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The story of Little Richard, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a black singer in the 50's, to his born-again phase & brief "retirement" from rock and roll.

Keywords:

Drama, Biopic, Boxing, Music, Based-on-True-Story, Biographical, Biography, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Made For TV

Additional Information:

(2000) (Made for TV) (3 Star)

Cast:

Leon	.... Little Richard
Jenifer Lewis	.... Muh Penniman
Carl Lumbly	.... Bud Penniman
Tamala Jones	.... Lucille
Garrett Morris	.... Carl
Anthony Lee

Supporting Cast:

Lahmard J. Tate

Alimi Ballard

Anthony Griffith

JoNell Kennedy

Michael Mantell

Reynaldo Rey

William James Jones

Directors:

Robert Townsend

Writers:

Bill Kirby
Daniel Taplitz