Sidney Poitier | Biography, Movies, Oscar, Books & Facts
Sidney Poitier (Born on February 20, 1927, in Florida, U.S.)was an American actor, film director, diplomat, and the first black male Oscar winner for the Best Leading Actor, also recognized as the first black movie star. Poitier served as the Bahamian Ambassador to Japan from 1997 to 2007.In 1963, Poitier became the first black actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor with his performance in the movie "Lilies of the Field". In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Poitier as a finalist in American Film Institute 100-year-old star and ranked 22nd among 25 male actors.Poitier has directed some popular films like Stir Crazy, Fast Forward, Hanky Panky, Ghost Dad, and Buck and the Preacher. In 2002, 38 years after he won the Oscar for Best Actor, Poitier won the Oscar for Lifetime Ach...