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After 60 years in showbiz, Glynn Turman has seen it all. And he’s not done yet Glynn Turman, photographed at his home in Los Angeles, remains one of the busiest actors in Hollywood.
Glynn Turman in a scene in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." (David Lee/Netflix) "I've been getting back to riding," he said. "Golf had moved the horses aside for a while.
Glynn Turman discusses his role as civil rights activist A. Philip Randolph in 'Rustin' and how the film can inspire activism from viewers.
When Glynn Turman was a kid, his family moved from Harlem to Greenwich Village, where his mother fell in with a vibrant circle of artists — James Baldwin, Odetta, Josh White.
[Turman’s son, Glynn Turman Jr., was murdered in 1986 at the age of 21.] So it was from there that I marched forward in that journey, in itself.
In her final days, Aretha Franklin received many visitors at her home, including her ex-husband Glynn Turman. “I felt her pulse holding her frail, frail arm,” the 71-year-old actor said in an ...
Glynn Turman has revealed he "played with the idea of becoming a Black Panther" in order to join the fight for racial equality. The 77-year-old actor is currently starring in the brand new Apple ...
Turman and Franklin divorced in 1984 and continued their careers separately. Turman did visit Franklin at the hospital before her death. “I went in, they said Glynn is here. She stirred.
Aretha Franklin received a visit from her ex-husband Glynn Turman in her final days, and the actor is opening exclusively to PEOPLE about his fond memories of the late singer. “I felt her pulse ...
Glynn Turman says, "one of the benefits of being friends and Jay- Z, he’s got the best cigars." He stars in a new series produced by Jay Z and Will Smith.
Glynn Turman sat down with the Carlos Watson Show and opened up about what it was like working with Chadwick Boseman on his final performance. Turman and Boseman teamed up with Viola Davis for the ...
Glynn Turman, right, starring as Preach in 1975’s ‘Cooley High.’ (Getty Images) FilmPublicityArchive/United Arch After school, Turman began acting off-Broadway and on stages around the country.