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Ossie Davis. Raiford Chatman " Ossie " Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. [1] [2] [3] He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, until his death. [4] He received numerous accolades including a Grammy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as ...
Box office. $37.3 million [2] [3] Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro and Samuel L. Jackson and is the feature film debut of Martin Lawrence and Rosie Perez.
Ruby Dee. Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. [1] Dee was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. [2] She received numerous accolades, including two Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, a Obie Award and a ...
Actor, director, writer. Years active. 1988–present. Spouses. Carolina Smith (divorced) LeTania Kirkland. Children. 4. Roger Guenveur Smith (born July 27, 1955) is an American actor, director, and writer best known for his collaborations with Spike Lee.
"The thing about TV and film is that you only have to sustain a performance for thirty seconds and then the camera is off so doing theater really helps you perfect the craft," Davis said.
Bill Nunn. William Goldwyn Nunn III (October 20, 1953 – September 24, 2016) was an American actor known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing, Robbie Robertson in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man film trilogy and as Terrence "Pip" Phillips on The Job (2001–02).
Paul Benjamin, who played one of the men on the corner in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," died June 28, Lee announced on Instagram. "I'm sad to write that the great actor Paul Benjamin, who ...
Giancarlo Esposito. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito ( Italian: [dʒaŋˈkarlo dʒuˈzɛppe alesˈsandro eˈspɔːzito]; born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, from 2009 to 2011, as well as in its prequel series Better Call Saul, from 2017 to 2022.