In March 2022, he received an honorary Oscar at the 2022 Governors Awards.
He suffered from a stutter while growing up. A speech therapist suggested he audition for a play and it might help his speech. It did and he changed his major.
He participated in Model United Nations during his years in school.
He originally intended to become a marine biologist before discovering acting in college.
He got severely addicted to the drugs after playing the role of a drug addict in Jungle Fever (1991). He had to stay in drug rehab for two weeks.
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