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Daniel Sunjata (b. December 30, 1971 in Evanston, Illinois) is an actor who has performed in film, television and in the theater. In 2003, he won Theatre World Award for his breakout broadway performance in Take Me Out, the Tony award-winning play, which also earned him nominations for a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award.

An African-American also of Irish and German heritage, Sunjata grew up in Chicago, the adopted son of a police dispatcher and a civil rights worker. He graduated from Mount Carmel High School (Chicago). He did his undergraduate studies at Florida A&M University and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He received his master's degree in fine arts from the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University.

Acting credits

Trivia

• Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2003.

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