babaky

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836071/

Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA

Is an American Indian of the Cherokee Nation.<br /><br />Two children, by wife Rebecca Graves, named Daniel and Leah.<br /><br />Spoke only the Cherokee language prior to attending grade school.<br /><br />Served eighteen months in Vietnam with the 9th Division in the Delta area of South Vietnam.<br /><br />Drafted into the Army in 1967.<br /><br />Frequently plays Native Americans who are both strong and proud, almost to a sense of arrogance.<br /><br />Attended Chilocco Indian School in northern Oklahoma; studied at Tulsa Junior College.<br /><br />Performs bass in a six-piece band called Firecat of Discord. His wife Maura is a lead vocalist. They primarily do original music.<br /><br />One child by wife Maura Dhu, named Kholan<br /><br />Wes Studi attended and was a mentor at the 2nd annual HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, MT in October 2005. HatcH is a film and arts festival whose mission is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration, and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators.<br /><br />Actress Delanna Studi is his niece.