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06/21/2017 – Salahuddin – Netflix’s “GLOW” TV Series Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome, 6360 Sunset Boulevard – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Bashir Abass Salahuddin
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 30, 1976
Ethnicity: * father – African-Panamanian * mother – African-American
Bashir Salahuddin is an American actor, writer, and comedian. His roles include the films Snatched (2017), Gringo (2018), A Simple Favor , and its sequel, Another Simple Favor ; Marriage Story , The 24th , Cyrano (2021), Top Gun: Maverick , Family Switch , Miller’s Girl , and Back in Action (2025); and the shows Arrested Development , Finish Our Movie , Looking , GLOW , Superstore , Single Parents , American Dad! , and The Dropout . He co-created the shows South Side and Sherman’s Showcase , both which he also wrote for and appeared on; and was a writer for, and performer on, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon .
His father is from Panama. His mother is African-American. His parents converted to Islam in the 1970s. Among Bashir’s siblings is writer and actor Sultan Salahuddin. Bashir is married to actress Chandra Russell, with whom he has a son.
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