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As PR executive Marty Kaan on Showtime’s House of Lies, which returns tonight at 10 PM for itssecond season, Don Cheadle is a sublime slime. (Make that anEmmy-nominated sublime slime!)
But in the current Iron Man film series, Cheadle’s James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes uses thepowers from his War Machine suit only for good.  And the versatile actor was nominated for anOscar for his 2004 role as Paul Rusesabagina, a noble African innkeeperrescuing Tutsi refugees from genocide in HotelRwanda.
In the fall of ‘92, the now 48-year-old Kansas City native had checked guests into a much cheerierestablishment in Miami, making his series regular debut as put-upon desk clerk RolandWilson on CBS’ Golden Girls muchmaligned sequel sitcom, Golden Palace.  Today, Palace producerTony Thomas looks back on the casting which helped launch the lauded actor's career.  “Don Cheadle is a brilliant actor whom I’ve often seen since,and said, ‘I’m so sorry we gave you that material.’”
At the time, Thomas worried he might haveruined Cheadle’s career.
Hardly.