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Sunjata in 2013, photo by Debby Wong<\/a>\/Bigstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: December 30, 1971<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*biological father<\/em> – African-American
\n*biological mother<\/em> – Irish, German<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daniel Sunjata is an American actor.<\/p>\n

He is also known as Daniel Sunjata Condon. He was adopted at the age of two months, by Katherine and William Condon. Daniel is said to have African-American, Irish, and German ancestry by birth. He has been told that his biological father was black and his biological mother was white. His adoptive parents are white.<\/p>\n

He is named in honor of African king Sundiata Keita, who founded the Mali Empire. The name means “hungry lion.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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