Harry J. Lennix

Harry has done a public speech at the Lyceum Theatre about the opportunities and approaches to acting and how to avoid setbacks.

Harry is the youngest and has two older brothers and one older sister.

Harry and David Schwimmer of Friends attended the same school.

Harry slight resemblence to Barack Obama helped him get the role of the president in the Little Britain USA.

His favorite foods are Italian and Japanese food. His favorite vacation spots are Cancun, Mexico and Australia.

Harry was once named Hollywood's Hardest Working Man by Ebony Magazine.

In the 2001 Chlotrudis Awards, Lennix was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Titus.

Harry directed the movie Fly Like Mercury (2008).

Harry resides in Los Angeles, California. (2008)

Harry was raised alone by his mother after his father died when he was two years old.

Harry enjoys reading and listening to music. He also swims and plays bowling.

In the university, Harry joined For Members Only, whose goal was to raise the social, political, and cultural awareness of the African-American community in Northwestern.

His film feature debut was in The Package, a movie shot in his native Chicago in 1989.

Harry's TV movie credits include In the Best Interest of the Children (1992), Vanishing Son II (1994), Vanishing Son IV (1994), Nothing But the Truth (1995), Friends 'Til the End (1997), Too Close to Home (1997), and Since You've Been Gone (1998).

Harry attended the same school as Friends star David Schwimmer.

Harry is 6' 4" (1.93 m) tall.

Harry's other theatrical credits include The Government Inspector (1985), Titus Andronicus (1994), and The Last Season (2001).

His father, Harry, was a machinist while his mother, Lillian, was a laundress.

Harry was part of the first American theatre group to be invited to perform at the Royal Shakespeare Company in London. Harry appeared as Iachimo in the 2001 production of Cymbeline.

Harry's original career goal was to become a Dominican priest and he attended the Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary. As a young man, his ultimate dream was to become the first Black pope.