Dulé Hill
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 Dulé Hill at the set of Psych, season 6, on July 27, 2011. |
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| Born | Karim Dulé Hill May 3, 1975 East Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, tap dancer |
| Spouse | Nicole Lyn (2004-present) |
Karim Dulé Hill (pronounced /ˈduːleɪ/; born May 3, 1975) is an American actor and tap dancer. He is best known for his roles as personal presidential aide (body man) Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series The West Wing, and as pharmaceutical salesman-private detective Burton "Gus" Guster on the USA Network television comedy-drama Psych. He has also had minor roles in the movies Holes and She's All That.
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Early life
Hill was born in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, to parents Jennifer and Bertholomu Hillshire (who, when married, shortened his name to Hill).[1][2] He studied ballet from an early age, and performed in the musical The Tap Dance Kid as Savion Glover's understudy on Broadway, and then played the part on the show's national tour.[3] Hill graduated in 1993 from Sayreville War Memorial High School, in Sayreville, New Jersey.[4] Hill went on to attend Seton Hall University and also studied acting at William Esper Studio.[5] Hill was a business finance major at Seton Hall,[4] when he accepted a role on Jim Henson's CityKids. In a commercial aired on USA Network, Hill stated he is a Christian.
Career
His first film role, in Sugar Hill, came in 1993 during his 2nd senior year of high school. During his time at Seton Hall, he was cast in a starring role in Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk on Broadway.
In 1999, Hill was cast on The West Wing as Charlie Young, personal aide to President Josiah Bartlet (played by Martin Sheen). During the sixth season of the series, Charlie became a Special Aide to the Chief of Staff. Hill starred as Charlie for six seasons before he chose to leave the show at the beginning of the seventh season (September 2005) to star in the pilot for the new television show Psych for the USA Network,[6] which premiered July 7, 2006. However, when the announcement was made that The West Wing would be ending in May 2006, Hill returned for the show's last episodes.
Hill also had roles in She's All That in 1999 starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook (he later reunited with Cook & Prinze in Psych), as a Los Angeles doctor named Owen in the movie and series 10.5, and the Disney movie Holes as Sam the Onion Man (the movie itself was referenced in the Psych episode "65 Million Years Off"), and The Guardian.
Personal life
In 2004, Hill married actress Nicole Lyn.[7]
Filmography
| Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Other Notes |
| 2012 | Gayby | Adam | Post-production |
| Miss Dial | Popcorn Caller | Not yet released | |
| 2010 | Remarkable Power | Reggie | |
| 2007 | Whisper | Detective Miles | |
| 2006 | Psych | Burton Guster | 2006–present (TV series) Producer 2009–Present |
| The Guardian | Ken Weatherly | ||
| The Numbers | Brady | ||
| 2005 | Edmond | Sharper | |
| Sexual Life | Jerry | ||
| 2004 | 10.5 | Dr. Owen Hunter | (TV movie) |
| 2003 | Holes | Sam the Onion Man | |
| 2000 | Men of Honor | Red Tail | |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Charlie Young | (1999–2006) (TV series) |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul | Unknown | 1 episode | |
| Love Songs (TV movie) | Leroy | (A Love Song for a Dad) | |
| She's All That | Preston | ||
| The Jamie Foxx Show | Tap Dancer | (1 episode) | |
| 1998 | Smart Guy | Calvin Tierney | (1 episode) |
| 1997 | Cosby | Marcus | (1 episode) |
| Color of Justice | Kameel | (TV movie) | |
| The Ditchdigger's Daughters | Young Donald | (TV movie) | |
| 1995 | New York News | Raymond Gates | (TV movie) |
| All My Children | Simon | (1 episode) | |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Georgie | (1 episode) |
| 1993 | American Playhouse | Unknown | (1 episode) |
| Sugar Hill | Roemello Skuggs(age 17) | ||
| City Kids | John | ||
| 1992 | Ghostwriter | Basketball Boy | (1 episode) |
| 1988 | Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood | Robert E. Lee | |
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| Shows | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Other Notes |
| 1989 | The More You Know | Himself | (TV series) |
| 2002 | 3rd NAACP Image Awards | Himself | (TV special) |
| The West Wing Documentary Special | Charlie Young | (TV documentary) | |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Himself | ||
| 2001-2002 | MADtv | Himself | 2 episodes |
| Hollywood Squares | Guest Appearance | 2 episodes | |
| 2003 | Punk'd | Himself | |
| 2004 | New Year's Eve with Carson Daly | Himself | (TV special) |
| 2004-2005 | Celebrity Poker Showdown | Himself | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself | |
| 2006 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself | |
| 2007 | The Making of Whisper | Himself | (video short) |
| 2009 | 11-04-08: The Day of Change | Himself | (TV movie) |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Himself | ||
| 2010 | WWE Raw | Himself | Guest host[8] |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | (voice) | (TV documentary) | |
| IMDb's 20th Anniversary Star of the Day | Himself | (TV series documentary) | |
| The Daily Habit | Himself | (TV series) | |
| Backwash | Host | ||
Awards and honors
- Emmy Awards
- 2002, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series- "The West Wing" (Nominated)
- Image Awards
- 2009, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series-"Psych" (Nominated)
- 2008, Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series-"Psych" (Nominated)
- 2005, Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special- 10.5 (Nominated)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Nominated) 2001, 2002, 2004 & 2005
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 2006- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Nominated)
- 2005- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Nominated)
- 2004- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Nominated)
- 2003- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Nominated)
- 2002- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Won)
- 2001- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Won)
Notes
- ^ "Dule Hill Biography (1975-)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/87/Dule-Hill.html. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ As revealed in the audio commentary for the Psych Season 1 episode "From the Earth to Starbucks."
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RO4gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N3IFAAAAIBAJ&dq=dule%20hill%20ballet%20national%20tour&pg=1157%2C6180231
- ^ a b Granieri, Laurie. "Sayreville native Dule Hill gears up for show's new season", Home News Tribune, August 7, 2009. Accessed February 15, 2011. "The biggest challenge for me is not making Gus too nerdy or too cool. Because Gus is a nerd, says Hill, 34, who grew up in Sayreville and is a 1993 graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School. "
- ^ "Dule Hill: The Enduring Rage of Dutchman". Broadway.com. 2007-02-13. http://www.broadway.com/buzz/6218/dule-hill-the-enduring-rage-of-dutchman/. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ DULE HILL - DULE HILL LEAVING THE WEST WING from Contact Music
- ^ Biermann, Rachel (2004-07-14). "West Wing's Dule Hill Marries Sweetheart - Marriage, Dule Hill". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,663817,00.html. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Raw: WWE tries to get viewers ‘psyched’ about Royal Rumble". 2010-01-26. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2010/01/raw_wwe_tries_to_get_viewers_psyched_about_royal_rumble.html. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
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- American people of Jamaican descent
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- American Christians
- Actors from New Jersey
- People from Essex County, New Jersey
- People from Sayreville, New Jersey
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
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