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- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Olugbenga Enitan Temitope Akinnagbe is an American actor and writer, best known for his roles as Chris Partlow on the HBO series The Wire and as Larry Brown on the HBO series The Deuce. Akinnagbe was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Yoruba Nigerian parents, and was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is the second oldest of six children, with one older sister and four younger brothers, and the first in his family to be born in the United States. He attended Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School in Rockville, Maryland. He attended Bucknell University on a wrestling scholarship, and graduated in 2000 with a degree in Political Science and English. Akinnagbe's cousin is rapper Wale.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- RelativesWale(Cousin)
- Freelance writer for the New York Times.
- Both parents are from Nigeria.
- Speaks fluent Spanish.
- Was a star wrestler in college
- Ran the 2011 ING NYC Marathon in support of All for Africa's "Palm out Poverty" initiative.
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