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| birth_place = Harvey, Illinois, U.S. | education = Juilliard School (B.F.A. 2004) | occupation = Actor, playwright | years_active = 2002–present }} Nelsan Ellis (born November 30, 1978〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Nelsan Ellis )〕) is an American film and television actor and playwright. He is well known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO series ''True Blood'', which he played from 2008 until the series' completion in 2014, and most recently for starring as Bobby Byrd in the James Brown biopic, ''Get On Up''. ==Early life and education== Ellis was born in Harvey, Illinois, near Chicago. When Ellis and his siblings were younger, their mother, a single parent after her divorce from her children's father, broke down over the death of her brother. Ellis and his siblings became wards of the state as a result. They were then raised in Bessemer, Alabama, by their grandmother. In Alabama, Ellis attended Jess Lanier High School for a year, then transferred to McAdory High School. He moved back to Illinois at age 15, where he lived with his maternal aunt, and in 1997 he graduated from Thornridge High School in Dolton, Illinois. He joined the United States Marines at the age of 17, but quit not long afterwards. When Ellis was 21, he was accepted for enrollment at the Juilliard School's〔 Drama Division (''Group 33'': 2000–2004) where he befriended ''True Blood''-colleague Rutina Wesley〔 (''Group 34'': 2001–2005).〔 Ellis earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Juilliard in 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Juilliard School Newsletter )〕 Prior to his transfer to Juilliard, Ellis attended Illinois State University, where he was a National Champion in Duo Interpretation, among other successes, at the National Forensic Association national tournament. 〔 http://www.nationalforensics.org/national-tournament-results#1999 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nelsan Ellis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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