Nickname:	Sir Sidney Poitier /
Known for:	In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Lilies of the Field
Birthday:	20 February 1927, Miami, Florida, USA
Height:	6' 2½" (1.89 m)

DON CHEADLE, SIDNEY POITIER, LENNY KRAVITZ and DENZEL WASHINGTON have joined U.S. presidential hopeful BARACK OBAMA on a new list of the coolest African-Americans.Music producer Quincy Jones, Richard Roundtree, Sammy Davis Jr., Jay-Z, Prince, Snoop Dogg and Samuel L. Jackson also make Ebony magazine’s new 25 Coolest Brothers of All Time list.Late icons Marvin Gaye,
Legendary actor SIDNEY POITIER only starred in movies his father would approve of, even long after his dad died.The Oscar winner stuck true to the family values his parents instilled in him, even when it meant persuading movie bosses to alter a scene in 1967 film In the Heat of the Night - so when
Oprah Winfrey gave dinner guest Sidney Poitier a thrill when she invited him to join her for a sumptuous meal at the acting legend's favorite Los Angeles restaurant Spago's. Winfrey wanted to celebrate her hero and mentor as he turned 80 and spent weeks investigating Poitier's dining likes and dislikes, and then invited six fans to join her for dinner on February 28.


OPRAH WINFREY gave dinner guest SIDNEY POITIER a thrill when she invited him to join her for a sumptuous meal at the acting legend’s favourite Los Angeles restaurant Spago’s.Winfrey wanted to celebrate her hero and mentor as he turned 80 and spent weeks investigating Poitier’s dining likes and dislikes, and then invited six fans to
Legendary actor Sidney Poitier will be honored with a 2007 Common Wealth Award for his contributions to the movie industry at a ceremony next month. The 80-year-old star - who became the first black man to win the Best Actor Academy Award for his role in Lilies Of The Field in 1963 - joins former Polish president Aleksander Kwansniewski, veteran broadcast journalist Cokie Roberts, and author Ian Mcewan as honorees of the awards.


Legendary actor SIDNEY POITIER will be honoured with a 2007 Common Wealth Award for his contributions to the movie industry at the a ceremony next month (APR07).The 80-year-old star - who became the first black man to win the Best Actor Academy Award for his role in LILIES OF THE FIELD in 1963 - joins
Barbara McNair, the pioneering black singer-actress who hosted her own TV variety show and starred with Sidney Poitier in the early 1970s, died Sunday after a battle with throat cancer, her sister said. She was 72.
AP - Barbara McNair, the pioneering black singer-actress who hosted her own TV variety show and starred with Sidney Poitier in the early 1970s, has died. She was 72. McNair died Sunday in Los Angeles after a battle with throat cancer, her sister, Jacqueline Gaither, said.
Barbara McNair, the pioneering black singer-actress who hosted her own TV variety show and starred with Sidney Poitier in the early 1970s, has died, her sister said Monday. She was 72.
AP - If her goal was to erase the memory of the disgraced James Frey, then Oprah Winfrey couldn't have made a better pick for her book club than a memoir by Sidney Poitier.

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