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Bill Nunn Born William Goldwyn Nunn III October 20, 1953, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died September 24, 2016 (aged 62) Hill District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1976–2016 Spouse Donna Nunn Children 2 William Goldwyn Nunn III (October 20, 1953 – September 24, 2016) was an American actor known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing, Robbie Robertson in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man film trilogy and as Terrence "Pip" Phillips on The Job (2001–02). Early life Bill Nunn III was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Frances Nunn and William G. Nunn, Jr., a journalist and editor at the Pittsburgh Courier and a National Football League scout. His paternal grandfather was the first African American football player at George Westinghouse High School. While 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. "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." Nunn was a 1970 graduate of Schenley High School and a 1976 graduate of Morehouse College. He attended college with Spike Lee and appeared in several of Lee's early feature films. Career Nunn made his credited film debut in the 1988 Spike Lee film School Daze, and is best known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Lee's Do the Right Thing, and as Nino Brown's 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, Runaway Jury, Spider-Man trilogy (as Joseph "Robbie" Robertson), Firehouse Dog, the television series The Job, Randy and The Mob, and the 2016 televised adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun. 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. He was also very involved in community outreach, and he formed his own Pittsburgh-area outreach project in 2008.
William D Nunn of Clovis, Fresno County, CA was born on November 24, 1926, and died at age 76 years old on April 19, 2003.
William Nunn of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California was born on December 9, 1950, and died at age 60 years old on May 8, 2011. William Nunn was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 51A Site 931 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.
William W Nunn of Fossil, Wheeler County, OR was born on September 13, 1921, and died at age 89 years old on May 31, 2011.
William W Nunn of Springfield, Greene County, MO was born on April 11, 1919, and died at age 78 years old on November 10, 1997.
William O Nunn of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas was born on January 14, 1919, and died at age 64 years old in February 1983.
William O Nunn of Kerrville, Kerr County, TX was born on January 28, 1918, and died at age 78 years old on May 21, 1996. William Nunn was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section 14A Site 408-G 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio.
William O Nunn of Clarksdale, Coahoma County, MS was born on June 11, 1917, and died at age 70 years old on May 18, 1988.
William M Nunn of Decatur, Dekalb County, GA was born on March 12, 1923, and died at age 80 years old on October 16, 2003.
William S Nunn of Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC was born on June 12, 1919, and died at age 71 years old on January 8, 1991.
William R Nunn of York, York County, PA was born on February 24, 1925 in Dist Of Columbia, and died at age 83 years old on December 4, 2008.
William R Nunn of Picture Rocks, Lycoming County, PA was born on November 6, 1920, and died at age 77 years old on May 19, 1998.
William J Nunn of Haddonfield, Camden County, NJ was born on August 23, 1923, and died at age 72 years old on December 26, 1995. William Nunn was buried at Bg William C Doyle Vet's Mem Cem Section L Site 7840 350 Provinceline Road, in Wrightstown.
William Nunn of Ballarat Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Nunn.
William Nunn of Chepstowe Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Nunn.
William Nunn of Ballarat Australia, was married to Rebecca Whybrow Nunn, and has children Eliza Lunn, Mary Elizabeth Nunn, Mary Elizabeth Nunn, Emma Nunn, William Nunn, Mary Nunn, James Henry Nunn, Thom Nunn, Thomas Nunn, Joseph Philip Nunn, John Robert Nunn, Joseph Philip Nunn, Mabel Nunn, Charles Frederick Nunn, Charles Frederick Nunn, and Fanny Nunn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Nunn.
William Nunn of Melbourne South Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Nunn.
William Nunn of Bung Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Nunn.
William Nunn of Melbourne East Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Nunn.
William Gates Nunn of Ballarat Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Nunn.
William Nunn of Ballarat Australia was born in 1861 in Geelong South to William Nunn and Rebecca Whybrow Nunn. He had siblings Eliza Lunn, Mary Elizabeth Nunn, Emma Nunn, Mary Nunn, Thom Nunn, Joseph Philip Nunn, John Robert Nunn, Mabel Nunn, Charles Frederick Nunn, Fanny Nunn, Mary Elizabeth Nunn, Thomas Nunn, James Henry Nunn, Charles Frederick Nunn, and Joseph Philip Nunn. William Nunn died at age 59 years old in 1920 in Ballarat.
William Albert Nunn of Ballarat Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Albert Nunn.
William Nunn of Port Melbourne Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Nunn.
William Charles Herbert Nunn of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Charles Herbert Nunn.
William Henry Nunn of Australia was born circa 1893, and died at age 21 years old on August 14, 1915. William Nunn was buried at Gunners Farm Military Cemetery B. 6. in Belgium.
William Michael Nunn of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Michael Nunn.
William George Walter Nunn of Ballarat Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William George Walter Nunn.
William Charles Nunn of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Charles Nunn.
William Thomas Nunn of Ballarat Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Thomas Nunn.
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