Cornel West
Known For
Acting
Born
1953-06-02 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. West is the Class of 1943 University Professor at Princeton University, where he teaches in the Center for African American Studies and in the Department of Religion. West is known for his combination of political and moral insight and criticism and his contribution to the post-1960s civil rights movement. The bulk of his work focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and the means by which people act and react to their "radical conditionedness". West draws intellectual contributions from such diverse traditions as the African American Baptist Church, pragmatism and transcendentalism.
Most Known For
The Colbert Report
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
30 Rock
as Cornel West
The Matrix Reloaded
as Councillor West
Q&A
as Self - Panelist
The Matrix Revolutions
as Councillor West
The Chris Rock Show
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Charlie Rose
as Self
Black in the 80s
as Self
Black Is… Black Ain’t
as Self
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
as Don Sexton
Stand
as Self
Chasing Trane
as Self - Philosopher
The Matrix Recalibrated
as Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
as Self
Street Fight
as Self
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
as Self
Tax Broke
as Self