Blair Underwood was born on August 25, 1964, in Tacoma Washington. Throughout his childhood, Underwood lived on military bases in both the U.S. and Germany with his mother and Army colonel father. Underwood attended Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and his film debut was in 1985’s “Krush Groove.” Underwood played attorney Jonathan Rollin’s on NBC’s “L.A. Law” for seven years. Recently, Underwood has played on “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” and “In Treatment.” Underwood has received three NAACP Image Awards as well as a Grammy Award. He was featured in 1996’s July issue of “Playgirl,” was voted one of People’s “50 Most Beautiful People” of 2000 and was one of TV Guide’s “Most Influential Faces of the 90s.”