Erik Dellums

About

Best known as the voice of "Three-Dog" in the science-fiction video game Fallout 3, he also appeared in episodes of such television series as The Wire and Homicide: Life on the Street.

Before Fame

Following his 1986 graduation from Brown University, he lived in New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.

Trivia

He and his family were the inspiration for a Disney Channel Movie called The Color of Friendship; the film told the true story of the Dellums' Apartheid-era housing of a South African exchange student.

Family Life

The son of Democratic politician, Oakland Mayor, and United States Representative Ron Dellums, he grew up in central California and Washington, D.C. His mother, Leola Roscoe, had a career as an attorney; his sister, Piper Dellums, became a non-fiction writer.

Associated With

In his twenties, he appeared in such Spike Lee films as Do the Right Thing and She's Gotta Have It.