On the stage and on the big screen, Delroy Lindo projects a powerful presence that is almost impossible to ignore. Alhough it was not his first film role, his portrayal of the bipolar numbers boss West Indian Archie in 'Spike Lee' . Lindo graduated from San Francisco State University in 2004 with a degree in Cinema.
Has one son: Damiri Lindo.
Is a huge fan of the London-based football (soccer) team Arsenal.
Was nominated for Broadways 1988 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for August Wilson s "Joe Turners Come and Gone".
Still considers himself British, despite having lived in America since his late teens.
Before being able to fully support himself as an actor, he worked a variety of jobs that ranged from busing tables, driving cabs, and selling pesticides over the phone.
As a teenager, he and his mother moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When he was age 16, they moved to San Francisco, California.
The son of Jamaican parents (his mother was a nurse; his father held various jobs), Lindo was inspired to act after seeing the production of William Shakespeare s "The Taming of The Shrew" on PBS television.
Took an 8-day tour of South Africa with Danny Glover , Alfre Woodard , Angela Bassett and Alexandra Paul to urge Black people there to participate in that countrys first fully democratic national election in 1994.
Went to stunt-driving school to prepare for his role in Gone in Sixty Seconds .
Has played two characters named Isaac: Isaac Stubbs in "Beauty and the Beast" and, most noticeably, Isaak ODay in Romeo Must Die .
Graduated from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California.
Received his Bachelors degree in Cinema from San Francisco State University.
His surname means "pretty" in Portuguese.
Currently resides in Oakland, California.
[on Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) ] Filming 20 minutes of a car,chase took two months of work. And I did a lot of it myself because I,went to stunt-driving school. It was great. They were teaching me how,to do wheelies, 360s and 180s.
Thankfully, that was not a concern to the producers, and they hired me.
I had a really, really good time, and the script was so well-written. I,used the book as source material-just a well-constructed piece of,storytelling. I was really happy to be there, and very much in my,element.
[2011, on "The Simpsons" (1989) ] When I did The Simpsons, that,got me instant cred with my nieces and nephews in Philly. That is when,I became aware of the power of The Simpsons. They were like "Oh wow,Uncle Delroy did The Simpsons, oh wow, man. " I was not on that Simpsons,phenomenon. I had never really watched it, and it was not on my radar,so to say. After I did that voiceover, I was very aware of the power of,The Simpsons, because in certain quarters, I got instant credibility.
So there you go. .
