Editing Sidney Poitier (section)

==In popular culture==
The play and film ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (play)|Six Degrees of Separation]]'' is about a young Black man named Paul, who cons a white, wealthy [[Manhattan]] couple living in a swanky home overlooking [[Central Park]]. Paul shows up at their home claiming to be friends with the couple's children at [[Harvard University|Harvard]], but indicates he is in town to meet his father, Sidney Poitier. Paul charms the couple with glowing tales of his celebrity father, who he indicates is in New York directing a film version of the Broadway musical [[Cats (musical)|''Cats'']]. The original play of ''Six Degrees of Separation'' premiered in 1990 in New York. It has starred actors including [[Stockard Channing]] and [[Courtney B. Vance]]. The 1993 film of ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]'' starred Stockard Channing, [[Will Smith]] and [[Donald Sutherland]]. The play and film were inspired by [[David Hampton]], a real life con-man who had claimed to be the son of Sidney Poitier.