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Dennis Haysbert
Dennis Haysbert (June 2, 1954) is an African-American actor perhaps best called a character David Palmer from the Western tv show 24.
Haysbert has been acting around film & television since 1979, with the guest role in The White Shadow. His television guest starring roles include Laverne & Shirley, The A-Team, Magnum, P.I., and Duckman.On film, Haysbert has appeared in Absolute Power, Random Hearts and Far From Heaven among others. Within 1989, Haysbert portrayed Pedro Cerrano, a voodoo-practicing baseball player in the movie Major League. Around 1999, Haysbert starred with Eric Close in Now and Again, which was cancelled after its number 1 year. Around 2004, Haysbert began appearing in Allstate commercials during episodes of 24. Around 2001, Haysbert became well known after he was cast around 24 playing the African-U.s. Senator (down the road President) David Palmer. On top a course of the number 1 year - using Xxiv episodes ingesting place all over a single "day" - Palmer was a recipient of an assassination threat, when too treating by owning his manipulative married woman Sherry (Penny Johnson Jerald). In the 2nd & third seasons, Arnold daniel palmer was President of the United States. Nevertheless in a third year, his morality - which was a focus of his campaign & subsequent presidency - got to become put aside to treat by owning two broker & private problems, & in the end was forced to drop away from the race for re-election, rendering triumph to John Keeler (Geoff Pierson). Haysbert returned to Xxiv for the endure Sestet episodes of year quatern, which aired around April and May of 2005. Sustaining Keeler critically wounded, Arnold daniel palmer was recalled to the White Home to assist the incompetent Vice President using a nuclear threat. Additionally to television & film acting, Haysbert has as well done voice act for various video games, most notably ''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and Call of Duty: Finest Hour''. Presently, Haysbert is the official spokesman for Allstate Insurance company. His perennial sentence for the company's commericals is "Are you in good hands?".
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IMDb: Dennis Haysbert Filmography, biography, and links. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Dennis Haysbert as President David Palmer Article discussing his role in the second season. BBC: Dennis Haysbert Dennis Haysbert, who plays Senator Palmer in '24,' answers your questions. TV.com: Dennis Haysbert Biography, roles, and appearances. |
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