Norman Black was born Norman Douglas Black in San Diego, CA to a Okinawan mother, Kesako Fukai, and a German/Irish father, Howard L. Black Jr., a retired U.S. Marine from McKeesport, PA. Norman was raised in San Diego, CA. Before he became an actor, he held several jobs and eventually became an Emergency Medical Technician and worked in the emergency medical field. He began to pursue acting seriously in 2004 after the urging of his co-workers.He began his acting training in both San Diego and Los Angeles and focused on the Meisner Technique in which he felt a strong connection. Improvisation was another favorite part of his training due to his love for comedy and creating characters. It provided an outlet for his humor that he loves to share. As a child, Norman dreamed of performing on Saturday Night Live and would imitate characters and voices for his family and friends.Norman's first national television debut was for the American telenovela series 'Desire' (2006 episode 41) in which he played, interestingly, a paramedic. His next national television appearance he played a Deputy for the cult hit series 'Veronica Mars' (2006 season 3, episode 2 - My Big Fat Greek Rush Week). Soon after he landed 2 more television roles for the American telenovela series 'Watch Over Me' (2006 episode 40) and a recurring role on 'Wicked, Wicked Games' (2007 episode 64, 64) in which he appeared opposite of Oscar Award Winning actress Tatum O'Neal.In 2008, Norman decided to take a semi-break from acting to concentrate on raising his only son Norman Black Jr. and was very involved in his school and athletic activities. Norman Jr. is currently the holder of 3 World International Powerlifting (IPL) Records in the Super Heavyweight 18-19 year old division.After his son graduated from high school, Norman was able to pursue his dream and rededicate himself to his passion and art. With renewed focus he landed a recurring character role as Professor Keane for the new upcoming sci-fi television series 'Age of the Living Dead' (2017 season 1 episodes 1-6). Norman will also appear as Art Smith for the new Investigation Discovery new television series 'Married With Secrets ( 2016 season 1 episode 5) and Detective Brad Gregory on 'Blood Relatives' (2016 season 5 episode 8). Show less «