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==Early life==
==Early life==
Hill was born in [[East Brunswick, New Jersey]], to parents Jennifer and Bertram Hill (both are from Jamaica).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/87/Dule-Hill.html |title=Dule Hill Biography (1975-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref><ref>As revealed in the audio commentary for the ''Psych'' Season 1 episode "From the Earth to Starbucks."</ref> He studied [[ballet]] from an early age, and performed in the musical ''[[The Tap Dance Kid]]'' as [[Savion Glover]]'s [[understudy]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], then played the part on the show's national tour.<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RO4gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N3IFAAAAIBAJ&dq=dule%20hill%20ballet%20national%20tour&pg=1157%2C6180231 Susan King, "'West Wing' actor takes 'Psych' sidekick role"], ''The Day'', August 28, 2006.</ref> Hill graduated in 1993 from [[Sayreville War Memorial High School]], in [[Sayreville, New Jersey]],<ref name=sayer>Granieri, Laurie. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1821110831.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+07%2C+2009&author=LAURIE+GRANIERI&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Sayreville+native+Dule+Hill+gears+up+for+show's+new+season&pqatl=google "Sayreville native Dule Hill gears up for show's new season"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', August 7, 2009. Accessed February 15, 2011. "The biggest challenge for me is not making Gus too nerdy or too cool. Because Gus is a nerd, says Hill, 34, who grew up in Sayreville and is a 1993 graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School."</ref> and studied business finance at [[Seton Hall University]] and acting at [[William Esper Studio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/6218/dule-hill-the-enduring-rage-of-dutchman/ |title=Dule Hill: The Enduring Rage of Dutchman |publisher=Broadway.com |date=2007-02-13 |accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref> While at Seton Hall,<ref name=sayer/> he accepted a role on Jim Henson's ''[[CityKids]]''.
Hill was born in [[East Brunswick, New Jersey]], to parents Jennifer and Bertholemu Hillshire (both are from Jamaica).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/87/Dule-Hill.html |title=Dule Hill Biography (1975-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref><ref>As revealed in the audio commentary for the ''Psych'' Season 1 episode "From the Earth to Starbucks."</ref> He studied [[ballet]] from an early age, and performed in the musical ''[[The Tap Dance Kid]]'' as [[Savion Glover]]'s [[understudy]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], then played the part on the show's national tour.<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RO4gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N3IFAAAAIBAJ&dq=dule%20hill%20ballet%20national%20tour&pg=1157%2C6180231 Susan King, "'West Wing' actor takes 'Psych' sidekick role"], ''The Day'', August 28, 2006.</ref> Hill graduated in 1993 from [[Sayreville War Memorial High School]], in [[Sayreville, New Jersey]],<ref name=sayer>Granieri, Laurie. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1821110831.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+07%2C+2009&author=LAURIE+GRANIERI&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Sayreville+native+Dule+Hill+gears+up+for+show's+new+season&pqatl=google "Sayreville native Dule Hill gears up for show's new season"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', August 7, 2009. Accessed February 15, 2011. "The biggest challenge for me is not making Gus too nerdy or too cool. Because Gus is a nerd, says Hill, 34, who grew up in Sayreville and is a 1993 graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School."</ref> and studied business finance at [[Seton Hall University]] and acting at [[William Esper Studio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/6218/dule-hill-the-enduring-rage-of-dutchman/ |title=Dule Hill: The Enduring Rage of Dutchman |publisher=Broadway.com |date=2007-02-13 |accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref> While at Seton Hall,<ref name=sayer/> he accepted a role on Jim Henson's ''[[CityKids]]''.


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 04:18, 21 August 2014

Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill in July 2013.
Born
Karim Dulé Hill

(1975-05-03) May 3, 1975 (age 49)
East Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, tap dancer
Years active1988–present
SpouseNicole Lyn (2004–12)

Dulé Hill (/ˈduːleɪ/; born May 3, 1975) is an American actor and tap dancer. He has played personal presidential aide Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series The West Wing, and pharmaceutical salesman-private detective Burton "Gus" Guster on the USA Network television comedy-drama Psych. He has also had minor roles in the movies Holes and She's All That. Hill also serves as a member of the Screen Actors Guild Hollywood Board of Directors.[1]

Early life

Hill was born in East Brunswick, New Jersey, to parents Jennifer and Bertholemu Hillshire (both are from Jamaica).[2][3] He studied ballet from an early age, and performed in the musical The Tap Dance Kid as Savion Glover's understudy on Broadway, then played the part on the show's national tour.[4] Hill graduated in 1993 from Sayreville War Memorial High School, in Sayreville, New Jersey,[5] and studied business finance at Seton Hall University and acting at William Esper Studio.[6] While at Seton Hall,[5] he accepted a role on Jim Henson's CityKids.

Career

His first film role, in Sugar Hill, came in 1993 during his second senior year of high school. During his time at Seton Hall, he was cast in a starring role in Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk on Broadway.

