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First Name

Cleavon

Last Name

Little

Date of Birth

01 June 1939

Height

Build

Slim

Eye Color

Brown - Dark

Hair Color

Black

Place of Birth

Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA

Star Sign

Gemini

Date of Death

22 October 1992

Place of Death

Sherman Oaks, California, USA

Cause of Death

Colon Cancer

Ethnicity

Black

Claim to Fame

Mel Brooks "Blazing Saddles"

Gender

Male

Nationality

American

Wikipedia Text

Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 � October 22, 1992) was an American film and theatre actor, known for his lead role as Bart in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles and as the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland in the early 1970s sitcom Temperatures Rising. In 1978 he played "The Prince of Darkness" in the radio station comedy FM. He was also in the 1984 action film Toy Soldiers and acted out the role of Super Soul in the film Vanishing Point in 1971.

Couple Profile

Versatile, charismatic African-American actor Cleavon Little was born on June 1, 1939, in Oklahoma but grew up in California and attended San Diego College. He earned a scholarship to Juilliard and moved to New York, then trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Art and was soon appearing off-Broadway. Classically trained ("Hamlet" "A Midsummer Night`s Dream"), he won the Tony award for a less weighty musical, "Purlie", which took him west. A few film roles came his way with What`s So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968), John and Mary (1969), Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), and the cult film Vanishing Point (1971) but it was the 1972 sitcom "Temperatures Rising" (1972) that finally got him some leverage in Hollywood. The by-now popular actor caught the eye of film producers. With his sly charm and appeal, he was a natural for comedy and hit the apex of his career after winning a co-starring role opposite Gene Wilder in the Mel Brooks western spoof Blazing Saddles (1974). He never matched that success but did continue with important stage roles ("I`m Not Rappaport") and other TV series work ("Bagdad Cafe" (1990)). A hard-working, heavily driven man, Little was plagued by ulcers and stomach disorders for much of his life. He died at age 53 of colon cancer in 1992.

Couple Profile Source

www.imdb.com/name/nm0001476/bio

University

San Diego College, CA, Juilliard, NY, American Academy of Dramatic Art , NY

Full Name at Birth

Cleavon Jake Little

Count - Awards

Age

Occupation Text

Actor