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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]]. | 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 ''[[wikipedia:The Thing (film)|The Thing]]'' that bought him attention as an actor. | ||
He went on to appear in films such as ''[[wikipedia:They Live|They Live]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Platoon (movie)|Platoon]]'' (usually considered his best film), ''[[wikipedia:Road House (1989 film)|Road House]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Stars and Bars (movie)|Stars and Bars]]''. His role in ''They Live'' is most memorable for an alleyway brawl with Roddy Piper that is the longest fight sequence in cinema history, lasting nearly seven minutes onscreen, and all over wearing a pair of sunglasses. In the early 1990s he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. He also played the role of Steven Seagal's best friend and partner in Marked For Death. | He went on to appear in films such as ''[[wikipedia:They Live|They Live]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Platoon (movie)|Platoon]]'' (usually considered his best film), ''[[wikipedia:Road House (1989 film)|Road House]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Stars and Bars (movie)|Stars and Bars]]''. His role in ''They Live'' is most memorable for an alleyway brawl with Roddy Piper that is the longest fight sequence in cinema history, lasting nearly seven minutes onscreen, and all over wearing a pair of sunglasses. In the early 1990s he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. He also played the role of Steven Seagal's best friend and partner in Marked For Death. | ||