{{short description|Kenyan actor}} {{notability|Biographies|date=August 2016}} {{More footnotes needed|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Bill Kipsang Rotich | image = Bill kipsang rotich.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}} | birth_place = Eldama Ravine, Koibatek, Kenya | other_names = Kipsang Rotich | occupation = Voice actor, businessman | education = Dominican University | known_for = Voice of Nien Nunb in ''Star Wars'' }} '''Bill Kipsang Rotich''', also known as '''Kipsang Rotich''', is a voice actor best known for voicing the character Nien Nunb in the ''Star Wars'' films.
==Early life== Bill Kipsang Rotich was born in 1958. Eldama Ravine, Koibatek, Kenya.
==Education== Rotich attended Eldama Ravine Mission Primary School for his primary education and later joined Nairobi School 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''.
==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 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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/the-road-to-rotich-finding-nien-nunb-part-1|title=StarWars.com article}}</ref> 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== {{reflist}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/the-road-to-rotich-finding-nien-nunb-part-1|title=The Road to Rotich: Finding Nien Nunb, Part 1|date=10 May 2016|publisher=StarWars.com}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/the-road-to-rotich-finding-nien-nunb-part-2|title=The Road to Rotich: Finding Nien Nunb, Part 2|date=11 May 2016|publisher=StarWars.com}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.sde.co.ke/thenairobian/article/2000182537/we-have-found-bill-kipsang-rotich-of-hollywood-star-wars-movie|title=We have found Bill Kipsang Rotich of Hollywood ''Star Wars'' movie|first=Kevin|last=Tunoi|website=Standard Digital News|date=14 November 2014|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-date=22 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222234835/http://www.sde.co.ke/thenairobian/article/2000182537/we-have-found-bill-kipsang-rotich-of-hollywood-star-wars-movie|url-status=dead}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.sde.co.ke/thenairobian/article/2000181946/hollywood-star-wars-hunting-for-young-kipsang-rotich|title=Hollywood ''Star Wars'' hunting for young Kipsang Rotich|first=Cate|last=Mukei|website=Standard Digital News|access-date=2016-05-19|archive-date=2017-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902150043/https://www.sde.co.ke/thenairobian/article/2000181946/hollywood-star-wars-hunting-for-young-kipsang-rotich|url-status=dead}} * {{cite web|url=http://makingstarwars.net/2016/02/star-wars-mega-legend-mike-quinn-nien-nunb-to-return-for-star-wars-episode-viii/|title=''Star Wars'' Mega Legend Mike Quinn (Nien Nunb) to return for ''Star Wars: Episode VIII''!|date=4 February 2016|publisher=Making Star Wars|access-date=21 May 2016|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025101934/https://makingstarwars.net/2016/02/star-wars-mega-legend-mike-quinn-nien-nunb-to-return-for-star-wars-episode-viii/|url-status=dead}}
==External links== * [https://www.starwars.com/databank/nien-nunb Nien Nunb at the ''Star Wars'' Databank]
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