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Dennis Haysbert s big break came when he was chosen to star opposite

Summary: Dennis Haysbert s big break came when he was chosen to star opposite Michelle Pfeiffer in the civil rights road picture cum romance Love Field filmed in 1990 released in 1992 Yet like so many other Hollywood stories Love Field was not a part that came knocking for the tall physically intimidating but warm smiling Haysbert Denzel Washington was originally attached to the role and when Washington dropped out of the production Eriq La Salle was hired then fired Only then did Haysbert get the call and it was a break that put him on casting lists all over Hollywood br Haysbert s early acting days were a string of episodic roles beginning with an appearance on Lou Grant CBS He was featured in regular or recurring roles in four series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century NBC in 1981 Code Red ABC 1981 82 about firefighters the short lived sitcom Off the Rack ABC 1985 with Edward Asner and Just the Ten of Us ABC 1989 90 as Coach Johnson Haysbert had supporting roles in two 1993 CBS miniseries Queen in which he plays a union organizer and Return to Lonesome Dove in which he was Cherokee Jack br His feature break was Major League 1989 in which he portrayed the voodoo practicing Cuban ballplayer Pedro Cerrano a role he reprised in the sequels Major League II 1994 and Major League Back to the Minors 1998 Reteaming with Major League co star Charlie Sheen Haysbert was one of the Navy SEALs 1990 involved in saving a naval helicopter crew held hostage while in Mr Baseball 1992 he was a teammate of Tom Selleck s who leaves Japan to return to the USA Love Field offered him the opportunity to demonstrate his range playing a single father evading police who stumbles upon a well meaning Southern white woman Pfeiffer on a bus and ends up traveling with her Washington DC while falling in love in the process In 1995 Haysbert had supporting roles in two high profile features Michael Mann s Heat in which he was an ex con trying to go straight and Forest Whitaker s Waiting to Exhale as Whitney Houston s boyfriend br Roles in 1997 s Absolute Power and the 1999 releases The Thirteenth Floor The Minus Man and Random Hearts raised his profile and solidified his image as a dependable actor with a quietly commanding screen presence He continued to impress on the big screen with two memorable turns in 2000 independent releases Love Basketball cast him as a former pro baller now working as a scout who cheats on his wife Debi Morgan and lets down his son Omar Epps while What s Cooking featured him as a high ranking political aide who was unfaithful to his splintering superwoman wife Alfre Woodard and has alienated his militant son Eric K George br Back on television Haysbert impressed audiences and critics alike with his turn as the mysterious scientist behind a covert government operation that utilizes the abilities of an insurance salesman turned mega man John Goodman Eric Close for tasks aiding national interest Though a cult favorite the show didn t last and Haysbert s next TV venture in 2001 was an even greater challenge playing the Presidential candidate David Palmer in the high concept FOX series 24 which played out a single horrific day in the life of FBI agent Jack Bauer over 24 episodes with each episode chronicling an hour out of that day Critics loved the show and audiences eventually discovered and embraced the series as well causing Haysbert to return in the second season this time as the President of the United States Just as he found a stable spot on network television Haysbert s on screen career also caught some heat in 2002 when he appeared in Far From Heaven director Todd Haynes film on 1950s repressionand the illusion of appearances Haysbert s Sidney Poitier esque performance as the kind and gentle black gardener who embarks on a frowned upon interracial romance with neglected wife Julianne Moore was roundly praised br After leaving 24 as a regular at the end of the third season Haysbert returned to the show as a guest star for several episodes of the 2005 season and he continued to enjoy a thriving side career as a voice actor and narrartor for documentaries commercials animated projects and video games Back on the big screen he had a memorable but pivotal appearance in director Sam Mendes Gulf War meditation Jarhead 2005 as a gruff no nonsense Marine officer In 2006 Haysbert returned to the small screen appearing as a black ops commander on CBS s anti terrorism series The Unit 2006 K 9000 1989 Actor br Breach 2007 Actor br Goodbye Bafana 2007 Actor br Jarhead 2005 Actor br 35th Annual NAACP Image Awards The 2004 Actor br 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards The 2004 Actor br 34th NAACP Image Awards The 2003 Actor br 2003 Espy Awards The 2003 Actor br 100 Years of Hope and Humor 2003 Actor br Sinbad Legend of the Seven Seas 2003 Actor br Far From Heaven 2002 Actor br What s Cooking 2000 Actor br Love Basketball 2000 Actor br Trumpet Awards The 2000 Actor br 15th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards The 2000 Actor br Thirteenth Floor The 1999 Actor br Random Hearts 1999 Actor br Minus Man The 1999 Actor br 1999 Trumpet Awards 1999 Actor br Major League Back to the Minors 1998 Actor br Sixth Annual Trumpet Awards The 1998 Actor br How to Make the Cruelest Month 1998 Actor br StandOff 1998 Actor br Absolute Power 1997 Actor br Heat 1995 Actor br Waiting to Exhale 1995 Actor br Suture 1994 Actor br Widow s Kiss 1994 Actor br Major League II 1994 Actor br Return to Lonesome Dove 1993 Actor br Hallelujah 1993 Actor br Queen 1993 Actor br Mr Baseball 1992 Actor br Love Field 1992 Actor br Navy Seals 1990 Actor br Major League 1989 Actor br Summer to Remember A 1985 Actor br Return of Marcus Welby M D The 1984 Actor br Grambling s White Tiger 1981 Actor br Code