Radio Raheem
Radio Raheem is a fictional character in the 1989 Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing, played by Bill Nunn. Radio Raheem's name is a reference to the boombox that he carries wherever he goes.
| Radio Raheem | |
|---|---|
| Do the Right Thing character | |
Bill Nunn as Radio Raheem in Do the Right Thing (1989) | |
| First appearance | Do the Right Thing |
| Created by | Spike Lee |
| Portrayed by | Bill Nunn |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | American |
Raheem's death leads to the film's climax, in which tensions between the Brooklyn neighborhood's local Black community and the Italian American owners of a local pizzeria peak. According to Lee, Raheem's death scene was inspired by the Howard Beach racial incident of 1986.
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