Bernard White (born June 8, 1959) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director.
Personal life
Born in
Colombo
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,
Ceylon
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and raised in
Detroit, Michigan
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, White earned his bachelor's degree in theatre at
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...
.
White's paternal grandparents were John Bernard White and Mary Cecilia Hawke. Both were of partial Tamil ancestry. White's maternal grandparents were Harry Wickramasekera and Maude Robinson.
White was previously married to actress
Julia Campbell and is currently married to actress Jackie Katzman.
Filmography
References
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1959 births
Living people
American male film actors
Film directors from Michigan
American male screenwriters
American male television actors
American theatre managers and producers
American male voice actors
Michigan State University alumni
Male actors from Detroit
Male actors from Colombo
Screenwriters from Michigan
Sri Lankan male film actors
Sri Lankan film directors
Sri Lankan screenwriters
Sri Lankan male television actors
Sri Lankan voice actors