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David was born in Harlem, but grew up in a different area of ​​New York, in Queens . His mother (nee Dolores Dickenson) worked as a manager at New York Telephone . The father of the future actor, Lester Williams, was an accountant ^{[6] [7]} . The desire to become an actor in it aroused participation in the school production of “ The Wizard of Oz ” as the Brave Lion . In high school, he attended courses at the Higher School of Acting in manhattan . In 1975, he entered the Juilliard School at the Department of Dramatic Art. In 1979, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree ^{[8] [9]} .

In the years 1980-81, John Houseman took David into his troupe and he participated in shows throughout the country organized by The Acting Company in theatrical productions of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Samuel Beckett 's play Waiting for Godot .

In 1982, he first gained fame for his role as Childs in John Carpenter's " Something ." This role was the beginning of his full-fledged film career. This was followed by work in such films as “ Platoon ” by Oliver Stone , “ Aliens Among Us ” by John Carpenter (their second collaboration), “ House by the Road ” and others. David’s track record alternates between roles in blockbusters and roles in fairly passable films. One of Keith David's most prominent roles in independent cinema was the role of Big Tim in Darren Aronofsky ’s film “ Requiem for a Dream ”.

In addition to filming in the movies, Keith takes part in series. He played in such series as: “ CSI: Crime Scene ” (2003), “ Clairvoyant ” (2008), “ Hawaii 5.0 (2010)” and others. On a regular basis, he starred in the short-lived Cloak and Recruited . In 2015, David received a central role in the Greenleaf series Oprah Winfrey Network ^[10] .

• David, Keith, on the Internet Movie Database
• David, Keith, on the Internet Broadway Database
• Keith David lifetime career tribute interview