Gary Dourdan Biography

Gary Dourdan (born Gary Durdin, December 11, 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor.

Dourdan and his family moved to Willingboro, New Jersey when he was in his late teens. At this time his interests included acting, music and martial arts. Dourdan moved to New York City and worked as a doorman at a rehearsal studio where he met some of Manhattan's promising young artists.
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Green-eyed Dourdan got his first break when Debbie Allen cast him as Shazza Zulu on A Different World based on a tape of him in an avant-garde play. He continued to work sporadically until he nabbed the part of Warrick Brown on CSI:Crime Scene Investigation.

Dourdan was briefly married to Roshumba Williams, and he has a daughter, Nyla and a son, Lyric from other relationships. He joined DMC on stage at Live 8 at Park Place in Barrie, Ontario, and also co-sang the lyrics to the theme song of The Jeffersons at the 2005 Emmy Awards.

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