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==Masa Awal==
Cheadle lahir di [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], [[Missouri]] putra dari Bettye (née North), seorang guru, dan Donald Frank Cheadle, Sr., seorang psikologist[[psychologist|klinis]].<ref name="Williams2009-01-12"/> Dia memiliki suadara perempuan, Cindy, dan saudara laki-laki, Colin. Keluarganya pindah dari kota ke kota di sepanjan masa kecilnya. Cheadle lulus pada 1982 dari [[East High School (Denver)|East High School]] di [[Denver]], [[Colorado]] di mana dia bermain saksofon dan masuk dalam klub mimik. Setelah dia lulus dari East, Cheadle melanjutkan ke [[California Institute of the Arts]], lulus dengan gelar BFA dalamdi bidang seni peran.<ref name="Williams2009-01-12"/><ref name="bookref1"/>
==CareerKarir==
Cheadle firstpertama becamekali eligiblemendapat forperhatian hisadalah perannya di [[Screen Actors Guild]] (SAG) cardsaat whenia hetampil appearedsebagai askaryawan ausaha patungan burger jointpada employeefilm in the 1985 comedykomedi ''[[Moving Violations]]'' 1985.<ref name=TVGuide>"How Did You Get Your SAG-AFTRA Card?" ''[[TV Guide]]'', January 13, 2014. p. 10.</ref> He thenDia appearedlalu inmuncul dalam ''[[Hamburger Hill]] pada'' in 1987, anddan playedberperan the role ofsebagai Jack inpada the1 April 1, 1988 "Jung and the Restless" episode ofdari ''[[Night Court]]''. AlthoughWalaupun hiskarakternya characterdiharapkan wassebagai supposedpemeran to beberusia 16 years oldtahun, Cheadle waspada 23waktu atitu theberusia 23 timetahun.
Cheadle thenkemudian playedberperan the role ofsebagai Rocket indi the 1988 moviefilm ''[[Colors (film)|Colors]]'' pada 1988. InPada 1989, heia appearedtampil in adalam video for [[Angela Winbush]]'s Nohit single no. 2 hit single "[[It's the Real Thing]]", performingmelakukan dancegerakan movestarian indalam ankostum orange jump suitjingga, working atbekerja asebagai carpencuci washmobil.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Kevin C.|title=Angela Winbush tells of career struggles, cancer battle in 'Unsung'|url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/angela-winbush-tells-of-career-struggles-cancer-battle-in-unsung/article_0e363b2f-81d3-52bd-af35-e916b93208a6.html|website=stltoday.com|publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|accessdate=2015-12-04}}</ref> InPada 1990, hedia appearedmuncul indalam an episode ofepisod ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]] yang berjudul'' titled "[[List of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episodes|Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy]]", playingberperan sebagai teman [[Will Smith]]'s frienddan andcinta pertama Hilary's first love interest, Ice Tray.<ref name=VanityFair>"It's Evening in America". ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''. May 2012. Page 155.</ref> InPada 1992, hedia playedberperan apemeran supportingpendukung role indalam ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' spin-off ''[[The Golden Palace]]''. Cheadle subsequentlyberturut-turut berperan playeddalam [[district attorney]] John Littleton onselama twodua seasons ofmusim ''[[Picket Fences]]''.
Cheadle firstpertama receivedkalinya widespreadmendapat noticeperhatian forluas hisatas portrayalperannya ofsebagai Mouse Alexander in thedalam film ''[[Devil in a Blue Dress (film)|Devil in a Blue Dress]]'', foryang whichdengan heitu wonia Bestmemenangkan Supportingpenghargaan ActorAktor awardsPendukung fromTerbaik thedari [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] and thedan [[National Society of Film Critics]] andserta wasdinominasikan nominatedpada forpenghargaan similaryang awardssama from thedari [[Screen Actors Guild]] and the dan[[NAACP Image Awards]]. FollowingTak soonlama thereaftersetelah wasitu, hisia performanceberperan in the title role of the 1996dalam [[HBO]] TV movie1996 ''[[Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault]]''. HeDia alsojuga starred in the 1997membintangi film ''[[Volcano (1997 film)|Volcano]]'',1997 yang directeddisutradari byoleh [[Mick Jackson (director)|Mick Jackson]].{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
Cheadle's television credits include [[Emmy]]-nominated performances in the movies ''[[The Rat Pack (film)|The Rat Pack]]'', ''[[A Lesson Before Dying]]'', ''[[Things Behind the Sun]]'' and in a guest appearance on ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''. The last of these spanned four episodes during the show's ninth season, in which he portrayed Paul Nathan, a medical student struggling to cope with [[Parkinson's disease]]. He has made appearances in films including ''[[Rosewood (film)|Rosewood]]'', ''[[The Family Man]]'', ''[[Boogie Nights]]'', a cameo appearance in the film ''[[Abby Singer (film)|Abby Singer]]'', ''[[Out of Sight (1998 film)|Out of Sight]]'', ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'', and ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]''. These last three were directed by [[Steven Soderbergh]]. In 2005, Cheadle was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his portrayal of [[Paul Rusesabagina]] in the film ''[[Hotel Rwanda]]''. He also starred in and co-produced ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'', which won the 2005 [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. For his performance in ''Crash'', Cheadle was nominated for the [[BAFTA]] and [[Screen Actors Guild]] Awards for Best Supporting Actor. He played the main character in the movie ''[[Traitor (film)|Traitor]]''. In March 2007, Cheadle starred with comedian [[Adam Sandler]] in Mike Binder's ''[[Reign Over Me]]'', a comedy-drama about a man who has slipped away from reality after his wife and three daughters died. After playing for 38 days, the film became a [[box office bomb|box office flop]] earning a domestic gross of only 22.2 million. Cheadle later starred in the 2009 DreamWorks Pictures film ''[[Hotel for Dogs]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/2008/10/14/20081014cheadle.html|title=Don Cheadle joins 'Iron Man 2'|publisher=Azcentral.com|date=October 14, 2008|accessdate=July 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEDZSGFF0tRZIE|title=Don Cheadle Joins Hotel for Dogs |publisher=Movieweb.com|accessdate=July 28, 2010}}</ref>
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