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Roi Kwabena is a Trinidadian-born actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his roles in the films "The Harder They Come" (1972), "The Mighty Quinn" (1989), and "The Mighty Sparrow" (1993). He has also appeared in numerous television shows, including "The Cosby Show" (1984-1992), "Law & Order" (1990-2010), and "The Wire" (2002-2008). Kwabena was born in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to the United States in the late 1970s. He attended the High School of Performing Arts in New York City and later studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Kwabena has been married twice and has two children. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Kwabena's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million. He has earned his wealth through his acting career, as well as through his production and directing work. He has also earned money through endorsements and other business ventures.

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Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 23 July, 1956
Birthday 23 July
Birthplace Trinidad and Tobago
Date of death January 9, 2008
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Nationality Trinidad and Tobago

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2019

Kwabena was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where he was educated. At the age of 14, he published his first poem, "Why Black Power", which he also performed at a Black Power rally. His first collection, Lament of the Soul, appeared three years later, and marked the beginning of a prolific body of work over the following three decades, including other poetry collections, journals, essays, children’s stories and the thesis Marijuana (1981). At the same time, he founded the publishing co-operative Afroets Press, and Bembe Productions, a cultural collective whose objective was the propagation of creative expression from the Caribbean and its diaspora.

In commemoration of UN’s International Literacy Year 1990 he was "Writer In Residence" at Trinidad's Public Library. In the mid-1990s he served as a Senator in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. He then made Birmingham, England, his permanent base and was appointed its sixth Poet Laureate for 2001-02. As a cultural ambassador he hosted numerous readings by writers and actively promoted literature development internationally as well as himself lecturing and performing at many schools, universities, cultural and social venues.

2008

Kwabena died on 9 January 2008, one day after being diagnosed with lung cancer at a hospital in London - prior to this, doctors had been treating him for pneumonia. His funeral took place in London on 26 January 2008 and he was cremated two days later. His ashes were flown to Trinidad.

2007

In 2007, Roi Kwabena was included among activists, artists, campaigners, sport and media personalities on a wall celebrating efforts of The World's Black Achievers: Past and Present at the Liverpool-based International Slavery Museum.

1956

Dr. Roi Ankhkara Kwabena (born: Fitzroy Cook Jr. 23 July 1956 – 9 January 2008) was a Trinidadian cultural anthropologist, who worked with all age ranges in Europe, Africa, Latin-America and the Caribbean for over 30 years. He died in England, where he had relocated.

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