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Bokeem Woodbine (born April 13, 1973) is an American film and television actor.
Woodbine was born in Harlem, New York to an actress mother. He attended the prestigious Dalton School in New York before transferring to the also prestigious LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in the city. He was an Instrumental Music Major, and the lead singer for the band, Mazard.
Bokeem, nicknamed Bo, is also a talented rock musician who both composes songs and plays the guitar for his band, 13 Purple Dragons. A formidable martial artist, he keeps his physique up practicing Shaolin Kung Fu under Shifu Shi Yan Ming, who is a 34th generation Shaolin Temple Warrior Monk.[citation needed]
With the encouragement of his actress mother, Woodbine entered show biz at age 19 as a stand-in and extra in Ernest R. Dickerson's directorial debut, the hip-hop classic "Juice" (1992), starring Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps. In the following year, he made his TV acting debut in the "CBS Schoolbreak Special" entitled "Love Off Limits." His appearance was noticed by casting director Jaki Brown-Karman who later recommended him to Forest Whitaker for the latter's directorial effort, "Strapped" (HBO; 1993), in which he co-starred with Michael Biehn.
Bokeem Woodbine "Mike Milligan" at FX’s Fargo Red Carpet Premiere Event #FargoFX
Strapped (1993) - Grocery Store Clip
Bokeem Woodbine Interview - Fargo (FX) Season 2
Bokeem Woodbine- Boy From The Hood Goes Hollywood
21 Questions with Bokeem Woodbine
Behind the Villains of Fargo Season 2: Bokeem Woodbine & Zahn McClarnon Talk Mike Milligan & Hanzee
Bokeem Woodbine Playing with GUNS!
Bokeem Woodbine: Why I'm in Jamaica
Bokeem Woodbine Talks "Fargo" at PaleyFest NY with Arthur Kade
Fargo Season 2 Red Carpet | Bokeem Woodbine remembers Chris Farley
Fargo - The Reign of Mike Milligan
13 Purple Dragons Liquid Wick Entemercial
Devil Official Trailer #1 - Bokeem Woodbine Movie (2010) HD
Reese Witherspoon enjoying kissing Bokeem Woodbine