From his Early age, Ernie Hudson was interested in acting and participated in several school program related to drama. He began his career, with several minor roles in TV shows and advertisements. Ernie auditioned for many movies and got a chance to cast as Archie in Leadbelly (1976) movie. Then, he appeared in dozens of movies including; The Main Event (1979), Two of a Kind (1983) Ghostbusters(1984) and many others.
Ernie Hudson made his television debut from television series named; Mad Bull in the role of Black Bart. Then, he appeared in various TV series including; King (1978). In the same year, he featured in another two hit series named; Last of the Good Guys and Fantasy Island. After that, Hudson appeared in several TV shows. Some of his hits are; Taxi(1981), The Dirty Dozen (1988), Modern Family(2012-2016) and so on.
Hudson is one of the successful and legendary in Hollywood. Till date, he as appeared in more than 80 movies. Besides giving his appearances in movies, he has also worked in more than 50 televisions.
Moving towards his personal life, Hudson married to Jeannie Moore. They got married after dating for several months. From their relationship, Jeannie gave a birth to her child's son named; Rahaman and Ernie Jr. The couple remains together for about 13 years, but they couldn’t continue their relationship and got separated in the year 1976.
Later, Ernie married to Linda Kingsberg after dating for several months. The couple is still together and blessed with two sons; Ross and Andrew. Nowadays, the couple and their children's live a happy life in Michigan, U.S.
Ernie earns a huge amount of money from his acting career. Hudson works at several TV Network and earns a handsome amount of salary. It has been estimated that his current Networth is around $15 million.