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Name: Harry Belafonte
Full/Alt. name: Harold George Belafonte
Date of Birth: Tuesday March 1 1927
Born: New York City, New York (USA)
Partial Biography: Multi-talented actor and musician Harry Belafonte was the first black performer to win an Emmy Award and the first recording artist to sell over a million copies of an album, though he was doubtlessly…Full Harry Belafonte Biography…

Carmen Jones (1954) (2007) U (Contains mild violence)Played "Joe"
Bobby (2007) 15 (Contains strong language, drug use and violence)Played "Nelson"
Beyond The Sea (2004) 12A (Contains strong language)Song ("Jump Down, Spin Around")
Fidel (2002) Played "Himself"
Life And Debt (2002) PGSong Performer
The Player (2000) Played "Himself"
Kansas City (1996) 15 (for language, and for some violence and drug use)Played "Seldom Seen"
White Man's Burden (1995) Played "Thaddeus Thomas"
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1993) USong ("Island in the Sun")
Island in the Sun (1957) (1957) Played "David Boyeur", songs

The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award (2000)
NAACP Chairman's Award (1999)
New York Film Critics Circle Award (1996) Best Supporting Actor - "Kansas City"
National Medal of Freedom (1994)
Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award (1989)