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At 74, Actor Glynn Turman Keeps On
Episode 5

At 74, Actor Glynn Turman Keeps On

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso · Karoline Ribak

February 28, 202140m 5s

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Show Notes

At age 74, Emmy award-winning actor Glynn Turman “keeps on keepin’ on.” This week on the show, he tells us how. We discuss his first role in Broadway’s original production of A Raisin in the Sun (5:03), his unwavering commitment to acting, even as he struggled to find work (11:28), an opening night that took a dark turn (14:44), his breakout role in Cooley High (20:21), going to a human place as an actor (25:36), and what it means to live with loss (27:13). Then, finally, a story about his late ex-wife, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin (31:30).

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