Andrew Young

Acting

Born: 1932-03-12

From: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Rev. Andrew YoungAndrew Jackson Young Jr.

Biography

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Awards & Nominations22 won · 0 nominated

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honorary doctorate

2022

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honorary doctorate

2014

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Trustees Award

2011

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Lifetime Achievement Emmy

2011

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honorary degree from Spelman College

2003

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honorary degree

2000

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honorary doctor of the Duke University

2000

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honorary doctorate

1998

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Gold Olympic Order

1996

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Phoenix Award

1996

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honorary doctorate from Emory University

1991

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honorary doctorate

1983

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honorary degree

1982

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Presidential Medal of Freedom

1981

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Spingarn Medal

1978

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Phoenix Award

1978

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honorary doctor of the Howard University

1977

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honorary degree

1975

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honorary degree

1974

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honorary doctor of Yale University

1973

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Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Worship

Andrew Young

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Biography

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Awards & Nominations22 won · 0 nominated

Acting31 titles

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

The Real Malcolm X

The American President

Integration Report 1

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

4 Little Girls

A Man's Story

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

MLK/FBI

King in the Wilderness

The Colbert Report

I Am Somebody

Backyard Wilderness

Traveling Hopefully

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

This World Is Not My Own

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

South to Black Power

Rather

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

A Decade of Struggle

Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

The Games in Black & White

Andrew Young: The Dirty Work

Downing of a Flag

Production1 title

Fandango at the Wall