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The Harker School. Cleavon Little Wikipedia. Cleavon Little. Born. Cleavon Jake Little1. June 1, 1. 93. 9Chickasha, Oklahoma, U. S. Died. October 2. Sherman Oaks, California, U. S. Cause of death. Colorectal cancer. Alma mater. San Diego City College. BfRNw/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Alumni Homecoming Program Script' title='Alumni Homecoming Program Script' />A nondenominational Christian school encompassing grades K412. Posts admissions, curriculum, newsletters and calendar. San Diego State University. Juilliard School. American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Stephen Watts Kearny High School. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 19. SpousesValerie Wiggins m. Fanatics. com is the ultimate sports apparel and Fan Gear Store. Our sports store features Football Jerseys, Tshirts, Hats and more for NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and. Awards. Drama Desk Award Purlie, 1. Tony Award Purlie, 1. Primetime Emmy Award Dear John, 1. Cleavon Jake Little June 1, 1. October 2. 2, 1. 99. American stage, film, and television actor. He began his career in the late 1. The Harker School, a national top college prep school, offers students in preschoolgrade 12 a highquality and wellrounded education. US Program Courses Calhoun School. Students must take at least three years of Mathematics for a total of 9 credits for graduation. Cleavon Jake Little June 1, 1939 October 22, 1992 was an American stage, film, and television actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. The University of Texas academic calendar, calendar of events and more. Francesco Panzieri has done visual effects for films SpiderMan Homecoming. Manuel GarciaRulfo, who graduated from the OneYear Acting Program. Alumni Homecoming Program Script' title='Alumni Homecoming Program Script' />In 1. Broadway production of Purlie, for which he earned both a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award. His first leading television role was that of the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland on the ABCsitcom. Temperatures Rising 1. Shortly before the programs conclusion, Little gave what has become his signature performance, portraying Sheriff Bart in the Mel Brooks comedy film Blazing Saddles 1. In the 1. 98. 0s, Little continued to appear in stage productions, films, and in guest spots on television series. In 1. 98. 9, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his appearance on the NBC sitcom Dear John. He later starred on the Fox sitcom True Colors 1. Early lifeeditLittle was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma. He was the brother of singer De. Etta Little, best known for her performance of Gonna Fly Now, the main theme to Rocky. He was raised in California, graduating in 1. Kearny High School1 and attended San Diego City College, and then San Diego State University, where he earned a bachelors degree in dramatic arts. After receiving a full scholarship to graduate school at Juilliard, he moved to New York. After completing studies at Juilliard, Little trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Little made his professional debut in February 1. Broadway at the Village Gate as the Muslim Witch in the original production of Barbara Garsons Mac. Bird. This was followed by the role of Foxtrot in the original production of Bruce Jay Friedmans long running play Scuba Duba which premiered in October 1. The following year, he made his first film appearance in a small uncredited role in Whats So Bad About Feeling GoodFelony Squad. A series of small roles followed in films such as John and Mary 1. Cotton Comes to Harlem 1. Little made his Broadway debut in 1. Lee Haines in John Sebastian and Murray Schisgals musical. Jimmy Shine with Dustin Hoffman in the title role. In 1. 97. 0, he returned to Broadway to portray the title role in Ossie Daviss musical Purlie, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. Piper Warrior 2 Flight Manual. A year later, Little was hired as an ensemble player on the syndicated TV variety weekly The David Frost Revue and he portrayed Shogo in Narrow Road to the Deep North on Broadway. In 1. 97. 1, Little was chosen to portray the blind radio personality Super Soul in the car chase movie Vanishing Point. The same year, he played Hawthorne Dooley in the pilot for The Waltons called The Homecoming A Christmas Story, helping John Boy Walton search for his father then again in season four, in an episode called The Fighter, about a prizefighter who desired to build a church and be a preacher. He also played a burglar in a 1. All in the Family titled Edith Writes a Song. He then starred on the ABC sitcom. Temperatures Rising, which aired in three different iterations from 1. Littles character of Dr. Jerry Noland as the only common element. In 1. 97. 4, he starred in the television disaster film The Day the Earth Moved, opposite Jackie Cooper and Stella Stevens. He was also cast as Sheriff Bart in the comedy film Blazing Saddles 1. Richard Pryor, who co wrote the script. Studio executives were apparently concerned about Pryors reliability, given his reputation for drug use and unpredictable behavior, and thought Little would be a safer choice. This role earned him a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles. In 1. 97. 5, Little returned to Broadway to portray the role of Lewis in the original production of Murray Schisgals All Over Town under the direction of Dustin Hoffman. The following year, he appeared as Willy Stepp in the original production of Ronald Ribmans The Poison Tree at the Ambassador Theatre. He played a supporting role to Richard Pryor in the racing movie Greased Lightning 1. Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing winner in America. Later careereditIn the years after Blazing Saddles, Little appeared in many less successful films, such as FM 1. Scavenger Hunt 1. The Salamander 1. High Risk 1. 98. Jimmy the Kid 1. Surf II 1. 98. 4 and Toy Soldiers 1. He also made guest appearances on The Mod Squad, The Rookies, Police Story, The Rockford Files, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, ABC Afterschool Specials, The Fall Guy, Mac. Gyver, The Waltons, and a special Christmas episode of ALF. He co starred opposite Lauren Hutton and Jim Carrey in the horror comedy Once Bitten 1. He returned to the New York stage in 1. Off Broadway production The Resurrection of Lady Lester, a poetic mood song by Oyam. O, playing the legendary jazz saxophonist Lester Young. In 1. 98. 5, Little returned to Broadway to appear as Midge in Herb Gardners Tony Award winning play Im Not Rappaport, reuniting with Dear John star Judd Hirsch in New York and later on tour. The Broadway cast also featured Jace Alexander and Mercedes Ruehl. In 1. 98. 9, he had a role in Fletch Lives, the sequel to Fletch 1. The same year he appeared in the Dear John episode Stand by Your Man, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, defeating Robert Picardo, Jack Gilford, Leslie Nielsen and Sammy Davis, Jr. Little was slated to star on the television series Mr. Dugan, where he was to play a black Congressman, but that series was poorly received by real black Congressmen and was canceled before making it to air. In 1. 99. 1, he replaced Frankie Faison as Ronald Freeman, a black dentist married to a white housewife, on the Fox sitcom True Colors. The same year, he also had a supporting role on the television series Bagdad Cafe, appearing in 1. Later that year, he was cast as a civil rights lawyer in the docudrama, Separate but Equal, starring Sidney Poitier, who portrayed the first black U. S. Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall, NAACP lead attorney in the 1. Supreme Court case desegregating public schools. He also appeared in the television series Mac. Gyver as Frank Colton, half of a bounty hunter brother duo. Littles last appearance as an actor was in a guest role on a 1. Tales from the Crypt entitled Thisll Kill Ya. Eleven years after his death, he appeared in the music video for Show Me How to Live by Audioslave, through archive footage from Vanishing Point. Often afflicted by ulcers and general stomach problems throughout his life, Little died of colorectal cancer on October 2. His body was cremated and the ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean. For Littles contribution to motion pictures, he was honored with a star February 1, 1. Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star is located on the south side of Hollywood Blvd., near El Cerrito Place. Partial filmographyeditReferencesedit1. Kearny High School Yearbook Online, San Diego CA. Classmates. com. Retrieved 1. July 2. 01. 4.  Biography Cleavon Little. Allmovie. Retrieved 2.