Bernard White (born June 8, 1959) is a Sri Lankan-born American actor, screenwriter and film director. A 1977 graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School, he graduated from Michigan State University. He was previously married to American actress Julia Campbell and French actress Nathalie Canessa-White. He also founded plymouth, an experimental theater company in Hollywood, California. He was raised in Detroit, Michigan.
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“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”
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