In 1999 Hill was cast on The West Wing as Charlie Young, personal aide to President Josiah Bartlet (played by Martin Sheen). During the sixth season of the series, Charlie became a Special Aide to the Chief of Staff. Hill starred as Charlie for six seasons before he chose to leave the show at the beginning of the seventh season (September 2005) to star in the pilot for the new television show Psych for the USA Network,[7] which premiered July 7, 2006. However, when the announcement was made that The West Wing would be ending in May 2006, Hill returned for the show's last episodes.

Hill also had roles in She's All That in 1999 starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook (he later reunited with Cook & Prinze in Psych), as a Los Angeles doctor named Owen in the movie and series 10.5, and the Disney movie Holes as Sam the Onion Man (the movie itself was referenced in the Psych episode "65 Million Years Off"), and in The Guardian.

Hill also has appeared on Broadway in Stick Fly (December 2011 to February 2012) and After Midnight (November 2013).[8]

Personal life

Hill married actress Nicole Lyn in 2004. Hill filed for legal separation from her in 2012 citing irreconcilable differences.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Other Notes
1988 Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood Robert E. Lee
1992 Ghostwriter Basketball Boy (1 episode)
1993 CityKids John
American Playhouse Unknown (1 episode)
1994 New York Undercover Georgie (1 episode)
Sugar Hill Roemello Skuggs (age 17)
1995 All My Children Simon (1 episode)
New York News Raymond Gates TV film
1997 The Ditchdigger's Daughters Young Donald TV film
Color of Justice Kameel TV film
Cosby Marcus (1 episode)
1998 Smart Guy Calvin Tierney (1 episode)
1999 The Jamie Foxx Show Tap Dancer (1 episode)
She's All That Preston
Love Songs Leroy TV film
Chicken Soup for the Soul Unknown 1 episode
1999-2006 The West Wing Charlie Young (TV series)
2000 Men of Honor Red Tail
2003 Holes Sam
2004 10.5 Dr. Owen Hunter TV miniseries
2005 Sexual Life Jerry
Edmond Sharper
2006 The Numbers Brady
The Guardian Ken Weatherly
2006-2014 Psych Burton "Gus" Guster Producer 2009-2014
2007 Whisper Detective Miles
2010 Remarkable Power Reggie
2012 Miss Dial Popcorn Caller
Gayby Adam
2014 Gravy Delroy

Self

Shows
Year Title Role Other Notes
1989 The More You Know Himself (TV series)
2002 3rd NAACP Image Awards Himself (TV special)
The West Wing Documentary Special Charlie Young (TV documentary)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Himself
2001-2002 MADtv Himself 2 episodes
Hollywood Squares Guest Appearance 2 episodes
2003 Punk'd Himself
2004 New Year's Eve with Carson Daly Himself (TV special)
2004-2005 Celebrity Poker Showdown Himself 4 episodes
2005 Last Call with Carson Daly Himself
2006 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Himself
2007 The Making of Whisper Himself (video short)
2009 11-04-08: The Day of Change Himself (TV movie)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Himself
2010 WWE Raw Himself Guest host[10]
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (voice) (TV documentary)
IMDb's 20th Anniversary Star of the Day Himself (TV series documentary)
The Daily Habit Himself (TV series)
Backwash Host

Theatre

Year Title Role Other Notes
1996 Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk The Kid
2011 Stick Fly Spoon (Kent) LeVay
2013 After Midnight

Awards and honors

  • Emmy Awards
    • 2002, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series- "The West Wing" (Nominated)
  • Image Awards
    • 2009, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series-"Psych" (Nominated)
    • 2008, Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series-"Psych" (Nominated)
    • 2005, Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special- 10.5 (Nominated)
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Nominated) 2001, 2002, 2004 & 2005
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards
    • 2006- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Nominated)
    • 2005- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Nominated)
    • 2004- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Nominated)
    • 2003- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Nominated)
    • 2002- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Won)
    • 2001- Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series-"The West Wing" (Won)

Notes

  1. ^ Screen Actors Guild.
  2. ^ "Dule Hill Biography (1975-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  3. ^ As revealed in the audio commentary for the Psych Season 1 episode "From the Earth to Starbucks."
  4. ^ Susan King, "'West Wing' actor takes 'Psych' sidekick role", The Day, August 28, 2006.
  5. ^ a b Granieri, Laurie. "Sayreville native Dule Hill gears up for show's new season", Home News Tribune, August 7, 2009. Accessed February 15, 2011. "The biggest challenge for me is not making Gus too nerdy or too cool. Because Gus is a nerd, says Hill, 34, who grew up in Sayreville and is a 1993 graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School."
  6. ^ "Dule Hill: The Enduring Rage of Dutchman". Broadway.com. 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  7. ^ DULE HILL - DULE HILL LEAVING THE WEST WING from Contact Music
  8. ^ "Dulé Hill | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". The Broadway League. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Dule Hill Files for Legal Separation". Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Raw: WWE tries to get viewers 'psyched' about Royal Rumble". 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
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