Thomas Jefferson Byrd (June 25, 1950 â€" October 3, 2020) was an
American character actor who played in several of director Spike Lee's
films. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in
a Play for his performance in the 2003 Broadway revival of Ma Rainey's
Black Bottom.Byrd earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education
from Morris Brown College and later received a Master of Fine Arts
degree in dance from California Institute of the Arts.Byrd starred in
numerous regional stage productions including the San Diego Repertory
Theatre's award-winning performance of Spunk. He also starred in Home
by Samm-Art Evans, Two Trains Running, The Piano Lesson and Ma
Rainey's Black Bottom at the Alliance Theater, Flyin' West, Hamlet and
Miss Evers' Boys at the Indiana Repertory, and in other productions of
Flyin' West at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and at the Long Wharf
Theatre.
American character actor who played in several of director Spike Lee's
films. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in
a Play for his performance in the 2003 Broadway revival of Ma Rainey's
Black Bottom.Byrd earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education
from Morris Brown College and later received a Master of Fine Arts
degree in dance from California Institute of the Arts.Byrd starred in
numerous regional stage productions including the San Diego Repertory
Theatre's award-winning performance of Spunk. He also starred in Home
by Samm-Art Evans, Two Trains Running, The Piano Lesson and Ma
Rainey's Black Bottom at the Alliance Theater, Flyin' West, Hamlet and
Miss Evers' Boys at the Indiana Repertory, and in other productions of
Flyin' West at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and at the Long Wharf
Theatre.
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