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'''Keith David''', voice of the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]], is an African American voice actor. | '''Keith David''', voice of the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]], is an African American voice actor. | ||
He was born in Harlem, New York City on June 4, 1956 | He was born in Harlem, New York City on June 4, 1956. David first knew he was going to become an actor after playing the Cowardly Lion in a school production of ''The Wizard of Oz'', and went on to study at New York's [[wikipedia:High School of the Performing Arts|High School of the Performing Arts]]. | ||
His first acting job was an uncredited role as a disco club patron in ''[[wikipedia:Disco Godfather|Disco Godfather]]'' in 1979, but it was his starring role as Childs less than two years later when he went on to star opposite Kurt Russell in John Carpenter's ''The Thing'' that bought him attention as an actor. | His first acting job was an uncredited role as a disco club patron in ''[[wikipedia:Disco Godfather|Disco Godfather]]'' in 1979, but it was his starring role as Childs less than two years later when he went on to star opposite Kurt Russell in John Carpenter's ''The Thing'' that bought him attention as an actor. | ||