Bill Nunn
| Bill Nunn | |
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| Born | William G. Nunn III October 20, 1953 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | Donna Nunn (?-present; 2 children) |
William G. "Bill" Nunn III (born October 20, 1953) is an American actor best known for his role as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing.
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Early life [edit]
Nunn was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of William G. Nunn, Jr., a well-known journalist and editor at the Pittsburgh Courier, as well as an NFL scout.[1] Nunn's paternal grandfather was the first African American football player at George Westinghouse High School.[2]
Nunn was a 1970 graduate of Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[3] Nunn graduated in 1976 from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.[4]
Career [edit]
Nunn made his acting debut in the 1988 Spike Lee film School Daze, and is perhaps best known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Lee's Do the Right Thing and as Nino Brown's verbally challenged bodyguard Duh Duh Duh Man in New Jack City.
Some of his other film credits include Lee's Mo' Better Blues and He Got Game, as well as Regarding Henry, Sister Act, Canadian Bacon, The Last Seduction, Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead, New Jack City, Runaway Jury, Spider-Man trilogy (as Joseph "Robbie" Robertson), Firehouse Dog, the television series The Job, Randy and The Mob, and A Raisin in the Sun, adapted for TV.
Filmography [edit]
- School Daze (1988)
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- Def by Temptation (1990)
- Cadillac Man (1990)
- Mo' Better Blues (1990)
- White Lie (1991)
- New Jack City (1991)
- Regarding Henry (1991)
- Sister Act (1992)
- Dangerous Heart (1993)
- National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
- Blood Brothers (1993)
- Save Me (1994)
- Silent Witness: What a Child Saw (1994)
- Canadian Bacon (1994)
- The Last Seduction (1994)
- New York Undercover (TV Series) (1995)
- True Crime (1995)
- The Affair (1995)
- Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
- Money Train (1995)
- Extreme Measures (1996)
- Bulletproof (1996)
- Toucdhed By an Angel":Lost and Founded (1996)
- Ellen Foster (1997)
- Kiss The Girls (1997)
- Carriers (1998)
- He Got Game (1998)
- Always Outnumbered (1998)
- Food for the Heart (1999)
- Foolish (1999)
- Passing Glory (1999)
- The Legend of 1900 (1999)
- Stolen from the Heart (2000)
- The Tic Code (2000)
- The Job (TV series) (2001–2002)
- Groupies (2001)
- Kuduz Christmas (2002)
- Spider-Man (2002)
- People I Know (2002)
- Lockdown (2003)
- Runaway Jury (2003)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Idlewild (2006)
- Randy and the Mob (2007)
- Firehouse Dog (2007)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
- Fences (2009)
- If It Ain't Broke, Break It (2009)
- Won't Back Down (2012)
References [edit]
- ^ Official site of the Pittsburgh Steelers - Article
- ^ Finder, Chuck (2006-07-24). "Q&A: Bill Nunn Sr". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Vancheri, Barbara (July 27, 1992). "Bill Nunn". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 19. Retrieved 12 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Morehouse Celebrates 143 Years". Morehouse College. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
External links [edit]
- Bill Nunn at the Internet Movie Database
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