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Don Cheadle

Actor, Activist & Author; Known for "Iron Man 2" & "Hotel Rwanda"

Actor, Activist & Author; Known for "Iron Man 2" & "Hotel Rwanda"

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Don Cheadle Biography

Donald Frank Cheadle graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a Bachelor¹s Degree in Fine Arts. Encouraged by his college friends, he attended a variety of auditions and landed a recurring role on the hit series "Fame" (1982), which led to feature film roles in Dennis Hopper's Colors (1988) and John Irvin's Hamburger Hill (1987).

Early in his career, Cheadle was named Best Supporting Actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics for his breakout performance opposite Denzel Washington in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995). His subsequent film credits include the 2006 Oscar-winning Best Picture, Crash (2004), which Cheadle also produced; Hotel Rwanda (2004), for which his performance garnered Oscar, Golden Globe, Broadcast Film Critics and Screen Actors Guild award nominations for Best Actor; Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007), starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Cheadle was honored by the CineVegas Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Festival and received ShoWest's Male Star of the Year award. He is also well-recognized for his television work, including his portrayal of Sammy Davis Jr. in HBO's "The Rat Pack" (1998), for which he received a Golden Globe Award and a Best Supporting Actor Emmy nomination. His recent big screen appearances have been in Antoine Fuqua's ensemble crime thriller "Brooklyn's Finest" (2009) and his recurring role as Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes in Marvel's Iron Man and The Avengers films. Cheadle extended his global recognition with his role as James Rhodes / War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing Terrence Howard. He appeared as the character in Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and will reprise the role in the upcoming Disney+ series Armor Wars.

A talented musician who plays saxophone, writes music and sings, Cheadle is also an accomplished stage actor and director, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Spoken Word Album for his narration/dramatization of the Walter Mosley novel "Fear Itself."

After acting in "Hotel Rwanda," a film about the early 1990s Rwandan genocide, he became an activist to raise awareness of the mid-2000s genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. In January 2005, he traveled to Sudan with five members of Congress to see refugee camps and to meet survivors of the genocide. Upon his return, he reported on his trip for ABC News Nightline. Other notable off-stage achievements include the 2007 BET Humanitarian Award for the cause of the people of Darfur and Rwanda, and sharing the Summit Peace Award by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome with George Clooney for their work in Darfur.

Don Cheadle Videos

  • 11th Annual Kirk Douglas Award to Warren Beatty - Don Cheadle
  • Don Cheadle Explains Where the Real Work Happens for an Actor
  • Don Cheadle's Keynote Address at Envision
    Actor Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, Crash) delivers the closing keynote address from "Envision: Stories for a Sustainable Future."

Don Cheadle Books

  • The Enough Moment: Fighting to End Africa's Worst Human Rights Crimes
    The Enough Moment: Fighting to End Africa's Worst Human Rights Crimes
  • Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond
    Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond

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Don Cheadle is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Don Cheadle for your event is $100,000 - $200,000. Don Cheadle generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Van Jones, Adrian Grenier, Mark Ruffalo, Bill Nye and Ashley Judd. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Don Cheadle for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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