The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) – Grammy and Image Award Winner and Golden Globe nominee, Blair Underwood is this year’s recipient of The Black Academy of Arts and Letter’s Luminary Arts Award at the highly anticipated 4th Annual Ties and Tux Gala, Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 7:00 PM. The evening will be a night of reflection and celebration, honoring the more than 30-year career of Blair Underwood.
Blair Underwood is an exceptional and internationally famous actor, who for more than 30 years, has lent his talents to many television shows and films over the years. Voted one of People Magazine’s “Top 50 Most Beautiful,” Blair always comes prepared with his remarkable wit and his charm. As a graduate of Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, the two-time Golden Globe nominee and seven-time NAACP Image Award winner has an extensive series of credits to his name, both on and off screen.
Underwood’s career launch in 1985 after his debut in the semi-biography, Krush Groove, and subsequent appearances on The Cosby Show. He later landed a short stint on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live as Bobby Blue, which eventually led to his stand out performance on the TV series L.A. Law, where he appeared from 1987 to 1994.
Underwood’s film career began with roles in Just Cause (1995), Set It Off (1996) Soul of The Game (1996) playing Jackie Robinson and Deep Impact (1998). His major success with film didn’t cause Underwood to abandon TV. In 2003, he guest starred in four episodes on the HBO series Sex and the City, playing Cynthia Nixon’s love interest. He gained acclaim as the sexy grade school teacher in the CBS sitcom, The New Adventures of Old Christine opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus for two years. He played the character Alex in the first season of the HBO series In Treatment, for which he was nominated for best supporting actor at the 2009 Golden Globes. This year, Underwood will return to the Television in the new Reese Witherspoon’s new and yet to be titled legal show for ABC.
The Ties and Tux Gala will take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, 2201 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207. Guests who purchase a VIP Table or Ticket will be welcomed to a private VIP Reception with Mr. Underwood at 6pm. During the gala TBAAL’s Y.G.B.A. (Young, Gifted and Black Artists) along with Martha Burks, Andrea Wallace, the Jason Davis Jazz Band and Xavier Jackson Soul Band will provide the evening’s entertainment.
To purchase a table or tickets, call TBAAL’s Box Office at 214.743.2400. For more information about the Ties and Tux Gala, call 214.743.2440.
