Sidney Poitier is most famous for being the first black actor to win an Academy Award as Leading Actor. He did not attend college. Instead, he spent his early life as a member of the U.S. Army.
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Sidney Poiter never attended college. He was taught to read at the age of 17 by a Jewish waiter at the restaurant he worked at as a dishwasher.
I believe that Sidney Poitier did not attend college. He joined the United States Army in 1944. After that he work menial jobs in New York until he got a role at the American Negro Theatre.
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Sidney Poitier's height is 6' 2½" (1.89 m.
Sir Sidney Poitier is 90 years old (birthdate: February 20, 1927).
Sidney Poitier has stated that his favorite food on which to pig out is fired oysters. He has been a health food enthusiast for several decades.
It is my understanding that Mr. Poitier lives both in New York and in his home in Hollywood. I have been to his house in Hollywood, and though it is very nice, it is relatively unassuming.