Underwood, Blair 1964-

PERSONAL

Born August 25, 1964, in Tacoma, WA; son of Frank (U.S. Army Colonel) and Marilyn (an interior decorator) Underwood; married Desiree DaCosta, 1994; children: Paris, Briell, Blake. Education: Carnegie-Mellon University, B.F.A., theatre.

Addresses:

Agent—Paradigm, 360 N. Crescent Dr., North Building, Beverly Hills, Ca 90210; William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Manager—Thruline Entertainment, 9250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—Wallman Public Relations, 10323 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 109, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Career:

Actor. Eclectic Entertainment, (production company), founder and partner, 1994-. Appeared in television commercials for Burger King.

Awards, Honors:

Golden Globe Award nomination, best supporting actor in a series, miniseries, or motion picture made for television, 1990, for L.A. Law; Image Award, best actor in a dramatic series, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1992, for Murder in Mississippi; Image Award, outstanding actor in a drama series, 1995, for L.A. Law; Image Award nomination, outstanding lead actor, 1997, for Soul of the Game; Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor, 1997, for Set It Off; Image Award, outstanding lead actor, 1999, for Mama Flora's Family; Image Award nomination, outstanding actor in a drama series, 2001, for City of Angels; Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture, 2001, for Rules of Engagement; Image Awards nominations, outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, 2004, 2005, for Sex and the City.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Russell Walker, Krush Groove, Warner Bros., 1985.

Jesus, The Second Coming, 1992.

Sheriff Carver, Posse, 1993.

Bobby Earl Ferguson, Just Cause, 1995.

Keith, Set It Off, New Line Cinema, 1996.

Geneticist, Gattaca, Columbia, 1997.

Mark Simon, Deep Impact, Paramount, 1998.

Chance Williams, Asunder, New Millennium, 1998.

Captain Lee, Rules of Engagement, Paramount, 2000.

The Gristle, Allied Entertainment Group, 2001.

Narrator, Free to Dance, 2001.

Biography: Kim Fields: A Little Somethin' Somethin' (documentary), 2001.

Detective Harris, Final Breakdown (also known as Truth Be Told and Turnaround), Niko, 2002.

Chip Hightower, G, Columbia TriStar, 2002.

Nicholas/Calvin, Full Frontal, Miramax, 2002.

Tom Gibbons, Malibu's Most Wanted, Warner Bros., 2003.

Fronterz, 2004.

How Did It Feel?, Acuna, 2004.

Man, Do Geese See God?, 2004.

Voice of Gregory Fletcher, The Golden Blaze (video), Warner Bros., 2005.

Hen, Straight Out of Compton 2, 2005.

Mark Harper, Something New, United International, 2006.

Carlos, Madea's Family Reunion, Lions Gate, 2006.

Narrator, Operation Homecoming, The Documentary Group, 2007.

Sixteen, Tegan, 2007.

Film Director:

The Second Coming, 1992.

Film Producer:

Straight Out of Compton 2, 2005.

Film Work:

Co-executive producer, Asunder, New Millennium Releasing, 1998.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Horace Bouchet, The Cover Girl and the Cop (also known as Beauty & Denise), NBC, 1989.

Bob Richardson, Heat Wave, TNT, 1990.

James Chaney, Murder in Mississippi, NBC, 1990.

Jared Williams, Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (also known as Dangerous Relations and On the Streets of L.A.), NBC, 1993.

Jackie Robinson, Soul of the Game (also known as Field of Honour), HBO, 1996.

Lieutenant C. Hodges, Mistrial, HBO, 1996.

Magic man/Thomas, The Wishing Tree, Showtime, 2000.

Television Appearances; Series:

Bobby Blue, One Life to Live, ABC, 1985-86.

Terry Corsaro, Downtown, CBS, 1986-87.

Jonathan Rollins, L.A. Law, NBC, 1987-94.

Officer Mike Rhoades, High Incident, ABC, 1996.

Dr. Ben Turner, City of Angels, CBS, 2000-2001.

Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep, Fatherhood, Nickelodeon, 2004.

Roger De Souza, LAX, NBC, 2004.

Alex, In Treatment, HBO, 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Willie, Mama Flora's Family, CBS, 1998.

I Love the '90s, VH1, 2004.

