 reginald "reggie" c. hayes' (born july 15, 1969) is an american actor, screenwriter,http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1847940/ and director. he is best known for his role as william dent on the upn/cw show, girlfriends. == early life == reginald c. hayes was born in chicago, illinois, the youngest son of reginald and frances hayes. he attended northwestern military naval academy. he subsequently studied theater at illinois state university and attained his bachelorâs degree in theater. as a young actor in chicago, he was a member of the illinois shakespeare festival. == career == hayes has been featured in films such as charlie's angels and being john malkovich. however, his most popular role was as attorney william dent on the long-running upn/cw show, girlfriends. the role earned him three naacp image awards for best supporting actor in a comedy series. hayes also guest starred on will and grace as a doctor. hayes has appeared in the remake of the twilight zone (hosted by forest whitaker), in the episode "the eye of the beholder", as a doctor. he was selected as one of people magazines sexiest men alive in 2007. he also appeared on an episode of criminal minds titled, "the wheels on the bus." hayes hosted the dst step show in the denver mile-high step show 2012 in denver colorado in support of african american fraternities and sororities.http://stepshows-com.smugmug.com/events/step-shows-greek-shows/sv168/26116574_vdwf74#!i=2170231244&k=q4cctqp == personal life == reggie hayes prefers to keep his private life private. however, he is known to support various charity events. his older sister, jacki hayes, created the reginald and frances hayes h.o.p.e. scholarship award in 2000. in 2009, he made a surprise appearance and presented the h.o.p.e. scholarships to university of illinois students.http://yourfiscalsense.com/category/community-service/hopescholarship/ ==awards== {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" |- bgcolor="#b0c4de" align="center" ! style="background-color:#bcbcbc"|year ! style="background-color:#bcbcbc"|award ! style="background-color:#bcbcbc"|category ! style="background-color:#bcbcbc"|recipient |- |- | 2011|
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