Anwan Glover

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Anwan Glover

Other name(s) Big G, Genghis Glover
Occupation Musician, television actor

Ralph Anwan Glover (also known as Big G) is an American actor and musician. He is one of the founding members of the Backyard Band, a Go-go band, as well as appearing as gang member Slim Charles in the HBO series The Wire. He has also appeared in music videos, such as Boyz n da Hood's "Dem Boyz" among others, and has a spot on WKYS-FM radio in the Washington, DC area.

He also speaks to youth in the DC area and has been accepted in the New York Film Academy.

On Aug 26, 2007, Glover's brother Tayon was shot and killed in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington. Anwan addressed the press along with D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, saying "We're tired of seeing the yellow [police] tape" and calling for an end to revenge shootings.[1]

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  1. ^ Washington Post, Aug 27, 2007 [1]

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