The times they are a changin' albeit very, very slowly.It wasn't long ago that Caucasian actors would wear fact paint to portray Native Americans on screen.
This summer Graham Greene, perhaps best known for his Academy Award nominated role of Kicking Bird in Dances with Wolves, will be performing at the Stratford Theatre in the roles of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and as Lennie in Of Mice and Men.
This is Mr. Greene's first Shakespearean role. In an interview with CBC radio, he said he wanted a new career challenge.
Break a leg, Mr. Greene.
From Wikipeida:
Greene is an Oneida, born in Ohsweken on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario.
Greene's screen debut was in 1983 in Running Brave, and appeared in such films as Revolution and Powwow Highway, but it was his Academy Award nominated role Kicking Bird in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves that brought him stardom. This role was followed by such films as Thunderheart, Benefit of the Doubt, and Maverick, and the television series Northern Exposure and The Red Green Show. He also hosted the reality crime documentary show Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science.
In 1992 he played the role of Ishi the last Yahi in the HBO drama The Last of His Tribe. In 1994, he began appearing as Mr. Crabby Tree in the children's series The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon for which he received his first, and so far only Gemini Award. In 1997, Greene suffered a major depressive attack, and had to be hospitalized after a police encounter. He survived the ordeal, and subsequently was featured as Arlen Bitterbuck, a Native American on death row in the Oscar-nominated The Green Mile (1999). He starred in the short-run television series Wolf Lake in 2001. In 2004, he accepted the Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement at the Gemini Awards.
In 2005, he re-emerged as the potential love interest in Transamerica of a pre-operative transsexual woman. He also appeared as himself in a parody of the famous Lakota-brand pain reliever commercials, on CBC Television's Rick Mercer Report. In 2006, Greene was the presenter of the documentary series The War that Made America about the French and Indian War of the mid-18th century.
From Wikipeida:
Greene is an Oneida, born in Ohsweken on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario.
Greene's screen debut was in 1983 in Running Brave, and appeared in such films as Revolution and Powwow Highway, but it was his Academy Award nominated role Kicking Bird in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves that brought him stardom. This role was followed by such films as Thunderheart, Benefit of the Doubt, and Maverick, and the television series Northern Exposure and The Red Green Show. He also hosted the reality crime documentary show Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science.
In 1992 he played the role of Ishi the last Yahi in the HBO drama The Last of His Tribe. In 1994, he began appearing as Mr. Crabby Tree in the children's series The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon for which he received his first, and so far only Gemini Award. In 1997, Greene suffered a major depressive attack, and had to be hospitalized after a police encounter. He survived the ordeal, and subsequently was featured as Arlen Bitterbuck, a Native American on death row in the Oscar-nominated The Green Mile (1999). He starred in the short-run television series Wolf Lake in 2001. In 2004, he accepted the Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement at the Gemini Awards.
In 2005, he re-emerged as the potential love interest in Transamerica of a pre-operative transsexual woman. He also appeared as himself in a parody of the famous Lakota-brand pain reliever commercials, on CBC Television's Rick Mercer Report. In 2006, Greene was the presenter of the documentary series The War that Made America about the French and Indian War of the mid-18th century.
Colleen
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I love this guy. He'll make a fantastic Lennie.
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