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- John Beasley was born on June 26, 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for The Purge: Anarchy (2014), The Sum of All Fears (2002) and The General's Daughter (1999). He was married to Judy Beasley. He died on May 30, 2023 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
- SpouseJudy Beasley(1965 - May 30, 2023) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenTyrone
- ParentsJohn Wilfred BeasleyGrace Triplett Beasley
- RelativesMalik Beasley(Grandchild)
- He spent the first 44 years of his life out of the acting limelight and worked as a Union Pacific railroad clerk for seven years before he decided to pursue acting as a full-time career.
- In 2002 founded the John Beasley Theater in Omaha, Nebraska to promote live theater, especially works written by or featuring African-Americans.
- Received Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, August 12, 2005
- Beasley's grandson Malik Beasley is a professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Playing Troy Maxon (a role originated by James Earl Jones on Broadway) in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Fences" by August Wilson at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The production is part of "August Wilson's 20th Century,: the Kennedy Center's presentation of Wilson's 10-play cycle about African American life, each set in a different 20th Century decade.
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