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ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
SHO2eTue, Feb 9, 11:00 PMSnoop Dogg's Hood of HorrorBuy
CINEMAXWed, Feb 10, 12:30 PMDragonball: EvolutionBuy
COMEDYWed, Feb 10, 2:00 PMGhostbustersBuy
ABCFAMWed, Feb 10, 7:30 PMMiss CongenialityBuy
CINEMAXWed, Feb 10, 10:00 PMDragonball: EvolutionBuy
COMEDYThu, Feb 11, 2:30 AMGhostbustersBuy
MOMAXeFri, Feb 12, 9:00 PMDragonball: EvolutionBuy
CINEMAXSat, Feb 13, 9:30 AMAirheadsBuy
ENCSun, Feb 14, 3:50 AMThe Cowboy WayBuy
SHO2eMon, Feb 15, 1:35 AMSnoop Dogg's Hood of HorrorBuy
ABCFAMMon, Feb 15, 7:00 PMSecret Life of the American TeenagerBuy
FMCTue, Feb 16, 10:00 PMSugar HillBuy
TMCeWed, Feb 17, 4:50 AMAll HatBuy
MOMAXeThu, Feb 18, 2:40 AMDragonball: EvolutionBuy
CINEMAXThu, Feb 18, 4:15 PMDragonball: EvolutionBuy
LIFEFri, Feb 19, 4:00 PMDesperate HousewivesBuy
TMCeSat, Feb 20, 2:00 PMAll HatBuy
BIOSat, Feb 20, 10:00 PMCelebrity Ghost StoriesBuy
BIOSun, Feb 21, 2:00 AMCelebrity Ghost StoriesBuy
CINEMAXMon, Feb 22, 8:30 AMDragonball: EvolutionBuy
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Ernie Hudson Biography

  • Birth Place: Benton Harbor, MI
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/17/1945, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Actor
Ernie Hudson Fast Facts:
  • Joined the U.S. Marine Corps after graduating from high school, but was dismissed less than three months later due to asthma.
  • Initially focused more on writing than acting; was the resident playwright at Detroit's Concept East Theater, one of the oldest black theaters in the country.
  • Established Wayne State University's Actors Ensemble Theater so he and other black writers and performers could showcase their work.
  • Earned a full scholarship to the Yale School of Drama.
  • Enrolled in a University of Minnesota program that would lead to a PhD, but he dropped out to star in a Minneapolis production of The Great White Hope.
  • Made his film debut in 1976's Leadbelly, which was followed by a myriad of television appearances before his breakout role in 1984's Ghostbusters. 
  • Lost the role of Winston to Arsenio Hall in 1986 for The Real Ghostbusters, an animated adaption of the movie.
  • Became a sergeant in the special service bureau of the San Bernardino County police force in California in 1994 after studying for three acting roles with the police.
  • Appeared with son Ernie Jr. in the HBO series Oz. 
  • Received the 2007 Award for Excellence in Film, Television and Beyond at the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival in California.
    Ernie Hudson Relationships:
  • Andrew - Son
  • Arrana Donald - Grandmother
  • Ernie Hudson Jr. - Son
  • Jeannie Moore - Ex-wife
  • Linda Kingsberg - Wife
  • Maggie Donald - Mother
  • Rahaman Hudson - Son
  • Ross - Son

  • College:
  • Attended Highland Park Community College, Highland Park, MI; Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (BA, 1972); Yale University, School of Drama, New Haven, CT; attended University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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