Preston Tate Jr. was born in Chicago in 1989. He was bitten by the acting bug at the age of 12 when he had a supporting role in his grammar school play. It was at that time he decided he wanted to become an actor. As time went on, his passion grew and he decided he wanted to someday be considered a great actor. He is the only child of Preston and Michelle Tate, who has enabled him to pursue his career as a full time actor. As a 2012 Non-Equity Jeff Award Nominee for Best Principle Actor, a 2012 Black Theatre Alliance Award Winner for The Denzel Washington Award for Most Promising Actor and a 2012 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award Winner for Best Actor, Preston Tate Jr. has made a name of himself in the Chicago industry. He has been active for several years with work in film, television and theatre. Within the year of 2012, he has managed to garner local attention with his award-winning performance of Superior Donuts during the course of its 3 runs and with every passing day since. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Preston Tate Sr.

He was nominated for a 2012 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Superior Donuts," at the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.