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His parents took him to a production of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" starring Alla Nazimova in Brighton Beach as a present for his 13th birthday, which made him want to be an actor. Impressed with Ibsen, he learned Norwegian, a language he became fluent in, enabling him to act in Norway, where he keeps a second home.

Originally cast in the role of Bruce in the film, Brother to Brother (2004). Roger Robinson played the role in the finished film.

Is a big fan of Henrik Ibsen and in the 1990s he starred in his own staging of Ibsen's play "The Master Builder" off-Broadway.

Earle Hyman is a distinguished African American actor who had a 46-year-long career on Broadway, where he was nominated for a Tony Award. Hyman also was nominated for an Emmy Award as Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for his appearance on The Cosby Show (1984) playing Bill Cosby's father Russell Huxtable.

Was nominated for Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for Edward Albee's play "The Lady from Dubuque.".

He was in the London production of A Raisin in the Sun (1961) in 1959. For his theatrical work in Norway, the Norwegian sovereign awarded him St. Olav's medal in recognition of "outstanding services rendered in connection with the spreading of information about Norway abroad".

Over the next 37 years, he would appear on Broadway another 11 times, ending with his turn in the title role of Ibsen's The Master Builder (1960) in 1992.

In 1955, he had a role in No Time for Sergeants (1958), a hit that made Andy Griffith a star.

In addition to his work on Broadway, he was a charter member of the American Shakespeare Theatre that was created in 1955, playing Othello in 1957.

(He had appeared as The Moor two years earlier on a Camera Three (1955) production).

He next appeared on Broadway in 1952, in Moss Hart's "The Climate of Eden", which was a flop, then played the Prince of Morocco the following year in a production of The Merchant of Venice (1973) starring Luther Adler as Shylock.

Has spent a lot of his spare time in Norway where he has also acted since the 1950s. In the 1990s he also starred in a Norwegian sit-com.

Hyman made his movie debut as an uncredited extra in the Oscar-winning The Lost Weekend (1945) in 1945, but it was TV that proved more welcoming to his talent.

In 1944, Hyman made his debut on Broadway in Philip Yordan's Anna Lucasta (1949), a hit that ran for 957 performances.

The circle that had begun back in 1939 had been completed.

Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on October 11, 1926, Hyman and his family moved to Brooklyn, where he grew up.