Famous for his Obie Award-winning, solo Off-Broadway show Emergency, Beaty is also known for a second one-man play, Through the Night, which won a 2010 NAACP Theater Award. He also worked, at various points in his career, as a spoken-word artist, composer, and opera singer. After graduating from Yale University with an honors degree in Music and English, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater.
