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Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

American actor, writer, director, and producer
Glynn Turman is an American actor, director, writer, and producer. First coming to attention as a child actor in the original 1959 Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun, Turman is known for his roles as Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place, high school student Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 coming-of-age film Cooley High, math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom A Different World, and Baltimore mayor Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series The Wire.Wikipedia
BornJanuary 31, 1947
HometownNew York City, New York, United States
SpouseJo-Ann Allen, Aretha Franklin, Ula M. Walker
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Aretha Franklin's ex-husband actor Glynn Turman recalls the soul icon

Actor Glynn Turman, who was married to Aretha Franklin for six years, is recalling life with the legendary singer.
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AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
2021Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureMa Rainey's Black Bottom (film)Nominated
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