| Name |
Montre Burton |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
American |
| Date of Birth |
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| Place of Birth |
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA |
| Famous for |
Acting |
Montre Burton, a native of Norfolk, Virginia, is of African-America and Cuban decent and was raised by his grandparents, mother and aunt along with his five brothers and two sisters. He was a member of Bank Street Memorial Baptist Church, where he grew up performing in church every Sunday. At a young age, he joined The Hurrah Players Youth & Family Theatre Company, where he starred in Pinnochio, Once Upon A Mattress, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.
During middle school, Montre played the violin and became the third best player in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. In high school he attended the Virginia Governor's School for the Arts where he graduated with honors with a concentration in theatre, and starred in such productions as The Misanthrope, Anything Goes, Museum, and 42nd Street.
He then graduated from Old Dominion University with a B.A. in Theatre Arts, appearing in Angels in America, The Hairy Ape, and Juxtapose. He attended the Florida State University/British American Drama Academy in London, England with renowned classical artist Norman Ayerton, former head of London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and theatre faculty of The Juilliard School. In Los Angeles, he has trained with Playhouse West and the Gloria Gifford Conservatory for the Performing Arts and continues to educate and inspire young artists.
