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Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
ABCFAMMon, Jul 6, 8:00 PMSecret Life of the American Teenager NewBuy
ABCFAMMon, Jul 6, 10:00 PMSecret Life of the American TeenagerBuy
ABCFAMTue, Jul 7, 12:00 AMSecret Life of the American TeenagerBuy
SHO2eTue, Jul 7, 12:15 AMThe Basketball DiariesBuy
LIFETue, Jul 7, 1:00 PMDesperate HousewivesBuy
FMCTue, Jul 7, 10:00 PMSugar HillBuy
TNTWed, Jul 8, 6:00 PMBonesBuy
HALMRKWed, Jul 8, 8:00 PMTouched by an AngelBuy
LIFEThu, Jul 9, 12:00 PMDesperate HousewivesBuy
LIFEThu, Jul 9, 1:00 PMDesperate HousewivesBuy
HBOSGeThu, Jul 9, 11:55 PMMiss CongenialityBuy
LIFEFri, Jul 10, 1:00 PMDesperate HousewivesBuy
AMCFri, Jul 10, 8:00 PMGhostbustersBuy
AMCFri, Jul 10, 10:30 PMGhostbusters IIBuy
HBOeSat, Jul 11, 6:25 AMAirheadsBuy
HBOeSat, Jul 11, 2:30 PMMiss CongenialityBuy
AMCSat, Jul 11, 3:00 PMGhostbusters IIBuy
AMCSat, Jul 11, 5:30 PMGhostbustersBuy
SHOeSun, Jul 12, 1:00 AMThe Basketball DiariesBuy
NBCSun, Jul 12, 9:00 PMMeteor NewBuy
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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 the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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