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
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- "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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Fast Facts
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Born
January 31, 1946 in New York, NY
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Studied drama at the High School of the Performing Arts in New York
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1978-1984
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Spouse
Joann Allen
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Has one daughter
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1959
Played Travis Younger in the original Broadway production of A Raisin in the SunRaisinOnBroadway: About
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Has won three NAACP Image Awards
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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)
