Hill was born in Orange, New Jersey to Jamaican parents and raised in Sayreville, New Jersey. He studied ballet from an early age, and performed in the musical The Tap Dance Kid as Savion Glover\'s understudy on Broadway. He subsequently played this part on the show\'s national tour. Hill graduated in 1993 from Sayreville War Memorial High School, in Sayreville, New Jersey, and studied business finance at Seton Hall University and acting at William Esper Studio. While at Seton Hall, he accepted a role on Jim Henson\'s CityKids.\n', '

In 1985, 10-year-old Dulé performed a tap dance number on the MDA telethon. When his music could not be found for his routine, telethon host Jerry Lewis helped by having the orchestra play another song while Dulé performed.\n', '

His first film role, in Sugar Hill, came in 1993 during his second senior year of high school. During his time at Seton Hall, he was cast in a starring role in Bring in \'da Noise, Bring in \'da Funk on Broadway.\n', '

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