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Dennis Haysbert on "The Unit"
Dennis Haysbert on "The Unit" - © CBS
Dennis Haysbert stars as Jonas Blane in CBS's "The Unit."

Dennis Haysbert is best known to television audiences for his portrayal of President David Palmer on FOX's "24," for which he received his first Golden Globe nomination. Dennis Haysbert also appeared in the series "Now and Again."

Dennis Haysbert plays the role of Nelson Mandela in the feature film "Goodbye Bafana." Dennis Haysbert also appeared in the film "Breach" opposite Ryan Phillppe, Chris Cooper and Laura Linney. Dennis Haysbert's other feature film credits include "Far From Heaven," "Love & Basketball," "Absolute Power," "Love Field," "Major League," "Heat," "Random Hearts," "What's Cooking," "Waiting to Exhale," "The Thirteenth Floor," "Navy Seals," "Suture" and "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas," as the voice of Kale.

Dennis Haysbert's acting career began when he won his first television role on the Emmy Award-winning episode of "Lou Grant," in which Jesse Jackson guest starred. Dennis Haysbert is very active in the fight against AIDS and in 2000, he was the spokesperson for the Harlem Health Expo "Break the Silence" and is the spokesperson for the National Leadership Commission on AIDS, as well as The Western Center on Law and Poverty. Currently, Dennis Haysbert stars in a series of ads for the insurance company "Allstate."

Off the set, Dennis Haysbert enjoys golfing and scuba diving and is an avid environmentalist.

Dennis Haysbert was born and raised in Northern California and currently resides in Los Angeles.






DENNIS HAYSBERT: FACTS

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Age: 55 years old
Birthday: June 2, 1954
Height: 6' 4 ½"
Full Name / Real Name: Dennis Dexter Haysbert
Birthplace: San Mateo, CA
Wife: Lynn Griffith
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THE UNIT: NEWS (4)


Dennis Haysbert on "The Unit" 16th Annual SAG Awards Nominations"Inglourious Basterds," "Precious" and "Up in the Air" lead the way for movies, while "30 Rock," "The Closer" and "Dexter" came out on top for TV. Read more...
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"Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" contestants, Season 20 CBS Announces 2008-2009 Premiere DatesThe network will introduce the majority of its schedule beginning Monday, September 22, the official start of the 2008-2009 season. Read more...
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DENNIS HAYSBERT: TWITTER

March 21, 2010
@HeyyItsJax the allstate guys name is dennis haysbert, just for the record. i liked his 24 name better :P
5 hours ago
U know what: Dennis Haysbert is Balling with these Allstate Commercials!! U know his premium is 2nd to None!!! Lol
5 hours ago
Dennis Haysbert just called me to say he'll be reading me a bedtime story tonight. Lucky me.
23 hours ago
By the way, I absolutely love Dennis Haysbert's voice. oooooooh.
1 day ago
Found an old episode of The Unit on DVR ("Hill 60" - a good one!) and I'm watching it. Dennis Haysbert was great in it.
1 day ago
Let me find out @mclyte is becoming a voiceover beast. Watch out Cree Summer, Keith David, Rolono Watts, and Dennis Haysbert. #ChaChaCha
2 days ago
@PandaExpressInc Imagine Tracy Morgan and Dennis Haysbert. Yah I said it.
3 days ago
Dear Dennis Haysbert: I generally love you, but you were absolutely horrible in Waiting to Exhale.
3 days ago
@hannahmosk You should submit that for their commercials. I'd love to see Dennis Haysbert say "if you're going to ram your car into a wall."
3 days ago
Come to @vailfilmfest. I'll be there. So will Jane Seymour, Zach Braff, Ashley Jensen, Dennis Haysbert, Patrick Warburton, & @zacharysluser!
3 days ago
It is sad that Dennis Haysbert, Whitney Houston's love interest in Waiting to Exhale, is relegated to All-State Commercials now...SMH
4 days ago
Unofficial, but @vailfilmfest posted a schedule of events that listed Zach Braff and Dennis Haysbert in attendance. See you there! April 1-4
5 days ago
@lostdogs20 call me when Dennis Haysbert shows up.
5 days ago
Major League: Back to the Minors. Not a great movie, but provides the laughs and has Dennis Haysbert...
6 days ago
I'm dying to see Dennis Haysbert nude
6 days ago
 
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