Robert Hooks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robert Hooks

Actor, Producer and Activist

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1937

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Profession: actor, theatrical producer, stage actor, television actor, activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Robert Hooks (born Bobby Dean Hooks, April 18, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and activist.
He is most recognizable to the public for his over 100 roles in films, television, and stage.
Most famously, Hooks, along with Douglas Turner Ward, founded The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC).
The NEC is credited with the launch of the careers of many major black artists of all disciplines, while creating a body of performance literature over the last thirty years, providing the backbone of African-American theatrical classics.
Additionally, Hooks is the sole founder of two significant black theatre companies: the D.C.
Black Repertory Company, and New York's Group Theatre Workshop.