Shay Roundtree

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Shay Roundtree began his early training as an actor by joining drama clubs in his native hometown, Augusta, Georgia. He began his formal training as an actor at the Augusta Mini Theatre under the direction of Tyrone Butler and Judith Simon-Butler. After graduating high school in 1996, he furthered his dramatic studies at Clark Atlanta University where he worked closely with three professors, Carol Mitchell-Leon, Joan J.W. Lewis and Whitman Mayo, best known as Grady from the hit show Sanford and Son.

While still attending college, Roundtree made his screen debut in the movie Drumline, starring with Nick Cannon, Orlando Jones and Zoe Saldana. That movie, which was released in 2003, along with a television commercial appearance, ensured his standing as a professional actor by qualifying him to join the Screen Actors Guild.

After attending college for three years at Clark Atlanta University, Roundtree decided to pursue his acting career full time. He got into his 1987 Nissan Maxima (with 258,000 miles on it) and drove to Los Angeles to follow his dream. Three months after his arrival in the city, Roundtree caught the attention of an agent, he auditioned and won the role of Junie Gatling on NBC's Kingpin. {Augusta Chronicle, January 2, 2003. Taken from website at http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/010303/app_220-7301.000.shtml)

Major acting projects: Drumline (2002), Kingpin (2003), The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)

Guest TV appearances: Everybody Hates Chris episode Everybody Hates Fat Mike Shark episode:CSI Pilot The Handler episode: Eddie Under Color of Law (TV.com at http://www.tv.com/shay-roundtree/person/183401/ appearances.html)

Shay Rountree Website: http://www.shayroundtree.com/Site/Welcome.html