Palmer Addison, Covert One: The Hades Factor, CBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Mark Roberts, "Theo and the Older Woman," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1985.

Potts, "Knight of the Juggernaut," Knight Rider, 1985.

Denise's boyfriend, "Jitterbug Break," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1985.

Soul Train, 1986.

Denise's boyfriend, "Looking Back: Part 2," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1987.

Reggie Brooks, "Don't Pet the Teacher," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1987.

Stillman, "All That Glitters," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1987.

Reginold Brooks, "Gotta Finish the Riff," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1987.

The Arsenio Hall Show, 1990.

Zelmer Collier, "War and Peace," A Different World, 1991.

Lewis Douglass, "The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry," The American Experience, 1991.

Voice, The Legend of Prince Valiant (animated), 1991.

The Word, 1993.

Aspel & Company, 1993.

Voice of King Midas, "King Midas and the Golden Touch," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (animated), HBO, 1995.

Voice, "Pig Amok," Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (animated), 1996.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 2000.

"A Dry White Season," Linc's, 2000.

Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2003.

"The Brad Gluckman Special," The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, The WB, 2003.

Dr. Robert Leeds, a recurring role, Sex and the City, HBO, 2003-2004.

The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2004.

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2004.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2004.

"The Top 10 TV Cars," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2004.

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004.

Tavis Smiley, PBS, 2004, 2006.

"The Big Pomp & Circumstance Episode," Half & Half, UPN, 2005.

The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005.

"Tyler Perry: Madea's Family Reunion," The Tyra Banks Show, UPN, 2006.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2006.

Mr. Harris, "The Passion of the Christine," The New Adventures of the Old Christine, CBS, 2006.

Mr. Harris, "Playdate with Destiny," The New Adventures of the Old Christine, CBS, 2006.

Mr. Harris, "Ritchie Scores," The New Adventures of the Old Christine, CBS, 2006.

Miles Sennet, "Burned," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order's Sex Crimes, Law & Order: SVU, and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Mickey's 60th Birthday Special, 1988.

That's What Friends Are For: AIDS Concert '88, 1988.

Judge, The 1988 Miss America Pageant, 1988.

NBC team member, Battle of the Network Stars XIX, 1988.

Unforgettable, KHV-TV, 1989.

Host, Legacy, 1990.

MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon, 1990.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade, 1990.

Host, 101st Tournament of Roses Parade, NBC, 1990.

Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake, 1991.

Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood, 1991.

The "L.A. Law" 100th Episode Special, 1991.

Voices That Care, 1991.

Host, 19th Annual Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, 1992.

Grand Marshal, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday Parade, 1992.

Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration, 1992.

I Hate the Way I Look, ABC, 1993.

In a New Light '93, ABC, 1993.

Host, VH1 Good News People, VH1, 1993.

Host, The Secret of …, PBS, 1995.

Host, Dying in Vein: Rock n' Roll on Heroin, VH1, 1996.

The 2nd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest, 1999.

Weddings of a Lifetime Presents: Love Letters of a Lifetime, Lifetime, 2001.

Narrator, Free to Dance, PBS, 2001.

William Still, Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad, 2002.

Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television, TV Land, 2002.

The Nick at Nite Holiday Special, Nickelodeon, 2003.

Sex and the City: A Farewell, HBO, 2004.

Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem, NBC, 2004.

Voice, "To the Fallen," Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experiences, 2007.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 10th Annual American Black Achievement Awards, 1989.

The 21st Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1989.

61st Annual Academy Awards, 1989.

Presenter, 25th NAACP Image Awards, 1993.

26th NAACP Image Awards, 1994.

Presenter, The ESPY Awards, 1995.

The 1996 NCLR Bravo Awards, 1996.

Presenter, The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1996.

Host, 30th NAACP Image Awards, 1999.

Presenter, The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards, 2000.

Presenter, Essence Awards 2000, 2000.

6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2000.

The 32nd NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001.

Presenter, 17th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2002.

Presenter, The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, 2004.

Presenter, The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2004.

The WIN Awards, PAX, 2005.

The Black Movie Awards, TNT, 2005.

2006 Trumpet Awards, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Tom Wilson, Company Town, CBS, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Claudio, Measure for Measure, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1993, then Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York City, 1993.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film—Volume II, 1997.

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years, Koch Vision, 2004.