Bill Nunn

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Bill Nunn
Hill District
, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1974–2016
SpouseDonna Nunn
Children2

William Goldwyn Nunn III (October 20, 1953 – September 24, 2016) was an American actor known for his roles as

Spider-Man film trilogy and as Terrence "Pip" Phillips on The Job
(2001–02).

Early life

Bill Nunn III was born in

ball boys for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bill Nunn and current Steelers president Art Rooney II stole "Mean" Joe Greene's car during training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.[4] "Joe Greene showed up in a beautiful green Lincoln Continental, and me and Bill Nunn, Jr. were ball boys. Somehow Bill got the keys one night and we decided to take it for a ride. We only told Joe that story about 10 years ago. We figured that enough time had passed that we could disclose our little joy ride."[4]

Nunn was a 1970 graduate of Schenley High School and a 1976 graduate of Morehouse College.[5] He attended college with Spike Lee and appeared in several of Lee's early feature films.[1]

Career

Nunn made his credited film debut in the

Randy and The Mob, and the 2016 televised adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun.[9]

Nunn also performed on stage, including August Wilson's Fences, a Pittsburgh-based play in which Nunn performed with Anthony Mackie, who played Nunn's character's son.[1] He was also very involved in community outreach, and he formed his own Pittsburgh-area outreach project in 2008.[1]

Death

Nunn died on September 24, 2016, at his home

Hill District; he was 62 years old.[11] His widow, Donna, confirmed that he had leukemia.[10][1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Goldstein, Andrew; Lord, Rich; Eberson, Sharon (September 25, 2016). "Actor Bill Nunn dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Varley, Teresa (February 27, 2007). "Long-time scout Bill Nunn is a man who made a difference". steelers.com. Pittsburgh Steelers. Archived from the original on March 5, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Finder, Chuck (2006-07-24). "Q&A". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  4. ^ a b Prisuta, Mike (2015-07-26). "2015 Training Camp is underway". Archived from the original on 2016-02-24.
  5. ^ "Morehouse Celebrates 143 Years". Morehouse College. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  6. ^ Penrice, Ronda Racha (13 February 2018). "Spike Lee to appear at 30th anniversary 'School Daze' screening at Fox". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Media Group. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. Penske Business Media, LLC.
    Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. Al.com
    . Advance Local Media LLC. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  9. Daily News
    . Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  10. ^ a b Gajanan, Mahita (September 25, 2016). "Celebrities Mourn the Death of Do the Right Thing Actor Bill Nunn". Time. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  11. ^ Stack, Liam (September 24, 2016). "Bill Nunn, Who Played Radio Raheem in 'Do the Right Thing,' Dies at 63". The New York Times. Retrieved September 25, 2016. Nunn was 62 years, 11 months old, so the headline is incorrect.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  12. IMDb Edit this at Wikidata

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