Bennet Guillory (born November 7, 1949 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor,

theatre producer Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communicat ...

and

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

Biography

Raised in San Francisco, California, Guillory co-founded the Robey Theatre Company in honor of actor, activist, and operatic singer

Paul Robeson Paul Leroy Robeson ( ; April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional American football, football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for h ...

, with actor

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in Los Angeles in 1994, is its

artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogu ...

. He received an Ovation Award nomination for Featured Actor in a Play in 2008, for his performance as Wining Boy in '' The Piano Lesson'' produced at The

Hayworth Theatre The Hayworth Theatre is a theater and performing arts venue at 2511 Wilshire Boulevard located in the Westlake, Los Angeles, Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. History The building that houses the Hayworth is significant due to i ...

in Los Angeles.2008 Ovations Awards Nominees announced
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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guillory, Ben American male television actors American male film actors American theatre managers and producers American theatre directors Living people 1949 births