Akin Babatunde Net Worth

Akin Babatunde net worth is
$1.3 Million

Akin Babatunde Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Akin, a native of Brooklyn, is an accomplished actor, director, and writer whose theatrical career spans Broadway, regional theatre, film and television. He has been a resident company member of prestigious theatrical institutions throughout the country: Trinity Rep (Providence, Rhode Island), Alley Theater (Houston, Texas), La Mama Theater (New ...

Net Worth	$1.3 Million
Profession	Actor

#	Quote
1	I love acting, but to envision a whole piece and see it come to fruition-there is nothing more rewarding.

#	Fact
1	His given name's pronunciation is "ah-keen" and his surname's pronunciation is "bah-bah-tun-day".
2	The star of several solo pieces -- which include "Of Ebony Embers," based on the Harlem Renaissance, which he toured nationwide and in the Caribbean, and "Before the Second Set: A Visit With Satchmo." His first one-man show, "Zig-Zag," which played in Berlin in 1985, was a series of monologues from Shakespearean classics, including The Merchant of Venice" and "King Lear." His latest project, "Blind Lemon Blues," based on the famous blues singer, which is slated for a 2007 Off-Broadway run, he is the co-author (with Alan Govenar), director, musical arranger, choreographer and star.
3	Has been acting since the mid-'70s. He has worked extensively at such theatres as Providence, R.I.'s Trinity Repertory Company, the Alley Theatre in Houston, Florida Stage, the Dallas Theater Center, and La MaMa E.T.C. in New York.
4	Was influenced to try acting in junior high school when he saw a production of "Carousel." He went on to do a high school production (High School of Fashion Industries in New York) of "The Pajama Game".
5	Both he and his brother Obba Babatundé trained at the National Black Theatre in Harlem, and within a short time were invited to join its touring company. They both were also teachers at Harriet Tubman School for a time.
6	Spent eight years as an artist in residence at Brown University.
7	He is a busy theater actor, including (but not limited to) Marley and Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol at the Dallas Theater Center, and creating an original musical, Blind Lemon, about the famous blues musician.
8	Brother is Obba Babatundé.

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Friday Night Lights	2010	TV Series	Bob Short
Law & Order: Criminal Intent	2010	TV Series	Omar
Wishbone's Dog Days of the West	1998	TV Movie	Coop
Night Vision	1997		Liquor Store Owner
The Road to Galveston	1996	TV Movie	Rev. Vernon
Walker, Texas Ranger	1995	TV Series	Prisoner
Wishbone	1995	TV Series	Waterman / King Shahryar / Baba / ...
In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy	1995	TV Movie	Herschel
Caged Fear	1991		Refrigerator