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Until his supporting role as a sweet-natured, mentally disabled handyman in the surprise hit thriller, "The... (Learn more)

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Ernie Hudson’s Family
Name: Relation: Notes:
Linda Hudson wife married in 1985
Jeannie Hudson wife separated in 1975; divorced in 1980
Rahi Hudson son born c. 1968; mother, Jeannie Moore
Ross Hudson son born c. 1989; mother, Linda Kingsberg
Andrew Hudson son born c. 1987; mother, Linda Kingsberg
Ernest Hudson Jr son born c. 1965; mother, Jeannie Moore; acted alongside father in HBO's "Oz"
Maggie Donald mother died of tuberculosis when Hudson was four months old
Lewis Hudson half-brother born c. 1942; mother, Maggie Donald; father, Thomas Hudson
Arrana Donald grandmother maternal grandmother; raised Hudson after his mother's death; died at age 85 in 1979

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Also known as

AKA : Earnest L Hudson
AKA : Earnest L. Hudson
Birth Name : Ernest Hudson

Born

December, 17 1945 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Education

  • Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan:
  • School of Drama, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut: attended on full scholarship for a year; left for role on the L.A. stage
  • University of Minnesota at Minneapolis-St Paul, Minneapolis, Minnesota: enrolled in a special doctoral program which he did not complete

Professions

actor, playwright, producer

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