Jeff Coopwood
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| Born |
June 29, 1958 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education |
University of Miami (B.F.A.) University of California, Los Angeles California State University, Dominguez Hills (M.A.) |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, broadcaster, educator |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Jeff Coopwood (born June 29, 1958) is an American actor, singer, broadcaster and educator.
Coopwood was born in Chicago, Illinois to Louise Riley and Jesse Coopwood. His mother was a former gospel radio broadcaster, and talk show hostess in markets from Chicago and Texas, to Miami, Florida. She had also been an actress, who understudied Eartha Kitt in "Mrs. Patterson" on Broadway and a model, charm school owner, and successful newspaper and magazine editor and publisher. For decades, his father, Jesse Coopwood, was a legendary jazz and talk radio broadcaster in Gary, Indiana.
Although born in Chicago, he grew up in Miami, Florida, where he attended Archbishop Curley High School and graduated from Miami High School. His senior year, he was named "Best Actor" in the State of Florida by the International Thespian Society. He was also a three-time state speech and debate champion and two-time national speech and debate finalist.
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