| TV and Movie Trivia Tribute
Sidney Poitier |
     
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| Born: | 20 February 1927 | Miami, Florida, USA |
| Known As: | Virgil Tibbs | "In the Heat of the Night" (1967 Movie) |
| Trivia: | Children: Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, Gina, Anika and Sydney. | |
| Former brother-in-law of light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore. | ||
| When Poitier came to New York from the Caribbean to become an actor, he was so impoverished at first that he slept in the bus station. | ||
| Became the first black man to win an Academy Award for his role as Homer Smith in "Lilies of the Field" (1963). | ||
| (1992) American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. | ||
| Video: | TVGuide.com | Sidney Poitier Videos |
| On TV: | TVNow | Click here for TV schedule. |
| Filmography: | The Internet Movie Database | Click here. |
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