Miguel A. Núñez Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''. He played leading roles in ''

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'' and '' Tour of Duty'' and appears on the hit

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drama ''The Family Business.''

Biography

Núñez was born in

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, is of African American and Dominican descent, and was raised by his grandparents in

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. One of his first major screen roles was the supporting role of Spider in ''

'', and his first major starring role was that of Marcus Taylor on the CBS series '' Tour of Duty'', where he was a main cast member for all three seasons of the show. He later appeared on the short-lived

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series ''

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'', as well as the short-lived

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show ''

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'' as well as in movies such as ''

''. Núñez also held the recurring role of Zach in the second season of the ''

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'' spinoff/sequel, ''

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'' alongside Matt LeBlanc and

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, and portrayed Dee Jay as a supporting villain in '' Street Fighter'' opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme and

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. Nùñez was also an executive producer of the 2014 comedy-drama musical film, '' School Dance'', directed and written by Nick Cannon.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Miguel A. Jr. 1964 births Living people Male actors from New York City African-American male comedians American male comedians Hispanic and Latino American male actors 21st-century American comedians American male film actors American people of Dominican Republic descent American male television actors People from Wilson, North Carolina 21st-century African-American people