Biography for
Courtney B. Vance More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

12 March 1960, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Birth Name

Courtney Bernard Vance

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Spouse

Angela Bassett

(12 October 1997 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Graduated from Harvard University.

A 1986 graduate of Yale Drama school.

Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1987 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for August Wilson's "Fences;" and in 1991 as Best Actor (Play) for John Guare's "Six Degrees of Separation."

Attended Detroit Country Day School in Birmingham, Michigan; graduated 1978.

Won an off-Broadway Obie award in 1990 for his theater work in "My Children! My Africa!"

It was at Harvard that he first became interested in theater, appearing in several college productions and becoming a member of the Boston Shakespeare Company.

He and his wife, Angela Bassett, became the parents of twins a daughter Bronwyn Golden and son Slater Josiah, who were born on January 27, 2006, in California through a surrogate.

Where Are They Now

(December 2006) Release of the book, "Friends: A Love Story" by Courtney and his wife, Angela Bassett.