As per our current Database, Ted Ferguson is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Ted Ferguson is 75 years, 8 months and 23 days old. Ted Ferguson will celebrate 76rd birthday on a Monday 12th of August 2024. Below we countdown to Ted Ferguson upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Ted Ferguson |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 75 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 12, 1948 (Shreveport, Louisiana, USA) |
| Birthday | August 12 |
| Town/City | Shreveport, Louisiana, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Ted Ferguson’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Ted Ferguson was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
From Mooretown to Motown, Hollywood to Nollywood, Paris to Papeete, KarlMarxstadt to The Congo and back again....Ted Ferguson grew up in Mooretown, one of Shreveport's toughest communities. (1 or 2 room shotgun houses with no indoor plumbing) 40 years of broadcasting experience before becoming a Film, TV and Commercial Actor.
Ted, having grown up in an African American community in Shreveport, an Urban station in Motown (Detroit) had to have been his destiny...Within a 6 month period in 1975, China Jones (Ted's Air name) became the number one night DJ (6pm to 10pm) in Detroit Radio.
..after 6 years in "The Motor City", China headed west, to Hollywood to become Program Director of Century Broadcasting's KWST (KWEST). Which shortly afterward became Power 106. Again an urban giant in Los Angeles.
Ted/China retired from radio and work at the age of 50 in 1999, but decided, in 2005, to go back to LSU at the age of 57, to fulfill a commitment he made to himself when he flunked out in 68 in the middle of the Vietnam war.
The purpose was to get off scholastic probation (from 1968 to 2005, 40 years)...Ted Studied, full time, Drama/Film acting and psychology...and accomplished that mission after a year as a full time student.
..Other schools where Ted studied various courses are: The Sorbonne in Paris, UCLA Westwood...and LSUS.Ted is fluent in French, Proficient in German and Very Proficient in Spanish, with a working knowledge of Swahili.
Later and most recently Ted spent time in The Congo serving in a missionary capacity, building a Christian Radio station for the Church of Christ. Additionally he did a mission assignment in Vera Cruz as an English teacher at a seminary.
Thus spending time in the pulpit, leading Bible study classes...In addition, Ted has worked, over the years, teaching a Biblical 12 step program at the Shreveport Rescue Mission plus handling all the media advertising, Television Production and talent work for the mission and for the Salvation Army in Texarkana, Ark.
Ted acting career started in 2005 with an extra role...that turned into a Principal Role..His Language skills enabled him to get this the first of over 110 role in Film and Television. The Character was 1 of 4 Norwegian Priests.
Ted called the Norwegian Embassy in New York...and got them to translate the scene into Norwegian so that when he arrived on set he told the Casting Director that he could do the scene in Norwegian...
Good enough for Scott Marshall, the director...and the career was born.Most recently working with Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, Ted was cast as a Series Regular in Tropical Cop Tales. Filmed in The Dominican Republic and in Atlanta, and Co-Starring Stand Up Comic Dominique, The Series will air on Adult Swim starting sometime this Spring.
