Post by domenicaflor on Mar 16, 2005 22:23:43 GMT -5
Courtney Vance appeared as a guest speaker at the Prince William Sound Community College in Alaska in 2003. Here is a short bio from their website:
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www.pwscc.edu/theatre_conference_2005_featured_artists.shtml
Courtney B. Vance
Dedicated and passionate, Courtney B. Vance is one of entertainment’s fastest rising stars, but this fact is not news to Courtney. From Harvard to Hollywood, Vance has graced both the stage and the screen with his astounding talent. This, coupled with an extreme love for his job makes Courtney B. Vance a force to be reckoned with.
Vance, who was born in Detroit, Michigan, graduated from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale School of Drama. While attending Harvard, Vance was already honing his skills as an actor at the Boston Shakespeare Company. After moving to New York, he quickly established himself on the theatrical scene earning two Tony Award nominations for his role in August Wilson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Fences," and later for his lead role in John Guare’s "Six Degrees of Separation." He also won an OBIE Award for Athol Fugard’s play "My Children, My Africa."
Vance’s feature-film roles have won him steady praise. His early credits include "Hamburger Hill" and "The Hunt for Red October" and "Huckleberry Finn" with Elijah Wood. More recently, he appeared in Robert Altman’s "Cookie’s Fortune," Penny Marshall’s "Preacher’s Wife," Clint Eastwood’s "Space Cowboys," and the independent film "Love and Action in Chicago," a romantic comedy that he also co-produced.
Vance’s television credits include such cable movies as "Blind Faith" opposite (Charles S. Dutton, for which Vance received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actor), the William Friedkin-directed "12 Angry Men" (with Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott and Ossie Davis), the Hallmark presentation "The Boys Next Door" (alongside Nathan Lane, Tony Goldwyn and Michael Jeter), "The Tuskegee Airmen" (with Laurence Fishburne and Andre Braugher) and television productions of August Wilson’s play "The Piano Lesson," HBO’s "The Affair," and Showtime’s "Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story."
Vance joined NBC’s new drama "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" last season and has already been nominated for a 2002 NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series), for his role as New York Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver. However, "Law & Order" fans are not the only ones noticing the multi-dimensional actor. In Entertainment Weekly’s 2002 "It List" issue, Vance was featured, along with co-star Vincent D’Onofrio, for making "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "the best acted" of the collection.
Away from the set, Vance and his wife, critically acclaimed actress Angela Bassett, participate in various charitable organizations and enjoy spending quality time at their home in Los Angeles.
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www.pwscc.edu/theatre_conference_2005_featured_artists.shtml
Courtney B. Vance
Dedicated and passionate, Courtney B. Vance is one of entertainment’s fastest rising stars, but this fact is not news to Courtney. From Harvard to Hollywood, Vance has graced both the stage and the screen with his astounding talent. This, coupled with an extreme love for his job makes Courtney B. Vance a force to be reckoned with.
Vance, who was born in Detroit, Michigan, graduated from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale School of Drama. While attending Harvard, Vance was already honing his skills as an actor at the Boston Shakespeare Company. After moving to New York, he quickly established himself on the theatrical scene earning two Tony Award nominations for his role in August Wilson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Fences," and later for his lead role in John Guare’s "Six Degrees of Separation." He also won an OBIE Award for Athol Fugard’s play "My Children, My Africa."
Vance’s feature-film roles have won him steady praise. His early credits include "Hamburger Hill" and "The Hunt for Red October" and "Huckleberry Finn" with Elijah Wood. More recently, he appeared in Robert Altman’s "Cookie’s Fortune," Penny Marshall’s "Preacher’s Wife," Clint Eastwood’s "Space Cowboys," and the independent film "Love and Action in Chicago," a romantic comedy that he also co-produced.
Vance’s television credits include such cable movies as "Blind Faith" opposite (Charles S. Dutton, for which Vance received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actor), the William Friedkin-directed "12 Angry Men" (with Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott and Ossie Davis), the Hallmark presentation "The Boys Next Door" (alongside Nathan Lane, Tony Goldwyn and Michael Jeter), "The Tuskegee Airmen" (with Laurence Fishburne and Andre Braugher) and television productions of August Wilson’s play "The Piano Lesson," HBO’s "The Affair," and Showtime’s "Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story."
Vance joined NBC’s new drama "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" last season and has already been nominated for a 2002 NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series), for his role as New York Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver. However, "Law & Order" fans are not the only ones noticing the multi-dimensional actor. In Entertainment Weekly’s 2002 "It List" issue, Vance was featured, along with co-star Vincent D’Onofrio, for making "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "the best acted" of the collection.
Away from the set, Vance and his wife, critically acclaimed actress Angela Bassett, participate in various charitable organizations and enjoy spending quality time at their home in Los Angeles.
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