Obba Babatunde Bio - Biography

Name Obba Babatunde
Height
Naionality American
Date of Birth 1-December-1951
Place of Birth Queens, New York, U.S.
Famous for Acting
Obba Babatunde is an American actor of stage and screen, known for his Emmy-nominated performance in the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, a NAACP Image Award-nominated performance in the TV movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and a Tony Award-nominated role for his performance as C.C. White in the original cast of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls.

Babatunde was a protege of Sammy Davis, Jr., who said of him, "This is the only cat who can do everything I can do." Babatunde does dance, sing, play instruments, execute impersonations, including his portrayal of Davis, aided by their similarity in energy, size and talent, tap dancing and performing on multiple instruments. In fall 2009, Babatunde played Davis in the title role of "Sammy: Once in a Lifetime," a world premiere musical at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.

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