Ger Duany was born in Akobo, South Sudan. He is the fifth child of ten born to mother Nyathak Muon Weng, and father Thabac Duany Wunbiel. He was forcefully recruited as a child soldier during the Second Sudanese Civil War. However, Duany successfully fled to Ethiopia for second a time, at age 14, then to Kenya and finally sought refuge in The ...
Attending University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. [November 2004]
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Was a member of LA South West College championship basketball team in 2002.
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Was a 1998 graduate from Bloomington High School North.
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Spent part of childhood in four different refugee camps in East Africa escaping civil war in Sudan. Aunt Julia and Uncle Wal moved family to Bloomington, Indiana when he was 16.
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His cousin, Duany Duany played for Wisconsin's NCAA basketball team. Another cousin, Kueth Duany played for Syracuse's NCAA championship team.
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Beat out approximately 200 other hopefuls wanting his role in "I Heart Huckabees."