1. Saul Stacey Williams was born on February 29,1972 and is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor.
19 Facts About Saul Williams
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Saul Williams is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop, and for his lead roles in the 1998 independent film Slam and the 2013 jukebox musical Holler If Ya Hear Me.
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Saul Stacey Williams was born in Newburgh, New York, on February 29,1972, the youngest of three children.
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Saul Williams attended Newburgh Free Academy, where he wrote his song "Black Stacey".
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Saul Williams graduated from Morehouse College with a BA in acting and philosophy, then moved to New York City, where he earned an MFA in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.
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Saul Williams lived in Brazil as an exchange student from 1988 to 1989.
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Saul Williams featured as both a writer and actor in the film, which would win both the Sundance Festival Grand Jury Prize and the Cannes Camera D'Or.
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Saul Williams had performed with such artists as Nas, The Fugees, Christian Alvarez, Blackalicious, Erykah Badu, KRS-One, Zack De La Rocha, De La Soul, Buckethead, and DJ Krust, as well as poets Allen Ginsberg and Sonia Sanchez.
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Saul Williams played several shows supporting Nine Inch Nails on their European tour in summer 2005, and has supported The Mars Volta.
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Saul Williams was invited to the Lollapalooza music festival around that time, and the Chicago stage allowed Saul Williams to attract a wider audience.
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Saul Williams appeared on the Nine Inch Nails album Year Zero, and supported the group on their 2006 tour of North America.
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Saul Williams showcased the album at London's Hoxton Bar Kitchen on January 26,2011.
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Saul Williams received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for his performance in the film Akilla's Escape.
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In 2021, Neptune Frost, which Saul Williams wrote and co-directed with Anisia Uzeyman, premiered in Cannes at Directors' Fortnight.
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Saul Williams is a vocal critic of the War on Terrorism and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Saul Williams has a son named Xuly with renowned choreographer Fatima Robinson.
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On February 29,2008, Saul Williams married actress Persia White after a five-year relationship.
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On January 17,2009, White announced via her Myspace blog that she and Saul Williams were no longer together.
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Saul Williams lived in Paris for four years but now resides in Los Angeles.