Biography

McCoy Tyner was born on December 11, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Descendants (2011), Selma (2014) and The Backup Dancer (2016). He was married to Aisha. He died on March 6, 2020 in Bergenfield, New Jersey, USA.

Jazz pianist

Member of John Coltrane's Quartet from 1960 to 1965.

At 17 he converted to Islam via the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and took the name Sulieman Saud.

Has three grandchildren.