Blair Erwin Underwood is an American actor. He made his debut in the 1985 musical film Krush Groove and from 1987 to 1994 starred as attorney Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legal drama series L.A. Law.
Blair Underwood’s parents: Meet Marilyn Ann Scales Underwood & Frank E. Underwood, Sr.
Underwood was born on August 25, 1964, in Tacoma, Washington to parents Marilyn Ann Scales and Frank Eugene, Sr. His mother worked as an interior designer while his father was a colonel in the United States Army.
Because of his father’s job, Underwood lived on various Army bases throughout his childhood, both in the United States and abroad. He attended Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia. He then went on to attend the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
He then appeared in the CBS crime drama series “Downtown” from 1986 to 1987. Additionally, he guest-starred on “Scarecrow and Mrs. King” and “21 Jump Street.”