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• Award-winning actor Glynn Turnman has been in the entertainment business since 1958.LA Times: Emmy Winners So Far (September 13, 2008)

  Along with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee, Turnman appeared in the original Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun which ran for over 500 performances and won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play.RaisinOnBroadway: About

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: January 31, 1946 in New York, NY
  2. Studied drama at the High School of the Performing Arts in New York
  3. 1978-1984: Married to Aretha FranklinRolling Stone: Aretha Franklin Biography (2001)
  4. Spouse: Joann Allen
  5. Has one daughter
  6. 1959: Played Travis Younger in the original Broadway production of A Raisin in the SunRaisinOnBroadway: About
  7. Has won three NAACP Image Awards
  8. 2008: Won an Emmy as a Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in HBO's In TreatmentLA Times: Emmy Winners So Far (September 13, 2008)

• Quotes

  • "I brought an acceptance speech, but I can't find it! I went to night school, so I can't read during the day."—Glynn Turnman during his 2008 Emmy Award acceptance speechLA Times: Emmy Winners So Far (September 13, 2008)

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