We're trying to do what Miles Davis would have wanted us to do, which is approach it as artists with his life as the canvas.

Many Hollywood actors were expected to play in the tournament which had a $5000 buy-in. In 1992 he received a supporting role in The Golden Girls spin-off The Golden Palace. He also played the role of Jack in the April 1 1988 "Jung and the Restless" episode of Night Court.

Along with George Clooney Brad Pitt Matt Damon David Pressman and Jerry Weintraub Cheadle co-founded the Not On Our Watch Project an organization focusing global attention and resources to stop and prevent mass atrocities. Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador. He then started a collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh that resulted in the movies Out of Sight Traffic and Ocean's Eleven.