- Keith Powell
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location =Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania ,USA
height = 5'10" (1.78 m)
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notable role = James "Toofer" Spurlock on "30 Rock "Keith Powell is an American
television actor who is best known for his role as Toofer on theNBC sitcom "30 Rock ".In the spring of 2007, while working as a recurring character on "
30 Rock ", he shot an ABC pilot called "Judy's Got A Gun". It was subsequently not picked up for the Fall 2007 season, and Powell returned to "30 Rock ", where he was promoted to a series regular.He is also the Producing Artistic Director of Contemporary Stage Company, a summer theater in Wilmington, Delaware. He has produced/starred in/directed shows with
Lynn Redgrave ,Jasmine Guy ,Keith David ,Richard Easton ,Duncan Sheik , andSean Patrick Thomas .In October 2008, Powell launched and starred in a self-funded web series called "Keith Powell Directs a Play" chronicling Powell’s foray into directing
Uncle Vanya at a fictional repertory theatre group. The series coincides with an actual stage production that he is directing of Whisper House in March 2009. [cite web |url=http://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/10/08/30-rocks-keith-powell-directs-a-play-for-real/|title=30 Rock’s Keith Powell ‘Directs a Play’… For Real! |accessdate=2008-10-08 |author=Stidham, Lindsay |date=2008-10-08 |work=Tubefilter News ]Powell graduated from the
Tisch School of the Arts atNew York University in 2001, and St. Mark's High School in Wilmington, Delaware.References
External links
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* [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103655.html A Chat with Keith Powell of "30 Rock"]
* [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/107847.html Powell and Sheik Will Conjour Ghosts In New Musical]
* [http://powelltothepeople.net Official Keith Powell website] Persondata
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