Tug Coker

Birth Name:

John Herbert Coker

Birth Place:

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Producer

Attended the College of William & Mary, where he spent one year as a walk-on basketball player
Received a Master's of Fine Arts degree from the American Repertory Institute at Harvard University
Started acting after in injury prevented him from playing basketball at the University of Virginia
Quote: "(His advice to aspiring actors) "Don't attach happiness to your level of success in this business․ Find happiness in your life first, and hopefully career success will follow․""
Is best known for his portrayal of basketball player Larry Bird in the Broadway play "Magic/Bird․"
Made his professional theatre debut in "The Cataract" at the Women's Project in New York
To prepare for his role in "Magic/Bird," he visited the same Indiana sanitation department where Larry Bird worked before he became an NBA player

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