Northern James Calloway (January 22, 1948 – January 9, 1990) was an American actor who played David on Sesame Street from 1971 through 1989, and also voiced Muppet characters including Same Sound Brown.
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.
Calloway graduated from New York Ci...
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Northern James Calloway (January 22, 1948 – January 9, 1990) was an American actor who played David on Sesame Street from 1971 through 1989, and also voiced Muppet characters including Same Sound Brown.
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.
Calloway graduated from New York City's High School of Performing Arts in 1966, and joined the Lincoln Center Repertory Company the same year. Stage roles he performed include:
In 1972 he joined the cast of Sesame Street as David, a role he would hold for 17 years.
In his early thirties, Calloway slowly began to exhibit signs of bipolar disorder which led to a nervous breakdown on the morning of September 19, 1980 in Nashville, TN. He beat his hostess with an iron rod, giving her serious head and rib injuries. He then fled into the suburbs of Nashville. Along the way, he...
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