# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/woodie-king-jr
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:07:42.898Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/woodie-king-jr"
name: "Woodie King, Jr."
slug: "woodie-king-jr"
description: "Woodie King Jr. was an American film and theatre actor, producer and director. Renowned for his pioneering career, he dedicated himself to increasing the representation of African-American voices in the performing arts. King is credited with producing and directing more than 400 performances across the United States. He has been hailed by theatre arts journalists as \"the Renaissance Man of Black Theatre\"."
tagline: "American theatre director"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Woodie_king_jr_2021_1.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1937-07-27"
deathDate: "2026-01-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.4
  momentum:             15
  historical:           5.762781333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454392/"
    handle:    "nm0454392"
sources:
  - url: "https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodie_King_Jr."
    title: "Woodie King Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%89_%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC"
    title: "ودى كينج"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C_%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%8C_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DB%86%D8%B1"
    title: "وودی کینگ، جونیۆر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodie_King_Jr."
    title: "Woodie King Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodie_King_Jr."
    title: "Woodie King Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodie_King_Jr."
    title: "Woodie King Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8032772"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/171290"
    title: "Woodie King Jr."
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump