Glynn Turman’s kids are four in number and they are named Glynn Turman Jr., Stephanie Turman, Darryl Turman, and Delena Joy Turman. The American actor who is 77 years old, managed to become the biological father of all four children via two out of his three marriages. He had his first three kids from his first marriage, while the youngest of his children are products of his current marital union.
As an actor, Glynn Turman has shown that he has exactly what is required to not just survive but thrive as long as he has in an industry that has a reputation for being ruthless on slackers. As a father though, he has had to experience a whole different kind of pain reserved only for parents who have lost a child.
The legacy of his surviving children is something he will be proud to leave behind when he calls time on his acting career. Learn all you can about all of Glyn Turman’s children, including his deceased child, in this piece.
Glynn Turman Had His First Three Children From His First Marriage
As previously mentioned, being an actor is almost second nature to Glynn Turman who reportedly ventured into the industry as a fresh-faced 12-year-old in 1959. He has perfected the art over the better part of six decades since he made his acting debut. He was also relatively quite young when he fell in love with and subsequently exchanged marital vows with his first wife, a woman who is simply known today as Ula M. Walker, at the age of 18 years old.
The marital union between Turman and Walker which was contracted in 1965 was relatively short-lived, ending after six years, but it also became the platform for the veteran actor to become a father to three children, Glynn Turman Jr., Stephanie Turman, and Darryl Turman. They had their first child together, the same year they were married, and two more would follow over the next five years.
We revealed that Turman experienced something no parent should experience, and it involves losing his oldest child and son, Glynn Jr., but the actor returned stronger.
Even before the unfortunate incident, the actor’s children were gradually coming into their own, and we are certain you would like to know what they have been up to. Read on to satisfy that itching curiosity.
Glynn Turman Jr. Is Glynn Turman’s Deceased Son
- Year of birth: 1965
- Age: 21 years old (at the time of death)
- Mother: Ula M. Walker
- Occupation: Singer
Glynn Turman Jr. was born in 1965. There is no official record available to the public about the exact details of his birth, including the month and day he was born. More importantly, there is little information about his existence. He is primarily recognized as the oldest son of the Hollywood star.
According to several reliable sources, the primary reason for the dearth of information on the celebrity kid is down to the fact that he passed on in rather unpleasant circumstances in 1986, when he was 21 years old. Had he lived on, Glynn Turman Jr. would be about 59 years old today.
It is also important to reveal that Turman Jr. was born in the same his father exchanged marital vows with his mother, Ula M. Walker. Speaking of mothers, not much is known about the woman who gave birth to Glynn Turman’s first child except for the fact that she was married to him for about six years, ending the marriage when their son was only about six years old.
Glynn Turman Jr.’s existence has unavoidably faded from memory, and the consequence of that reality is that very few people, including members of his birth family, remember what his early life was like. However, it would be quite difficult for them to forget the manner of his death because of how heartbreaking it was.
Glynn Turman Jr. Died From A Stab Wound
It was just another Monday in November 1986, but it would become a Monday to remember for Glynn Turman and the rest of his family – albeit for the wrong reasons. It was the day that the actor’s oldest son breathed his last on earth, all because he had gotten into a fight.
The fight started because Turman Jr. and his friend, Todd Daniels, decided to pick on Eugene Montgomery’s girlfriend. To protect his ego, the latter had lashed out and a fight inevitably broke out. Both Turman Jr. and Daniels sustained stab wounds. In the end, the celebrity kid was not as lucky as his then-20-year-old friend as he was pronounced dead on arrival at Santa Monica Hospital where he was taken for treatment.
After a series of thorough investigations which eventually turned up the then-19-year-old Eugene Montgomery as the man responsible for the murder of Glynn Truman Jr., the former was tried and sentenced for his involvement in that dark history of the Turmans.
As previously indicated, not much was known about Glynn Jr. but he was said to be on the track to be a musician before he was murdered but there is no way to verify that information. We also have no way of determining the nature of the relationship between him and his father but we have it on good authority that Glynn properly mourned the demise of his firstborn.
Glynn Turman’s Daughter, Stephanie Turman, Was Raised By His Second Wife
- Date of birth: Mid to Late 1960s
- Age: Early to Mid-50s
- Mother: Ula M. Walker
- Occupation: Management Consultant
Stephanie Turman is chronologically Glynn Turman’s second-ever child. However, in addition to being the actor’s oldest daughter, her older brother’s demise means that she is now the oldest surviving child of the actor. Large aspects of Stephanie’s early life have yet to become public knowledge, including the exact date and year of her birth.
Given that her biological parents were only married for about six years from 1965 to 1971, it is safe to assume that Stephanie was born within the time frame of the mid to late 1960s, a fact that would mean that she is in her mid to late 50s as of 2023.
It is no secret that Stephanie’s parents’ marriage ended a few years after she was born and that her father remarried a few years later in 1978 to the late Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. It is important to state the fact that Stephanie was still relatively a child when her father married his second wife, and also establish the reality that she was the one who helped her through her formative years, including the awkward pre-teen and teen years.
Stephanie Turman is a sufficiently educated woman and she has the credentials to back up that claim. According to verified sources, she spent a year from 1980 to 1981 studying Liberal Arts at the Community College of Allegheny County before finally claiming her B.Sc. after spending another couple of years from 1981 to 1983 at Pepperdine University.
Stephanie Turman Is A Management Consultant
While most celebrity kids generally decide to follow in the footsteps of their parent who has earned their income through showbiz, Stephanie Turman is one of another group who wants nothing to do with the spotlight. She effectively runs her own management consultancy firm known as Always Busy Consulting. The Pittsburgh-based consultancy firm is dedicated to helping women and minorities, amongst other services, get construction jobs and contracts.
Prior to her now stellar responsibilities at the firm, Stephanie reportedly started her professional career working with the Pittsburgh Housing Authority as the principal liaison officer. She is currently the chairperson of the Allegheny Port Authority’s nominating committee and she is also a member of the Planning and Stakeholder committee.
Her time in the civil service has enabled her to take on other civil responsibilities with different organizations, including the Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, the Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, and the Residential Finance Authority.
Details of Stephanie’s private relationships, including the nature of her relationship with her father have yet to become public knowledge. If she is married, we have yet to see evidence of that because of how tightly she keeps those details off the media and tabloids.
Darryl Turman Is Glynn Turman’s Youngest Son
- Date of birth: Late 1960s
- Age: Mid-50s
- Mother: Ula M. Walker
Darryl Turman was most likely born during the late 1960s, an assumption we arrived at because of the lack of details of his birth and also because he is Glynn Turman’s youngest child from his first marriage which spanned six years from 1965 to 1971. The timeline of Darryl’s birth would also suggest that he is currently somewhere in his mid-50s.
Beyond the fact that he is technically the actor’s youngest son, Darryl Turman is also Glynn Turman’s only surviving son following the demise of his brother Glynn Jr. Darryl Turman keeps a tight lid on his personal life, as such, it is quite challenging to determine the nature of his relationship with his father as well as other personal relationships, including his marital status. It also means that we don’t know what he presently does for a living.
Delena Joy Turman Is Glynn Turman’s Second And Youngest Daughter
- Date of birth: October 14, 1987
- Age: 36 years old
- Mother: Jo-Ann Allen
- Occupation: Film Producer, Actress
Delena Joy Turman was born on October 14, 1987, around three years after her father’s marriage to Aretha Franklin hit the rocks. She is currently 36 years old and her birth sign is Libra. Delena is Glynn Turman’s fourth and youngest child. She is one of two daughters born to the actor in general but she is the actor’s only offspring from his third and most recent marriage.
Delena Joy’s mother is a woman named Jo-Ann Allen. There is not much information about how her parents met but the sequence of events leading to Delena’s birth suggests that her parents may have met during the mid to late 1980s. It is also significant to establish the fact that the actress’ parents only made their union as husband and wife official in 1992, around five years after Delena was born.
Delena’s father does not require much introduction in the context of this article but the same cannot be said of her mother whom sources have identified as a successful real estate agent who also serves as the vice president of the entertainment industry partnership. Delena’s parents may have taken their time before getting married but their union has outlived all of her father’s previous marriages combined.
Delena Joy Turman Earns A Living In Show Business Like Her Father
Delena Joy Turman has so far kept details of her formal educational background away from the media and the public but she comes across as a sufficiently educated woman who had access to the best forms of education available in her home country.
At the moment, Delena seems to have channeled all her academic qualifications toward making a name for herself in show business like her father, a decision that the actor has said he is happy with, given that none of his older children deemed it worth their while to follow in his footsteps as an actor.
Delena Joy Turman is an actress like her father but the reality remains that she has a long way to go before matching or possibly surpassing his achievements in the American movie industry. So far, her relatively sparse IMDb page shows that she has just one credit as an actress following her appearance in the 2019 movie The Planters as the Flustered Woman (voice).
She appears to be navigating more toward a career behind the scenes as a producer and editor. She served as the associate producer of three episodes of Anderson Live in 2011 before being credited as the producer of the 2011 movie Gang Girl: A Mother’s Journey to Save Her Daughter.
Several sources confirm that Delena actually began her career in show business as a producer in 2010 when she served as a production assistant in one episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Her career continued to gather momentum in 2011 when she appeared as a production assistant in an episode of Breaking In, as well as in House of Lies in 2012.
March 2014 saw Glynn Turman’s youngest daughter become one of the production crew at ESPN where she serves as lead debate producer and also as a part of a rotation that produced The College Football Show.
Delena keeps details of her personal life and relationships to herself but it’s no secret that she has a good relationship with her father who enjoys sharing his experiences with her.
