Search results
Aug 29, 2019 · Babatundé guest-starred on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and played a fictional record executive named Gordy Berry in 1990, who was based on Berry Gordy. He then went on to play the real-life Motown founder in the movie, The Temptations in 1998.
The Temptations is a four-hour television miniseries broadcast in two-hour halves on NBC, based upon the history of one of Motown 's longest-lived acts, The Temptations.
Aug 7, 2024 · The highlight of his theater career came in 1982, with his performance as C.C. White in the Dreamgirls Broadway musical, a role he originated. Obba Babatundé’s performance didn’t go ...
Aug 26, 2024 · Obba Babatundé demonstrated his versatile talent by stepping into the role of Berry Gordy, infusing the part with charisma and energy. Charles Malik Whitfield brought a magnetism to the character of Otis Williams, showcasing the group's evolution with authenticity and charm.
- Reference
Mar 22, 2020 · Actor Obba Babatundé recalls having been delighted by the invitation to join the cast of THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL as Julius Avant, the patriarch of transgender model Maya’s family. However, he’d had one condition: “I said, ‘I want to represent this man as a fully realized human being.’”
On “Bold and the Beautiful,” Obba Babatunde plays the pivotal role of Julius Avant and his work on the CBS soap won him a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series in May.
Obba Babatunde an icon in the entertainment industry is interviewed by our correspondent, Sandy Quezada, at the Roger Neal and Maryanne Lai 2020 Oscar Viewin...
