Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
biography
Commanding black performer Bill Nunn made his feature debut in fellow Morehouse College graduate Spike Lee's "School Daze" (1988) but really etched himself into moviegoers' minds as a formidable screen presence in his second film with Lee, "Do the Right Thing" (1989), playing Radio Raheem, whose ever-present boom box is at the center of a fight that leads to his death at the hands of an over-zealous white cop, the prelude to the all-out riot that follows. (He also acted in "Mo' Better Blues" 1990 and "He Got Game" 1998 for Lee.) Though he made his initial mark playing young street toughs on
While attending Morehouse College in Atlanta, began acting in local theater productions, eventually performing in "Fences", "A Soldier's Play" and "Macbeth", among others
Worked with friend Al Cooper as member of comedy team Nunn and Cooper in nightclubs
1988
Feature debut in fellow Morehouse alum Spike Lee's "School Daze"
1989
Reteamed with Lee for arguably his most memorable role, the menacing Radio Raheem, in "Do the Right Thing"
