Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Biography

Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. is an American historian, literary critic, filmmaker and public intellectual who currently serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.

Known For: Acting

Birthday: 1950-09-16

Place of Birth: Keyser, West Virginia, USA

Also Known As: Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. , Skip Gates, Skip Gates, Jr.