What most Jamaica High School students don’t know is that, Jamaica has produced many brilliant, successful and now famous alumni. One such alumnus is one of Hollywood’s most famous actors nominated for primetime Emmy, Obba Babatunde.
Born on the first of December in the year 1951, in Jamaica Queens, Obba Babatunde attended Jamaica High School and graduated in the year 1969 as Donald Cohen. He later moved on and graduated from Brooklyn College.
At the early age of six, Babatunde had dreams of being an actor, while getting his early practice by performing stage shows for his family. In 1976 Obba Babatunde got his first break with a touring company of “Guys and Dolls”.
Babatunde moved on to become an accomplished actor, choreographer, musician, singer and teacher. Babatunde’s career in film, television and stage, resulted in him being cast in common television shows, such as Dawson’s Creek playing the role of Principal Green. On daytime soap opera One Life to Live, Babatunde played the role of Clay in the year 2005 and then on the TV sitcom Half & Half, he played the role of Charles Thorne in the year 2002-2006.
Babatunde also appeared on Broadway in Dreamgirls. Babatunde has recently appeared in The Eye as a filmography actor, and in The Notebook, which was released in May of 2004. Overall Babatunde has appeared in at least twenty-nine movies.
Making his fore-fathers proud, Babatunde has opened the door for many aspiring African-Americans who choose to persue their goals in the acting industry.
Babatunde’s accomplishments and success makes him a strong influence and being an alumni of Jamaica we should be proud and content.
10 comments:
I thought the artcle was good. It's cool how somebody famous attended Jamaica H.S. I think you have a few grammar errors.
Article was interesting, and i didn't know that the person attended JHS.
Very informative i didnt know that this guy used to go here. This is definitely a great article and it should go into the paper.
LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE THE ARTICLE you should have got a quote. I didnt know he went here. Thats cool.
very very gooood. real informative. its a unique topic.
Never knew that such famous people went to Jamaica High School. A very interesting story. Job well done.
i like the topic.
i didnt even know he went here.
i think people would be interested to hear that about Jamaica's successful alumni.
Creative, informative and smart piece!
You've left me wondering, how did he graduate as Donald Cohen?
And in the lede...
"factored many brilliant, successful and now famous alumnus."
I wonder about the word choice of "factored" and the plural of alumnus is alumni.
Keep up the good work!
oh yes, and don't forget to cite your sources...
i just seen a movie with this guy the other day i think it was the temptations
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