Red 1981 Actor br Saravia 1000 Actor br Dennis Haysbert s big break came when he was chosen to star opposite Michelle Pfeiffer in the civil rights road picture cum romance Love Field filmed in 1990 released in 1992 Yet like so many other Hollywood stories Love Field was not a part that came knocking for the tall physically intimidating but warm smiling Haysbert Denzel Washington was originally attached to the role and when Washington dropped out of the production Eriq La Salle was hired then fired Only then did Haysbert get the call and it was a break that put him on casting lists all over Hollywood br Haysbert s early acting days were a string of episodic roles beginning with an appearance on Lou Grant CBS He was featured in regular or recurring roles in four series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century NBC in 1981 Code Red ABC 1981 82 about firefighters the short lived sitcom Off the Rack ABC 1985 with Edward Asner and Just the Ten of Us ABC 1989 90 as Coach Johnson Haysbert had supporting roles in two 1993 CBS miniseries Queen in which he plays a union organizer and Return to Lonesome Dove in which he was Cherokee Jack br His feature break was Major League 1989 in which he portrayed the voodoo practicing Cuban ballplayer Pedro Cerrano a role he reprised in the sequels Major League II 1994 and Major League Back to the Minors 1998 Reteaming with Major League co star Charlie Sheen Haysbert was one of the Navy SEALs 1990 involved in saving a naval helicopter crew held hostage while in Mr Baseball 1992 he was a teammate of Tom Selleck s who leaves Japan to return to the USA Love Field offered him the opportunity to demonstrate his range playing a single father evading police who stumbles upon a well meaning Southern white woman Pfeiffer on a bus and ends up traveling with her Washington DC while falling in love in the process In 1995 Haysbert had supporting roles in two high profile features Michael Mann s Heat in which he was an ex con trying to go straight and Forest Whitaker s Waiting to Exhale as Whitney Houston s boyfriend br Roles in 1997 s Absolute Power and the 1999 releases The Thirteenth Floor The Minus Man and Random Hearts raised his profile and solidified his image as a dependable actor with a quietly commanding screen presence He continued to impress on the big screen with two memorable turns in 2000 independent releases Love Basketball cast him as a former pro baller now working as a scout who cheats on his wife Debi Morgan and lets down his son Omar Epps while What s Cooking featured him as a high ranking political aide who was unfaithful to his splintering superwoman wife Alfre Woodard and has alienated his militant son Eric K George br Back on television Haysbert impressed audiences and critics alike with his turn as the mysterious scientist behind a covert government operation that utilizes the abilities of an insurance salesman turned mega man John Goodman Eric Close for tasks aiding national interest Though a cult favorite the show didn t last and Haysbert s next TV venture in 2001 was an even greater challenge playing the Presidential candidate David Palmer in the high concept FOX series 24 which played out a single horrific day in the life of FBI agent Jack Bauer over 24 episodes with each episode chronicling an hour out of that day Critics loved the show and audiences eventually discovered and embraced the series as well causing Haysbert to return in the second season this time as the President of the United States Just as he found a stable spot on network television Haysbert s on screen career also caught some heat in 2002 when he appeared in Far From Heaven director Todd Haynes film on 1950s repressionand the illusion of appearances Haysbert s Sidney Poitier esque performance as the kind and gentle black gardener who embarks on a frowned upon interracial romance with neglected wife Julianne Moore was roundly praised br After leaving 24 as a regular at the end of the third season Haysbert returned to the show as a guest star for several episodes of the 2005 season and he continued to enjoy a thriving side career as a voice actor and narrartor for documentaries commercials animated projects and video games Back on the big screen he had a memorable but pivotal appearance in director Sam Mendes Gulf War meditation Jarhead 2005 as a gruff no nonsense Marine officer In 2006 Haysbert returned to the small screen appearing as a black ops commander on CBS s anti terrorism series The Unit 2006 K 9000 1989 Actor br Breach 2007 Actor br Goodbye Bafana 2007 Actor br Jarhead 2005 Actor br 35th Annual NAACP Image Awards The 2004 Actor br 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards The 2004 Actor br 34th NAACP Image Awards The 2003 Actor br 2003 Espy Awards The 2003 Actor br 100 Years of Hope and Humor 2003 Actor br Sinbad Legend of the Seven Seas 2003 Actor br Far From Heaven 2002 Actor br What s Cooking 2000 Actor br Love Basketball 2000 Actor br Trumpet Awards The 2000 Actor br 15th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards The 2000 Actor br Thirteenth Floor The 1999 Actor br Random Hearts 1999 Actor br Minus Man The 1999 Actor br 1999 Trumpet Awards 1999 Actor br Major League Back to the Minors 1998 Actor br Sixth Annual Trumpet Awards The 1998 Actor br How to Make the Cruelest Month 1998 Actor br StandOff 1998 Actor br Absolute Power 1997 Actor br Heat 1995 Actor br Waiting to Exhale 1995 Actor br Suture 1994 Actor br Widow s Kiss 1994 Actor br Major League II 1994 Actor br Return to Lonesome Dove 1993 Actor br Hallelujah 1993 Actor br Queen 1993 Actor br Mr Baseball 1992 Actor br Love Field 1992 Actor br Navy Seals 1990 Actor br Major League 1989 Actor br Summer to Remember A 1985 Actor br Return of Marcus Welby M D The 1984 Actor br Grambling s White Tiger 1981 Actor br Code Red 1981 Actor br Saravia 1000 Actor br

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