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Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2 , 1954 ) is an American film and television Actor . He is perhaps best known for portraying baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the '' Major League '' film trilogy, President David Palmer on the American television series '' 24 '' and Sergeant Major Jonas Blane in '' The Unit ''. BIOGRAPHY Personal life Haysbert was born in ) tall, Haysbert was offered various athletic scholarships, but instead chose to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Haysbert is a divorced father of two. He is close friends with former ''24'' co-stars Glenn Morshower and Gregory Itzin . His younger brother, Adam, starred as a football wide receiver at Brigham Young University in the early 1980s. Haysbert has paid a deposit on a Tesla Roadster from Tesla Motors . It is a Battery Electric Sportscar with a 250 mile range. He will be among the first hundred owners.http://www.teslamotors.com/media/press_room.php?id=29 Career Haysbert has been acting in film and television since 1979, starting with a guest role in '' The White Shadow ''. His television guest starring roles include '' Lou Grant '', '' Laverne & Shirley '', '' The A-Team '', '' Dallas '', '' Magnum, P.I. '', '' Buck Rogers In The 25th Century '' and '' Duckman ''. On film, Haysbert has appeared in '' in '' Love Field '', a film about a series of events occurring contemporaneously with the assassination and funeral of President John F. Kennedy . In 1999, Haysbert starred with Eric Close in '' Now And Again '', which was cancelled after its first season. In 2000, Haysbert had a small role on Boy Meets World as Angela's father. In 2001, Haysbert became better known when he was cast in ''''. Haysbert is the official spokesman for the '', portraying Jonas Blane . On March 4 , 2006 , Haysbert guest starred on the Saturday Night Live episode hosted by Natalie Portman as the host of a live action/animated TV Funhouse cartoon called ''Belated Black History Moment'' where he shows clips of short-lived Saturday morning cartoons from the 1990s featuring African-American characters. He is billed as playing Nelson Mandela in '' Goodbye Bafana '' (2007). FILMOGRAPHY
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