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Avery Brooks: Biography, Facts and Career

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Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an 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. Brooks has delivered a variety of other performances to a great deal of acclaim. He has been nominated for a Saturn Award and three NAACP Image Awards. Brooks has also been inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre and bestowed with the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre by the Shakespeare Theatre Company.

Quick facts about Avery Brooks

  • Full name: Avery Brooks
  • Born: 1948-10-02
  • Nationality: United States
  • Known as: Musician
  • Wikidata ID: Q366012

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Who is Avery Brooks?

Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator.

What nationality is Avery Brooks?

Avery Brooks is United States.

When was Avery Brooks born?

Avery Brooks was born on 1948-10-02.

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