Koran Dunbar

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Koran Dunbar is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and comedian. His recent work is Greencastle , where Dunbar is the writer, director, and lead actor. [1]

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Early life

Dunbar is originally from Hartford, Connecticut, and moved to Greencastle, Pennsylvania when he was a child with his grandparents, Elmer Dunbar and the late Ellen Dunbar. [2]

Filmography

Film work

YearFilmCredited as
DirectorWriterProducerActorRole
2012 Greencastle YesYesYesYesPoitier Dunning

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References

  1. NOTARIANNI, ALICIA. "Greencastle men produce feature-length film". Herald Mail. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. Bryson, Rachel (2011-08-16). "'Greencastle' being filmed by Koran Dunbar". The Record Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2011-12-28.