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Ernie is the voice of the apostle Pater in The Word of Promise, a dramatized audio book of the New Testament released by Thomas Nelson in October of 2007.
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Ernie's mother died of tuberculosis when he was four months old.
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Ernie was raised by his grandmother.
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Ernie's first job was a janitor at a manufacturing company.
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Ernie served in the Marine Corps.
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Ernie was the lead playwright of Concept East in Detroit.
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Ernie founded the Actors' Emsemble Theatre.
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Ernie graduated from the Yale School of Drama.
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He is the father of Ernie Hudson, Jr.
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Ernie made his feature film debut in Leadbelly.
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Ernie appeared in Ray Parker, Jr.'s music video for "Ghostbusters."
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Ernie auditioned to reprise his role as "Winston Zeddemore" in the animated series of The Real Ghostbusters, but was declined in favor for Arsenio Hall.
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Ernie has been a Reserve Deputy Sheriff in the San Bernardino County of California since 1989.
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Ernie won the Golden Satellite Award in 1999 for Best Performance by and Actor in a Television Series - Drama, he won for his performance on Oz.
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Ernie's son appeared alongside him in the third season of Oz playing inmate Hamid Kahn.
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Ernie has appeared in the following plays:
-The Great White Hope
-Daddy Goodness
-The Cage
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Ernie is an African-American.
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Ernie has a MySpace page.
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Ernie attended the University of Minnesota.
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Ernie graduated from Wayne State University.
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Ernie has 4 sons.
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Ernie has been married twice.