Bill Kipsang Rotich

Bill Kipsang Rotich was born in 1958. Eldama Ravine, Koibatek, Kenya.

He 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.

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.

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.[1] 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.

• "The Road to Rotich: Finding Nien Nunb, Part 1". StarWars.com. 10 May 2016.
• "The Road to Rotich: Finding Nien Nunb, Part 2". StarWars.com. 11 May 2016.
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• Mukei, Cate. "Hollywood Star Wars hunting for young Kipsang Rotich". Standard Digital News.
• "Star Wars Mega Legend Mike Quinn (Nien Nunb) to return for Star Wars: Episode VIII!". Making Star Wars. 4 February 2016.

• Nien Nunb at the Star Wars Databank