Ernie Hudson

Stats: Born Earnest Lee Hudson on December 17, 1945 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA Bio: After a short time in the military (U.S. Marine Corps), Earnie became a student at Wayne State University hoping to develop his writing and acting skills. After graduating from Wayne State, he received a full scholarship to attend the Masters of Fine Arts program at the Yale School of Drama. Earnie had roles in a series of Television shows and movies in the 70’s and 80’s, but is most known for his role in Ghostbusters. Recently, he’s played Warden Leo Glenn in the series “Oz”on HBO, and still plays supporting roles on TV and in film. Earnie auditioned to play the voice of Winston for the “Real Ghostbusters” cartoon series, but Arsenio Hall was given the roll instead. Thankfully, Earnie has been given the voice acting role in the Ghostbusters video game which is due to be released in the fall of 2008. Quote: “I’ve been in this business for 40 years and some of my close friends have never been seen in anything. So to have the opportunity to be in a movie, especially one as culturally present as Ghostbusters, is really a treat I treasure every day. So when people come up to me and say ‘That's a big Twinkie’ or ‘I've seen sh** that will turn you WHITE’, I don't really mind at all.”