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Northern James Calloway (January 22, 1948 – January 9, 1990) was an American actor, voice artist, singer and comedian, of African descent best known for playing David on ''Sesame Street'' from 1971 through 1989. On ''Sesame Street'', his character David was studying to be a lawyer, but when Mr. Hooper died, David took over Hooper's Store. He was a favorite among the many viewers of ''Sesame Street'' during his time on the show, but his later career was increasingly hampered by a serious decline in his mental health until he had to be dismissed from the show and later institutionalized. On January 9, 1990, Calloway died of cardiac arrest, less than two weeks before his 42nd birthday. ==Career== Calloway graduated from New York City's High School of Performing Arts in 1966, and he joined the Lincoln Center Repertory Company the same year. Stage roles he performed include: * ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (Stratford Festival, 1968) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (Stratford Festival, 1968) * ''Tiger at the Gates'' (Broadway, 1968) * ''The Me Nobody Knows'' (Broadway, 1970) * ''Pippin ''(Leading Player, Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1973) * ''Pippin'' (Leading Player, Broadway, 1976) * ''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' (Broadway, 1980) Calloway performed in 6 productions on Broadway from 1968 to 1980. In 1971, he joined the cast of ''Sesame Street'' as David, a role he would hold for 18 years.〔http://www.sesamestreet.org/onair/cast/northern_calloway〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Northern Calloway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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