Bernard White (born June 8, 1959) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director.

Personal life

Born in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

and raised in

Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

, White earned his bachelor's degree in theatre at

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

. White's paternal grandparents were John Bernard White and Mary Cecilia Hawke. Both were of partial Tamil ancestry. White's maternal grandparents were Harry Wickramasekera and Maude Robinson.

Marriages

Bernard White previously was married to actress

Julia Campbell Julia Campbell (born March 12, 1962) is an American film and television actress. Her most noted role to date was "mean girl" Christie Masters in ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion''. Career Campbell had a starring role in the feature fil ...

and currently is married to actress Jackie Katzman. He is best known as "Denpok" on ''

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'' (2014–20).

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Bernard 1959 births Living people American male film actors American film directors American male screenwriters American male television actors American theatre managers and producers American male voice actors Michigan State University alumni Male actors from Detroit People from Colombo Screenwriters from Michigan Sri Lankan male film actors Sri Lankan film directors Sri Lankan screenwriters Sri Lankan male television actors Sri Lankan voice actors