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He starred as Zodzetrick in the <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Grand_Opera" title="Houston Grand Opera">Houston Grand Opera</a>'s 1982 revival of <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin" title="Scott Joplin">Scott Joplin</a>'s opera <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treemonisha" title="Treemonisha">Treemonisha</a></i>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"/><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2>Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life_and_education"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Early life and education</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Film"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Film</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Television"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Television</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Animation"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Animation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Producer_and_director"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Producer and director</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Singing"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Singing</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Awards_and_nominations"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Awards and nominations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Obba_Babatund%C3%A9&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>He was born in 1951 as Donald Cohen to an African-American family in <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica,_Queens" title="Jamaica, Queens">Jamaica, Queens</a>, New York. As a child, he attended public schools, as did his brother Akin. He was attracted early to theater and from a young age would sing, dance and act for his family. After graduating from Jamaica High School, he started teaching at a private school for students of color. He also pursued acting jobs in New York, gaining some roles Off-Off-Broadway. </p><p>Learning that his ancestry included people from Nigeria, he adopted a name made of Yoruban words: <i>Obba</i>, for "king", and <i>Babatunde</i>, meaning "father has returned again."<sup id="cite_ref-buzz_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buzz-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Obba_Babatund%C3%A9&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Babatundé has said a breakthrough role was gaining a part in a 1976 touring company of <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guys_and_Dolls" title="Guys and Dolls">Guys and Dolls</a></i>, starring <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Uggams" title="Leslie Uggams">Leslie Uggams</a> and <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rountree" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Rountree">Richard Rountree</a>. Since then he has performed in many other stage productions.<sup id="cite_ref-buzz_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buzz-2">[2]</a></sup> </p><p>His first Broadway performance was in <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TImbuktu!&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TImbuktu! (page does not exist)">TImbuktu!</a></i> in 1978. He is known for starring as C.C. White in <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamgirls" title="Dreamgirls">Dreamgirls</a></i>, for which he was nominated for a 1982 Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Musical. After performing on Broadway in this role, he also toured for two years with the company.<sup id="cite_ref-ibdb_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ibdb-3">[3]</a></sup> He gradually moved into film and television work, and has had numerous roles in both genres. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Film">Film</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Obba_Babatund%C3%A9&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Film">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>His feature film appearances include <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Celestine_Prophecy_(film)" title="The Celestine Prophecy (film)"><i>The Celestine Prophecy</i></a>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_Girls" title="Material Girls">Material Girls</a></i>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_the_Sunset" title="After the Sunset">After the Sunset</a></i>, <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manchurian_Candidate_(2004_film)" title="The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)"><i>The Manchurian Candidate</i></a>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notebook" title="The Notebook">The Notebook</a></i>, a SWAT captain in <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Q." title="John Q."><i>John Q</i></a>, an attorney in <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_(film)" title="Philadelphia (film)"><i>Philadelphia</i></a> (1993), <i>The Last Fall</i>, <i>If I Tell You I Have To Kill You</i>, <i>The Fallen Faithful</i>, <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapped:_Haitian_Nights" title="Trapped: Haitian Nights"><i>Trapped</i></a>, <i>Tension</i>, and <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinky_(film)" title="Kinky (film)">Kinky</a></i>. </p><p>He also played Harvard College Dean Cain in the movie <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_High" title="How High">How High</a></i>, as well as the role of Willie Long in the movie <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_(1999_film)" title="Life (1999 film)">Life</a></i>, the role of Lamar, the hotel concierge in the film <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Thing_You_Do!" title="That Thing You Do!">That Thing You Do!</a>,</i> as a senator in the 2004 reprise of <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manchurian_Candidate" title="The Manchurian Candidate">The Manchurian Candidate</a>,</i> and in <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment" title="Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment">Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment</a> <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Paws_2:_The_Santa_Pups" title="Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups">Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups</a></i>, he played Mayor Denny<i>.</i> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Television">Television</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Obba_Babatund%C3%A9&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Television">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Babatundé has appeared recently in three prime-time series: <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>’ <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madam_Secretary_(TV_series)" title="Madam Secretary (TV series)"><i>Madam Secretary</i></a>, as Barton Royce in the <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a>'s <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Dying_Up_Here" title="I'm Dying Up Here"><i>I’m Dying Up Here</i></a> (2017) , and as Dean Fairbanks in <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix_Original_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Netflix Original Series">Netflix's</a> <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_White_People_(TV_series)" title="Dear White People (TV series)"><i>Dear White People</i></a> (2017-2018). </p><p>Babatundé appeared in a recurring role on <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_(2014_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom (2014 TV series)">Kingdom</a></i> and <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon.com">Amazon's</a> <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_of_God_(TV_series)" title="Hand of God (TV series)"><i>Hand of God</i></a>, as Bishop Bruce Congdon. He also appeared in <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_%26_Half" title="Half & Half">Half & Half</a></i>, as well as appearances on <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful" title="The Bold and the Beautiful">The Bold and the Beautiful</a></i>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Legal" title="Boston Legal">Boston Legal</a></i>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy" title="Grey's Anatomy">Grey's Anatomy</a></i>, <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCIS_(TV_series)" title="NCIS (TV series)"><i>NCIS</i></a>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Case" title="Cold Case">Cold Case</a></i>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_Medicine" title="Strong Medicine">Strong Medicine</a></i>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air" title="The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></i>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touched_by_an_Angel" title="Touched by an Angel">Touched by an Angel</a></i>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Hope" title="Chicago Hope">Chicago Hope</a></i>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Any_Day_Now_(TV_series)" title="Any Day Now (TV series)">Any Day Now</a>, <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Sisco" title="Karen Sisco">Karen Sisco</a>, <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson%27s_Creek" title="Dawson's Creek">Dawson's Creek</a></i>, and <i>Friends]].</i> In the 1998 miniseries, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations_(miniseries)" title="The Temptations (miniseries)">The Temptations</a></i>, he played <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Gordy" title="Berry Gordy">Berry Gordy</a>, the founder of <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown Records">Motown Records</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Animation">Animation</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Obba_Babatund%C3%A9&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Animation">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Babatundé's voice acting roles in animated movies and games include <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lando_Calrissian" title="Lando Calrissian">Lando Calrissian</a> in <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Galactic_Battlegrounds" title="Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds">Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds</a></i>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Rogue_Squadron_II:_Rogue_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader">Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader</a></i>, <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Rogue_Squadron_III:_Rebel_Strike" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike">Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike</a></i>, and <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Infinity_3.0" title="Disney Infinity 3.0">Disney Infinity 3.0</a></i> as well as Conroy in <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Power" title="Rocket Power">Rocket Power</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> In the animated feature <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Thornberrys_Movie" title="The Wild Thornberrys Movie">The Wild Thornberrys Movie</a></i>, Babatundé voiced the character of Boko, and in the 2016 Air Bud Entertainment movie <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pup_Star&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pup Star (page does not exist)">Pup Star</a></i>, he played the soul-singing Basset Hound, Big Ears. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Producer_and_director">Producer and director</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Obba_Babatund%C3%A9&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Producer and director">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Babatundé was co-producer and director of <i>Oscar's Black Odyssey</i>, co-producer of <i>Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty</i>, and co-producer of <i>TV in Black: The First 50 Years</i>. He is associate producer of the horror film <i>Voodoo Dolls</i> and executive producer of <i>Journey</i>. Most recently, Babatundé directed and co-stars with <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katt_Williams" title="Katt Williams">Katt Williams</a> in the <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionsgate_Home_Entertainment" title="Lionsgate Home Entertainment">Lionsgate Home Entertainment</a> feature film <i>American Bad Boy</i>, and he produced and directed the short film <i>Clarissa's Gift</i>. </p><p>Babatundé also directed a version of the Broadway musical <i>Dreamgirls</i>. He co-authored, directed, and produced <i>In the Blink of an Eye</i>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Singing">Singing</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Obba_Babatund%C3%A9&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Singing">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Some of his recorded works include singing the title track on the <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onaje_Allan_Gumbs" title="Onaje Allan Gumbs">Onaje Allan Gumbs</a>'s album <i>Sack Full of Dreams</i>, and "The Gal That Got Away" on <i>Over The Rainbow</i>, the <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Arlen" title="Harold Arlen">Harold Arlen</a> soundtrack. </p><p>In 1982 Babatunde starred as Zodzetrick in the <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Grand_Opera" title="Houston Grand Opera">Houston Grand Opera</a>'s second production of <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin" title="Scott Joplin">Scott Joplin</a>'s opera <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treemonisha" title="Treemonisha">Treemonisha</a></i>. They had produced it first in 1976. After the opera was rediscovered, the world premiere was produced in 1972 by the <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Atlanta Symphony Orchestra">Atlanta Symphony Orchestra</a> and <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morehouse_College" title="Morehouse College">Morehouse College</a> chorus. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Obba_Babatund%C3%A9&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>In 2016, Babatundé received the <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Award" title="Emmy Award">Daytime Emmy</a> Award for "Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series", as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Peachtree Village International Film Festival. </p><p>In 2010, Babatundé won NAACP Theatre Awards' "Best Lead Male" for his portrayal of <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr." title="Sammy Davis Jr.">Sammy Davis, Jr</a>. in the Old Globe production of the musical <i>Sammy</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </p><p>Babatundé was nominated for an Emmy in the HBO movie <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Evers%27_Boys" title="Miss Evers' Boys">Miss Evers' Boys</a></i>, an <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NAACP Image Award">NAACP Image Award</a> in the <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> movie <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introducing_Dorothy_Dandridge" title="Introducing Dorothy Dandridge">Introducing Dorothy Dandridge</a></i>, and an <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovation_Awards" title="Ovation Awards">Ovation Award</a> and a Tony Award for his role as C.C. White in the original Broadway cast of <i><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamgirls" title="Dreamgirls">Dreamgirls</a></i>. He won an NAACP Image Award as “Best Actor” for his role as Sarge in <a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Soldier%27s_Play" title="A Soldier's Play"><i>A Soldiers Play</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20190430141851/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Obba_Babatund%C3%A9&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="reflist" style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web">S. Torriano Berry; Venise T. 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