Dulé Hill
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| Born | Karim Dulé Hill May 3, 1975 East Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Spouse(s) | Nicole Lyn (2004-present) | ||||||
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Karim Dulé Hill (born May 3, 1975) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actor. He's best known for his roles as Josiah Bartlet's presidential aide Charlie Young on the critically-acclaimed television series The West Wing and as Burton "Gus" Guster in the television comedy-drama Psych. He also has a role in Holes as Sam.
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[edit] Biography
Hill was born in East Brunswick, New Jersey to Jamaican parents, and raised in Sayreville, New Jersey.[1] He studied tap dance from an early age, and performed in the musical The Tap Dance Kid as Savion Glover's understudy. His first film role, in Sugar Hill, came in 1993 during his senior year of high school. Hill graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School, in Sayreville, New Jersey, in 1993.
During his time at Seton Hall University, he was cast in a starring role in Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk on Broadway.
Hill married actress Nicole Lyn on July 10, 2004.
[edit] Roles
In 1999, Hill was cast on The West Wing as Charlie Young, aide to President Josiah Bartlet (played by Martin Sheen). Hill starred as Charlie for six seasons before he chose to leave the show at the beginning of the seventh season (September 2005) to star in the pilot for the new television show Psych for the USA Network,[2] which premiered July 7, 2006. However, when the announcement was made the The West Wing would be ending in May 2006, Hill returned for the show's last episodes.
Hill also had roles in She's All That in 1999 starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Rachel Leigh Cook, as a Los Angeles doctor named Owen in the movie and series 10.5, and the Disney movie Holes as Sam the Onion Man, and The Guardian.
[edit] Miscellaneous facts
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- Hill participated in and won a game in Celebrity Poker Showdown during the show's second season. Hill returned to Celebrity Poker Showdown during the seventh season and won another game.
- Is friends with She's All That co-star Freddie Prinze Jr. and attended Freddie's and Sarah Michelle Gellar's wedding in 2002.
- His real first name is Karim, He goes by his middle name, Dulé, which was chosen by an aunt.
- Proficient tap dancer, as seen performing with Savion Glover on the 32nd NAACP Image Awards show. He also showed his tap dancing skills on an episode of Smart Guy where he "taught" Tahj Mowry how to tap dance. He also showcased his talent on an episode of the Jamie Foxx Show.
- Both he and his wife, Nicole Lyn, are of Jamaican ancestry.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Dulé Hill was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for his performances as Charlie Young in The West Wing in the episodes "Hartsfield's Landing" and "Enemies Foreign and Domestic."[3]
