Blair Underwood: Hardest Working Man in H'wood
Underwood Acts, Directs, Produces Films and Novels
"I made a decision a long time ago. If the opportunities come to me, that's great. If not, I'll create them," Underwood said.
Recently he released "In the Night of the Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel," the second book in a series of erotic mystery novels that he created with novelists Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes.
The novel's main character, Hardwick, is a former gigolo and washed-up actor. Underwood got the idea for the character from a film project years ago that would have paired him with Diana Ross. Now, with the novels out, he's hoping to bring Hardwick to the screen at last.
"From the outset, we said, 'Let's create a novel and a movie at the same time,'" Underwood said.
If it's up to Underwood, it won't be through a Hollywood studio either. Underwood's first collaboration with Due, producing her novel "My Soul to Keep" as a film, has been stuck in development at a studio for six years.
Working outside the studio, he directed his first feature film called "The Bridge to Nowhere." No, it's not about Sarah Palin and Alaska. It's about four best friends who, at loose ends with their lives, start a high-class escort service and become successful. Underwood recently screened the film for several studios in hopes of selling it.
In "Bridge," Underwood stayed behind the camera. But his first love remains acting. Fortunately, his fans can see more of him on "Dirty Sexy Money."
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