Bill Kipsang Rotich, also known as Kipsang Rotich, is a voice actor best known for voicing the character
Nien Nunb in the ''
Star Wars
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'' films.
Early life
Bill Kipsang Rotich was born in 1958.
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Education
He attended Eldama Ravine Mission Primary School for his primary education and later joined
Nairobi School
The Nairobi School is a national secondary school in Nairobi, Kenya. It was founded in 1902 by the British settlers who had made Nairobi their home after the construction of the Uganda Railway. In 1925, Lord Delamere and Sir Edward Grigg, then ...
for his high school studies. After completing his secondary education he attended Dominican University in San Rafael, California. It is during this time that he landed the role to play the voice of
Nien Nunb in ''
Return of the Jedi
''Return of the Jedi'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who w ...
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Voice of Nien Nunb
Rotich voiced Nunb by speaking in
Kalenjin and
Kikuyu, both of which are spoken in Kenya. This turned him into a celebrity in
Kenya
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because audiences there could understand what
Nien Nunb was saying. Rotich then put a hold on his acting career and decided to pursue business.
Return to voice acting
After 32 years, Rotich was located by ''Star Wars'' producers to be the voice of Nien Nunb once more in ''
Star Wars: The Force Awakens''.
He reprised the role in ''
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'', ''
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens'',
''Star Wars'': Rise of the Resistance, and ''
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga''.
References
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External links
Nien Nunb at the ''Star Wars'' Databank
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1958 births
20th-century Kenyan male actors
21st-century Kenyan male actors
Dominican University of California alumni
Living people
Male voice actors
People from Rift Valley Province