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Dulé Hill
From Broadway to the big screen
Few people can say that they
have faithfully sustained the
same life passion from an age as
young as 3, but Dulé Hill is a rare
exception. The tap dancer and
actor was born in 1975 in New
Jersey, where he was raised by
his Jamaican-born parents, Jen-
nifer and Bertholomu Hillshire,
a teacher and an entrepreneur,
respectively. Hill discovered his
talent for performance early in
his childhood when he started
learning ballet and tap dance at
Marie Wildey Dance Studio. The
1980’s Broadway musical “The
Tap Dance Kid” was his first act-
ing role, and it opened doors for
10-year-old Hill, who was able to
work closely with tap icon Savion
Glover. After that, he continued to
land minor roles in musicals, and
in 1989’s Broadway production
“Black and Blue.” He also had the
opportunity to work with Glover
again in his teens, this time
tackling more weighty material
with his dance mentor: the music
and choreography of the 1996
Broadway production “Bring in
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Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk,” an
account of black history from
slavery to the present. Even with
his formidable experience as an
actor at such a young age, Hill
considered himself primarily a
tap dancer, and he was so dedi-
cated to furthering his career as
a performer that he dropped his
college studies in order to keep
pursuing roles. His impressive dis-
cipline continued to pay off, and
he was given increasingly auspi-
cious opportunities; in the early
90s, he had a brief stint working
with Jim Henson studios when he
was cast as one of the youths in
the company’s Saturday morning
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children’s show “CityKids.” Soon
after, he landed his first film role
in “Sugar Hill” (1993), in which
he played the teenaged version
of Wesley Snipes’ protagonist,
a longtime drug dealer who at-
tempts to escape his life of crime.
Hill was given increasingly central
roles as his career progressed,
appearing in “She’s All That”
(1999), “Men of Honor” (2001)
and “Holes” (2003), but it was on
television that he really found his
niche. He was cast as presidential
aide Charlie Young in “The West
Wing” and was an integral part of
the show’s stellar ensemble for its
seven seasons. “The West Wing”
ended in 2006, and Hill wasted no
time — he jumped into a starring
role in USA Network’s “Psych”
the same year and starred in
that series until its finale eight
years later. More recently, Hill has
boarded another long-running
series, “Suits.” You can catch him
as Alex Williams, a skilled and
trusted attorney at Zane Specter
Litt, when the ninth and final sea-
son of “Suits” premieres Wednes-
day, July 17, on USA Network.
FACTS:
Dulé Hill as seen in “Suits”
Pam Wagenaar,
Administrative Assistant
- Born May 3, 1975, in Orange,
New Jersey (age 44)
- Was taught to tap dance by
his mother, who taught at Marie
Wildey Dance School
- Studied business finance at
Seton Hall University
- Was married to Canadian
actress Nicole Lyn (“Student Bod-
ies”) for eight years
- Met his current wife,
“Ballers” co-star Jazmyn Simon,
in 2015 while filming that series
together
- Was nominated for an Emmy
for Best Supporting Actor in
a Drama Series for “The West
Wing”
- He and Jazmyn Simon wel-
comed their first child, Levi, in
May 2019
QUOTES:
“I’ve had a lovefest with the
[NBC] family, and they’ve had a
lovefest with me ... I’m thankful.
Any time you get to do what you
love to do is a wonderful thing.”
“Everyone in [‘The West Wing’]
is strong in their own right ...
women and people of color are
just as strong, if not stronger
than anyone else in that world. I
really have immense respect for
Aaron [Sorkin] for developing
that space.”
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