artist Atlantic Ocean Audition Batman Bespin Billy Dee Williams Net Worth Brad Lander Charles Soule Cicely Tyson (m. 
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Billy Dee Williams Quick Info

Billy Dee Williams Trademarks

1. Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars films
2. Deep smooth voice
3. Broad smile and gregarious manner

Billy Dee Williams Quotes

• [Defending his appearance Colt 45 advertising] I drink, you drink. Hell, if marijuana was legal, I’d appear in a commercial for that too.
• I tell my son Corey that the greatest teacher is the teacher who says, “Don’t follow me, follow yourself. Because within you there is that kingdom, that life, that force.”.
• There’s always been a lot of misunderstanding about Lando’s character. I used to pick up my daughter from elementary school and get into arguments with little children who would accuse me of betraying Han Solo.

Billy Dee Williams Important Facts

• Uncle of Larry Riley.
• Inducted into the International Mustache Hall of Fame in 2015 (inaugural class) in the category Film & Television.
• His father was from Texas, and his mother was from Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean.
• Inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1984.
• The character Walter “Doc” Hartford from the animated space opera The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (1986) was based on him.
• He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1521 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on March 27, 1985.
• In addition to playing Lando Calrissian in the original Star Wars trilogy, he played the part in the NPR radio dramatization of “The Empire Strikes Back” (1983). However, he was not available to reprise the role for “Return of the Jedi” (1996).
• Is one of three actors, along with Anthony Daniels and Mark Hamill, to reprise their same roles from the original Star Wars trilogy in the NPR radio dramatizations of the trilogy.
• Was cited as one of the most promising movie personalities of 1973 in John Willis’ 1974 Film Annual “Screen World” book.
• He still actively paints, and some of his work can be seen at his online gallery. He has had solo exhibitions in various galleries around the United States, and his work hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Schomburg Museum. The beautiful covers of the Thelonious Monk Competition programs since 1990 are by him.
• Studied art at both New York’s High School of Music and Art and at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Design.
• Has a son named Corey Dee Williams, who graduated from North Hollywood in 1978. Stepdaughter Miyako also attended same high school and was in the 10th grade when Corey graduated.
• Has two children: Corey Dee Williams (b. 1960) and Hanako Williams. (b. 1973).
• He accepted the role of D.A. Harvey Dent in Batman (1989) with the knowledge and expectation that Dent would eventually become Two-Face; he reportedly had a clause put into his contract reserving the role for him in any sequels, which Warner Bros. had to buy out so they could cast Tommy Lee Jones.
• Originally auditioned for the role of Han Solo in 1976.
• He and actress/singer Diahann Carroll were classmates at the New York City High School of the Performing Arts, the school that was featured on the popular television series Fame (1982).
• Was arrested in Los Angeles after police received a call from his live-in girlfriend accusing him of battery. Williams was charged with cohabitational abuse and released on $50,000 bail. [January 1996]
• Has a twin sister, Loretta Williams.
• Has appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song “Voices That Care”.
• Was an accomplished art student even before his acting career began. Has had professional gallery showings where his oil canvases have sold for tens of thousands of dollars.

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