Blair Underwood: Wisdom from Three Decades of Acting, Playing Good and Evil, and What He Learned from Sidney Poitier

Ever since his breakout role in L.A. Law, actor Blair Underwood (Rules of Engagement, Just Cause, In Treatment) has been fighting against being pigeonholed, and searching for new psychological puzzles to solve through the characters he plays. He talks to Guy about the profound influence both his father and Sidney Poitier had on his career, about the moments he thought that career might be over, and about the powerful role that imagination plays in his craft.Links from the show:Trailer for Krush Groove Blair's first scene on L.A. Law Blair on The Phil Donahue Show talks about race and policing in the wake of the Rodney King beating Blair on performing in A Streetcar Named Desire Scene from A Streetcar Named Desire About Blair's character in In Treatment Scene from A Soldier's Play See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.