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Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
SHO2eSun, Nov 22, 1:00 AMThe Basketball DiariesBuy
CINEMAXSun, Nov 22, 11:30 PMLeviathanBuy
TMCeMon, Nov 23, 9:55 AMAll HatBuy
FMCTue, Nov 24, 2:00 AMSugar HillBuy
HBOeTue, Nov 24, 1:00 PMMiss CongenialityBuy
MOMAXeTue, Nov 24, 1:15 PMAirheadsBuy
SHO2eWed, Nov 25, 2:00 AMThe Basketball DiariesBuy
HBO2eThu, Nov 26, 6:00 AMCongoBuy
HBOeFri, Nov 27, 4:30 PMMiss CongenialityBuy
MOMAXeSat, Nov 28, 3:45 PMAirheadsBuy
HBOSGeSun, Nov 29, 8:30 AMMiss CongenialityBuy
TMCeSun, Nov 29, 9:45 AMAll HatBuy
TMCeSun, Nov 29, 4:35 PMAll HatBuy
LIFESun, Nov 29, 7:00 PMA Town Without ChristmasBuy
HBOSGeSun, Nov 29, 11:00 PMMiss CongenialityBuy
SHO2eSun, Nov 29, 11:00 PMThe Basketball DiariesBuy
HBOeWed, Dec 2, 7:00 AMAirheadsBuy
HBO2eThu, Dec 3, 10:30 AMMiss CongenialityBuy
CINEMAXThu, Dec 3, 2:30 PMCongoBuy
AMCThu, Dec 3, 5:30 PMGhostbustersBuy
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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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