Personal Info

  • Known For

    Acting

  • Known Credits

    20

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    January 12, 1946 ( 78 years old )

  • Place of Birth

    Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  • Also Known As

    André DeShields

    Andre De Shields

    Andre de Shields

    André de Shields

André De Shields

André Robin De Shields (born January 12, 1946) is an American actor, singer, dancer, director, and choreographer. De Shields originated the role of Hermes on Broadway in the musical Hadestown, winning the 2019 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for his performance. He has also appeared on television, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for his performance in the 1982 NBC broadcast of Ain't Misbehavin'. Description above from the Wikipedia article André De Shields, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.