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Tug Coker
Tug Coker made his Broadway debut as Boston Celtics power forward Larry Bird in the 2012 drama Magic/Bird, bringing his experience as an NCAA college basketball player to the role. Regionally Coker appeared in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and has guest-starred on TV shows including CSI, How I Met Your Mother and The Office.
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