Don Cheadle
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So I kind of got the early acting bug. I think I was in sixth grade. I was Templeton the Rat in a production of Charlotte's Web that was written about extensively in the Denver, Colorado periodicals. You can look it up. I'm sure it's still there. And I was singled out. I'm just saying I was singled out.
So I kind of got the early acting bug. I think I was in sixth grade. I was Templeton the Rat in a production of Charlotte's Web that was written about extensively in the Denver, Colorado periodicals. You can look it up. I'm sure it's still there. And I was singled out. I'm just saying I was singled out.
So I kind of got the early acting bug. I think I was in sixth grade. I was Templeton the Rat in a production of Charlotte's Web that was written about extensively in the Denver, Colorado periodicals. You can look it up. I'm sure it's still there. And I was singled out. I'm just saying I was singled out.
Yeah. And when Cheadle hits the stage, hold on to your... Yeah. So I did that. But I was also doing music kind of at the same time. That's when I got involved in playing my saxophone and instrumental jazz. So I kind of was on these two tracks of really studying music. And when I went to high school, I had a great acting coach, a great acting teacher, a great drama class. And I was in a really...
Yeah. And when Cheadle hits the stage, hold on to your... Yeah. So I did that. But I was also doing music kind of at the same time. That's when I got involved in playing my saxophone and instrumental jazz. So I kind of was on these two tracks of really studying music. And when I went to high school, I had a great acting coach, a great acting teacher, a great drama class. And I was in a really...
Yeah. And when Cheadle hits the stage, hold on to your... Yeah. So I did that. But I was also doing music kind of at the same time. That's when I got involved in playing my saxophone and instrumental jazz. So I kind of was on these two tracks of really studying music. And when I went to high school, I had a great acting coach, a great acting teacher, a great drama class. And I was in a really...
a really good jazz band. So I was kind of on these two tracks. And when I graduated from high school, I had applied for both things, to go into music, to go into vocal jazz, to go into instrumental jazz, and also to study acting, theater acting. And I got some scholarship money from a bunch of different places. And I kind of made... For acting or music or both? Yeah. Both. I had both.
a really good jazz band. So I was kind of on these two tracks. And when I graduated from high school, I had applied for both things, to go into music, to go into vocal jazz, to go into instrumental jazz, and also to study acting, theater acting. And I got some scholarship money from a bunch of different places. And I kind of made... For acting or music or both? Yeah. Both. I had both.
a really good jazz band. So I was kind of on these two tracks. And when I graduated from high school, I had applied for both things, to go into music, to go into vocal jazz, to go into instrumental jazz, and also to study acting, theater acting. And I got some scholarship money from a bunch of different places. And I kind of made... For acting or music or both? Yeah. Both. I had both.
But I kind of made not only a weather choice, but I think I made a choice based on what I believed I was going to be able to actually do. Because I grew up with musicians now who are like professional musicians and who are hugely successful and incredible.
But I kind of made not only a weather choice, but I think I made a choice based on what I believed I was going to be able to actually do. Because I grew up with musicians now who are like professional musicians and who are hugely successful and incredible.
But I kind of made not only a weather choice, but I think I made a choice based on what I believed I was going to be able to actually do. Because I grew up with musicians now who are like professional musicians and who are hugely successful and incredible.
And I knew what it was going to take to actually be able to do that, go down that road and, you know, shedding and learning theory and doing all those things that I was like, I'm not, I know I'm not going to do that.
And I knew what it was going to take to actually be able to do that, go down that road and, you know, shedding and learning theory and doing all those things that I was like, I'm not, I know I'm not going to do that.
And I knew what it was going to take to actually be able to do that, go down that road and, you know, shedding and learning theory and doing all those things that I was like, I'm not, I know I'm not going to do that.
I think I'm probably going to spend my time more being out of the house, being with other people and pursuing acting. And I loved it equally. So I kind of went up that road.
I think I'm probably going to spend my time more being out of the house, being with other people and pursuing acting. And I loved it equally. So I kind of went up that road.