Bill Nunn may have died yesterday but, his legacy is long but forgotten.
Here are 10 things you never knew about Bill Nunn.
- Graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1976
- Worked as an artist-in-residence with Spelman College in George
- Enrolled in Morehouse College as an English Major
- Bill Nunn wanted to become a writer. Over time he started moving towards acting.
- Grew up in Pennsylvania
- Bill Nunn’s fatehr worked for over 40 years as a scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers and has 5 Super Bowl rings.
- Said Spike Lee’s movie School Daze was one of his biggest accomplishments. “‘School Daze’ was one of the highlights of my life because it was the first chance I had to act on screen. I would have been happy if that had been it, because I proved that I could do it.
- Bill Nunn shared his secret to acting. “If you want to be an actor, you should just get out there and do it. I don’t go for the approach of first getting photos and an agent. I think you should start with the work, and the other stuff will follow. As with opportunity knocks, you have to be ready.”
- Bill Nunn’s last role was on the now canceled USA Network series Sirens.
- Bill Nunn’s first acting job was in 1981 where he played worked as a background extra on “Sharky’s Machine”
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