Who is Blair Underwood’s Wife, Family, Age, Net Worth & Other Facts?

Blair Underwood, a handsome actor with a charitable foundation, he is one of the artists who can boast of a successful career in film, television and the stage and has also excelled as a filmmaker.

The Grammy Award-winning Hollywood star is known for his portrayal of the recalcitrant attorney named Jonathan Rollins on the NBC legal drama LA Law. He played the role for seven years, winning a Golden Globe Award for his performance. Since 1985, when he began his acting career, Underwood has received numerous accolades for his talent, including: multiple Golden Globe Award nominations, NAACP Image Awards, and a Grammy Award which he later won. Recent film and television appearances include: Agents of SHIELD, The Good Wife, Quantico and The Journey to Abundance

Who is Blair Underwood? – Bio and Age

He is an American actor born in Tacoma,Washington on August 25, 1964. His parents – Marilyn Ann Scales (mother), interior designer, and Frank Eugene Underwood, father (father), United States Army Colonel, named him Blair Erwin Underwood at birth. A child of the military, Blair Underwood grew up in army bases and posts in the United States and in Stuttgart, Germany. He received his high school education at Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia after which he attended the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

He made his film debut in Krush Groove but his appearance on The Cosby Show in 1985 led to better days for the actor. This appearance earned him a brief stint on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live where he portrayed Bobby Blue, but the biggest picture came when he was cast on the LA Law TV series and he remained on the popular show of 1987 to 1994.

His film career boasts notable performances in Just Cause (1995), Power It Off (1996), Deep Impact (1998), Rules of Engagement (2000) and many others.

Also in 2000, he was cast as the main character in the short-lived television series City of Angels and later had a guest role in the HBO series Sex and the City (four episodes). the following year he performed the role of Roger De Souza in RELAXED and gained fame for his role in The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006 to 2010) opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus for two years. In 2007, he made a guest appearance on an episode of the NBC series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He went on to earn a Golden Globe nomination in 2009 for his portrayal of Alex on the HBO seriesIn processing season one.

Blair Underwood has three NAACP ImageAwards to his name so far, thanks to his performances in Rules of Engagement, LA Law, City of Angels and more. Besides movies, Underwood has also dabbled in writing. Proving his worth as an author, he became co-author of the novel Casanegra: A Novel by Tennyson Hardwick in 2007, in collaboration with husband and wife duo Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due. That same year, he was named to TV Guide’s “Most Influential Faces of the 90s” list.

Net value

After more than three decades in the film industry, the actor has continued to register more achievements to date. Thanks to his involvement in highly profitable films and other engagements, it’s no surprise that his net worth reaches $8 million.

Family – Who is Blair Underwood’s wife?

Blair Underwood is married to Desiree DaCosta who was an executive assistant to actor Eddie Murphy, but due to his private lifestyle, not much is known about his family background, early life and school background.

Nevertheless, we can confirm that Blair married Desiree on September 17, 1994 and their union produced four children, Paris, Brielle, Blake and Lexi Underwood. The couple lives happily with their children.

Other Facts About Blair Underwood

In 2000, the famous actor was included in the list of the “50 most beautiful people” of the people.

According to the results of his DNA test, Blair is a descendant of the Babungo people of Cameroon while further genealogical research has revealed his African origins to be from the Bamum, Brong and Igbo ethnic groups of West Africa.

Blair Underwood is all about humanitarian causes and works with some charities. His activities with the Los Angeles Chapter of the Muscle Dystrophy Association earned him the 1993 Humanitarian Award. He has also worked with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation through its clinic in Washington and was a spokesperson for YouthAIDS in 2003 alongside Asley Judd.

He acts as an administrator for the Robey Theater Company in Los Angeles. The company is a non-profit theater group founded by Danny Glover and focuses on plays about the Black experience.

Blair Underwood met the former President of the United States, Barack Obama, when he was researching for the position of professor of law at Harvard Law School. At the time, Obama was president of the Harvard Law Review.

During his run for the White House, Obama had the full support of Blair Underwood, who even spoke at his campaign rallies.