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Glynn Turman

Birth Name:
Glynn Russell Turman
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Composer
Glynn Turman

Fast Facts

  • Received the Sydney Poitier Lifelong Achievement Award
  • Won Best Supporting Actor at the San Diego Black Film Festival in 2008 for his performance in "Kings of the Evening․"
  • Won a Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting along with the rest of the cast of "Super 8" in 2011
  • At the age of 13, he was already acting on Broadway, playing Travis Younger in "A Raisin in the Sun" opposite Sidney Poitier
  • Quote: "Know that I am still doing what I love, entertaining people․ It's been 50 years now and I'm just getting started․ I write, I direct, I do everything․"
  • His first well-known role on screen was as high school student Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the coming-of-age film "Cooley High․"
  • Played Thomas Thurman in a production of Jane Martin's play "Good Boys․"
  • George Lucas cast him as Han Solo in "Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope," but eventually changed his mind and replaced him with Harrison Ford
  • Has served as the National Black Theatre Festivals celebrity host
  • Practiced horsemanship extensively, winning a Regional Team Roping event and making the top five in the National Rodeo Finals in Oklahoma City

Awards

  • 2007Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2008Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actor:Nominated
  • 2008INOCA TV - Best Guest Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2008OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
  • 2008Festival Prize - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actor of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2011PFCS Award - Best Ensemble Acting:Winner
  • 2015Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2020LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2021Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2021AFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2021Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television:Nominated
  • 2021Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Male:Nominated
  • 2021Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
  • 2021Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2021NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2022Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series:Winner
  • 2023Image Award - Outstanding Guest Performance:Winner
  • 2023Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
  • 2024Black Reel - Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2024Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2025Black Reel - Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series:Winner
  • 2026Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special, or Movie):Winner
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