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Billy Dee Williams

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Billy Dee Williams
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Starred alongside Nikki in "Exposé"
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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

Billy Dee Williams
Character(s) Himself
 
Date of Birth April 6, 1937 (age 72)
 
Origin New York City, New York, USA
 
IMDb profile
  • 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.

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