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Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is a retired American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator. He is best known for his television roles as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and as Dr. Bob Sweeney in the Academy Award–nominated film American History X.
Avery Brooks. Actor: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Avery Franklin Brooks was born on October 2, 1948 in Evansville, Indiana to a musically talented family. His maternal grandfather, Samuel Travis Crawford, was a tenor who graduated from Tougaloo College in Mississippi in 1901. Crawford toured the country singing with the Delta Rhythm Boys in the 1930s. Brooks also is musically inclined having ...
- October 2, 1948
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8040. 848-445-3091. Office: Lucy Stone Hall A224. Ms. Brooks has worked with the Rutgers University EOF program for over four decades. After graduating with a Bachelor’s in Biology from Oberlin College and earning her Masters in Higher Education Administration, she worked as a reading consultant in NYC and then as ...
May 17, 2018 · At a Glance …. Born in 1949, in Evansville, IN; son of Samuel Leon (a tool and die maker and singer) and Eva Lydia Crawford (a pianist, organist, and choir director) Brooks; married Vicki Lenora (an assistant dean); children: Ayana, Cabral, Asante. Education: Attended Indiana University and Oberlin College; Rutgers University, B.A. and M.F.A.
Avery Brooks (born 2 October 1948; age 75) is an accomplished stage, television, and film actor best known for his role as Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is the only actor to appear in all 173 episodes of the series, and has also directed several episodes. In addition, he played Benny Russell in the episodes "Far Beyond the Stars" and "Shadows and Symbols". He also voiced ...
He earned a Master's degree from Rutgers University in fine arts in 1976. Trivia. He was in IBM commercials in 2001. Family Life. He married Vicki Bowen in 1976. Together they had three children. Associated With. He appeared in the film, American History X alongside Edward Norton.
Height: 6'1" (185 cm ), 6'1" Males. Grouping of People: Black Director, Black Men. Notable Alumni: Rutgers University, New Brunswick. U.S. State: Indiana, African-American From Indiana. Avery Brooks was born on 2nd October 1948, in Evansville, Indiana, US. His father’s name was Samuel Brooks, and his mother was Eva Lydia.
