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Young, one of 14 children, joined the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 17 and served in the Korean War . He then enrolled in acting classes at New York University , trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse , and worked off-Broadway as an actor and writer in the early 1960s. His first movie appearance was in '' Murder In Mississippi '' (1965). In 1983 Young earned his bachelor's degree from L. I. F. E. Bible College in Los Angeles and became an ordained Pastor , eventually serving as senior pastor of Elim Foursquare Gospel Church in Rochester, New York from 1986-1988. In 1989 he joined the faculty at Monroe Community College in Rochester; he remained there as a Professor of Communications and head of the Drama Department until his retirement in 1999. Otis Young suffered a stroke in Los Angeles and died in 2001 . He was survived by his wife Barbara and four children. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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