Send your nostalgic picture or video to onceuponawin@gmail.com All our submissions come from you. You can vote on other people's submissions on the Voting page.
« Previous Epic Win: Clairol True to Light Makeup Mirror | Epic Win: Independence Day Next »
Submitted by JD, actor, film director, author, and diplomat
Sir Sidney Poitier is credited with legitimizing black actors in mainstream cinema. He refused to play into racial stereotypes, even though most roles for black actors demanded. Also, does anyone remember that episode of South Park where he fights Mecha Streisand?
 | lunacydress on Epic Win: Ice Cream Cone … |
 | TheObject on Epic Win: Ice Cream Cone … |
 | bhev on Epic Win: Lisa Frank Desi… |
 | Miroku on Epic Win: Black Sabbath |
 | kisara on Epic Win: Pass The Pigs |
| kisara on Epic Win: Lisa Frank Desi… |
 | MaryIn Boise on ’80s Music Video Thursda… |
 | QuoteMan on ’80s Music Video Thursda… |
 | Lesley on Suggest A Win |
 | Tammy on Monday WTF: The Apple |
 | Ashes on Epic Win: Lisa Frank Desi… |
 | Monny on Epic Win: Daria |
| Monny on Epic Win: The Critic |
 | Giga on Epic Win: Pass The Pigs |
| Monny on Epic Win: Hook |
Wow, how serious. Bring back the nickelodeon stuff and commercials.
Yay! Second Comment!
i just know him from “the defiant ones” awesome movie. recommend it to everyone. except for Klan members
“Also, does anyone remember that episode of South Park where he fights Mecha Streisand?”
That’s all I think of when I hear Sidney Poitier.
“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” is one of my favorite movies. It’s a real classic and he did an excellent job with the role.
That’s where he’s from! I thought he looked familiar…
He’s one of my favorite actors…of all time. Dammit, now Kanye West is stuck in my head.
To Sir, With Love & A Patch of Blue are my favs. I loooove Sidney. He was so hot back in his day
omg, HOW can I forget A Raisin in the Sun?!
Epic fail. Noone knows who this guy is, nor do we care.
^You are the epic fail because you will never appreciate the awesome awkward go-go dancing in To Sir With Love. It’s OK, people like you are the perfect fit for our new national culture of emboldened stupidity.
“To Sir, With Love” was his breakthrough, and a marvellous adaptation of the novel; I still watch it, and laugh and cry at all the same spots.
Does anyone recall that he was in “Sneakers”? Hi-larious. “Did I ever tell you why I had to leave the CIA?” “No…” “My TEMPER!!”
“No one knows who this guy is” … speak for yourself, and then go out and rent Lilies of the Field, A Patch of Blue, To Sir with Love, The Defiant Ones, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and how can we forget In the Heat of the Night (‘they call me MR. Tibbs!’) If no one knows who this guy is, how is it that just about every black actor today credits him as a role model, from Denzel on down?
Question — is it really SIR Sidney now? If so, way cool!!
You idolize actors. Fail.
“Also, does anyone remember that episode of South Park where he fights Mecha Streisand?”
Totally!
I was gonna quote him from the episode, but all I can remember from it is Cartman’s habit of finishing ‘Sailing away’ whenever he hears the beginning of the song