Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier: Summary

Recent Role:: Himself on TMZ on TV

Birthday:: 2-20-1927

Birthplace:: Miami, Florida

Birth Name:: Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier was born in 1927. He had a difficult childhood and he had to drop out of school very early. When he was old enough, he joined the US Army. After this experience he joined the American Negro Theatre. His first important role in a movie was in 1955 with the movie "Blackboard Jungle". He was the first black actor to be nominated and win an Academy Award as best actor. He also is a...

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Sidney Poitier with his friends Paul Newman, Barbra Streisand and Steve McQueen, created the independent "First Artist Production Company".(edit)
Sidney Poitier directed his first movie in 1972. The movie was "Buck and Preacher".(edit)
Sidney Poitier is the last of seven brothers.(edit)
Sidney Potier was fired from a his parking cars job because he was not good at driving.(edit)
Sidney Poitier lied to the director to get his first major role in "No Way Out", in 1950; in fact Sidney Poitier told him he was 27, when actually only 22 years old.(edit)

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Mr. Sidney Poitier is my all time favorite actor. I loved him in "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner". Reminds me so much of my situation. My husband and I have been happily married for 12 wonderful years. So many of his movies I love to watch over and over aga ...Continue »
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