Early life
Harper was born in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Henry Harper, a psychiatrist, and Marilyn Hill, who was one of the first black practicing anesthesiologists in the United States. Acting since the age of 7, Harper graduated magna cum laude from Brown University (A.B. 1988) and also graduated with a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. During his years at Harvard, he was a full-time member of Boston's Black Folks Theater Company, one of the oldest and most acclaimed black theater troupes in the country.
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Early Life
Harper was born in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Henry Harper, a psychiatrist, and Marilyn Hill, who was one of the first black practicing anesthesiologists in the United States. Acting read more...
Career
Harper broke into both film and television in 1993, doing recurring work on the Fox series Married...with Children and making his film debut in the short Confessions of a Dog. He read more...
Personal Life
Born Francis E. Harper, he adopted the name Hill Harper as tribute to both his maternal and paternal ancestors.
Harper is a good friend of actress Gabrielle Union and presidential read more...
Hill Harper (born Francis Hill Harper; May 17, 1966) is an American film, television and stage actor.
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