Billy Dee Williams
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Billy Dee Williams
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Billy Dee Williams plays himself in the Season 3 episode "Exposé". He portrays both himself as an actor, and the fictional character Mr. LaShade, on the show-within-a-show television series Exposé.
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In Lost
Billy Dee stared alongside Nikki Fernandez in a fictional show called "Exposé". According to Hurley, his character (Mr. LaShade) was a major character on the show. ("Exposé")
Background
- Williams is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Performing Arts.
- His first big break came in 1971 with the film Brian's Song, for which he received an Emmy nomination.
- He is arguably most famous for his role as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars movies: The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
- He is also well known for his appearances in advertisements for the liquor brand Colt .45.
- He played District Attorney Harvey Dent in the movie Batman.
Trivia
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| Date of Birth | April 6, 1937 (age 72) |
| Origin | New York City, New York, USA |
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- His full legal name is William December Williams.
- In 1985 he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- In "The Man from Tallahassee", a Colt .45 ad can be seen on a background billboard.
- He is an accomplished painter with his own gallery and regular exhibitions.
- Billy Dee Williams is the only actor on Lost to have portrayed himself on screen; John Walsh portrayed himself (in his position as host of a fictional segment of America's Most Wanted) as well, but this was in a Comic-Con video that was likely non-canonical instead of the show itself.
- In the computer game Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars he starred alongside Josh Holloway as the GDI Commander.
External links
- Billy Dee Williams at Wikipedia
- Billy Dee Williams World Art
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