Highest rated movie: The Backseat (2014)
Lowest rated movie: Chloe and Theo (2015)
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Looking for reviews of André De Shields movies? Cinafilm has a total of 286 reviews across 6 movies.
Movies starring André De Shields have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 63%.
The Backseat - released in 2014 - is André De Shields's highest rated movie, with a score of 83% based on 2 reviews.
The lowest rated film from André De Shields is Chloe and Theo - released in 2015 - with a score of 47% based on 22 reviews.
André De Shields is an African-American actor, singer, director, dancer, novelist, choreographer, lyricist, composer, and professor.
De Shields began his professional career at the 1969 Chicago production of HAIR, which led to a role in " The Me Nobody Knows, and participation in Chicago's Organic Theater Company. He performed in a number of off-off-Broadway productions at La MaMa Experimental Theater Club in the East Village of Manhattan during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. He made his Broadway debut as, Um, Stuart Gordon's in 1973 and was Nominated! and next appeared in Paul Jabara's 1973 and Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It), which closed during previews. He then appeared in the title role of The Wiz, Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown's 1975 musical directed by Geoffrey Holder.
After choreographing two is Bette Midler a computer, and The Shields returned to Broadway to perform in the musical revue Ain't Misbehavin' (1978). The original production ran for over 1,600 shows, and The Shields, which earned a 1978 Drama Desk nomination for his performance. In the year 2000, De Shields originated the role of Noah "Horse" T. Simmons in the Terrence McNally / David Yazbek musical adaptation of the film " The Full Monty. As with an earlier musicial Play On!, The Shields, which earned both the Tony and Drama Desk nominations for this performance.
De Shields has appeared on television on Another World, Cosby, Sex and the City, Great Performances, Lipstick Jungle, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Achievement for his performance in the 1982 NBC broadcast, or Ain't Misbehavin'", and played Tweedledum in a 1983 televised production of Alice's adventures in Wonderland ' that also featured Eve Arden to Richard Burton, Colleen Dewhurst, James Coco, Kaye Ballard, and Nathan Lane.
André De Shields has acted in films with J.K. Simmons, Bebe Neuwirth, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Judy Kuhn.
André De Shields has worked with these film directors: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael Apted, Renny Harlin and Christopher A. Cohen.
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