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Luenell

ルーネル　/　るーねる

American actor

March 12, 1959 (age 67)　・　Tollette, Arkansas, United States

Arkansas
actor
comedian

My Take

Luenell is my favorite kind of success story: the overnight sensation who spent decades earning it. She was pushing fifty when Borat introduced her to the world, and instead of remaining a one-scene curiosity she turned that moment into a durable career, stealing scenes in A Star Is Born, Dolemite Is My Name, and Coming 2 America. What I value is her timing — not just the comedic kind, though hers is lethal, but the survivor's instinct of a performer who ground through clubs for years. Directors keep casting her because she brings instant authenticity; you believe her characters have actually lived. That cannot be taught.

Overview

Luenell Campbell (born March 12, 1959), known mononymously as Luenell, is an American comedian and actress. She is best known for her appearance in the mockumentary comedy film Borat (2006). Her other film roles include Think Like a Man (2012), Taken 2 (2012), Think Like a Man Too (2015), A Star Is Born (2018), Dolemite Is My Name (2019), and Coming 2 America (2021).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Luenell
Name (Japanese): ルーネル
Reading: るーねる
Born: March 12, 1959 (age 67)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Boar
Origin: Tollette, Arkansas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / comedian

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Castro Valley High School
University: Chabot College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.heyluenell.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luenell

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