Ten fun facts about Don Cheadle

Fact 1
In 2004, his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the genocide drama film Hotel Rwanda, which was set during the Rwandan Genocide earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

Fact 2
In 2010, Cheadle was named U.N. Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador.

Fact 3
He stars as Marty Kaan on the Showtime sitcom House of Lies, for which he most recently won a Golden Globe Award in 2013.

Fact 4
Cheadle acted in Hamburger Hill in 1987.

Fact 5
He also campaigns for the end of genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

Fact 6
He co-authored a book concerning the issue titled Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond.

Fact 7
Along with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, David Pressman, and Jerry Weintraub, Cheadle co-founded the Not on Our Watch Project, an organization focusing global attention and resources to stop and prevent mass atrocities.

Fact 8
In 1989, he appeared in a video for Angela Winbush's No. 2 hit single “It's the Real Thing”, performing dance moves in an orange jump suit, working at a car wash.

Fact 9
Cheadle first received widespread notice for his portrayal of Mouse Alexander in the film Devil in a Blue Dress, for which he won Best Supporting Actor awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics and was nominated for similar awards from the Screen Actors Guild and the NAACP Image Awards.

Fact 10
In 2007, Cheadle was awarded the BET Humanitarian award of the year for his numerous humanitarian services he rendered for the cause of the people of Darfur and Rwanda.