Dept. of Theatre Arts, Room B-122 Childers Hall
Howard University, Washington, DC 20059
(202) 806-7053

In a career that spans more than thirty years, veteran actor Al Freeman, Jr., has amassed an impressive list of stage, screen, and television credits. In 1979, he was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of Malcolm X in Roots II. That same year, he was awarded the Emmy for his work as Ed Hall in the day time soap One Life To Live. This was the first time in the history of the Emmy awards that an actor was honored for his work on both prime time and day time in the same season. He has played in a host of regional theaters in Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.