Bill Nunn, a veteran actor best known for his role as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing, has died at age 62. The cause of his death is not yet known.
Bill Nunn in 2008.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1953, Nunn also appeared in Lee’s School Daze, Mo’ Better Blues, and He Got Game in 1988, 1990, and 1998, respectively. He also played a role in Sister Act with Whoopi Goldberg.
His most memorable character, Radio Raheem, was so iconic that the boombox he carried in the film is one of the artifacts currently on display at the newly-opened National Museum of African American History and Culture.
More recently, Nunn played Robbie Robertson in Sam Raimi’s Spiderman trilogy.
According to Lee’s post, Nunn died in his hometown.
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