Little Richard (2000)
February 20, 2000Release Date
Little Richard (2000)
February 20, 2000Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Leon
Little Richard
Jenifer Lewis
Muh Penniman
Carl Lumbly
Bud Penniman
Tamala Jones
Lucille
Mel Jackson
Bud Blackwell
Garrett Morris
Carl Rainey
Don Dowe
Cop
Reynaldo Rey
Sugarfoot Sam
Anthony Lee
Actor
JoNell Kennedy
Peggie Penniman
Lahmard J. Tate
Alimi Ballard
Anthony Griffith
Actor
Warren G
Studio Musician
William James Jones
Billy Wright
V.P. Oliver
Young Robert
Robert Townsend
Director
Little Richard
Executive Producer
John Davis
Executive Producer
Edward J. Pei
Cinematography
Michael Novotny
Production Design
J. Todd Harris
Executive Producer
Bill Kerby
Writer
Daniel Taplitz
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 20, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Content RatingPG-13
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Little Richard is a 2000 biographical NBC television film written by Bill Kerby and Daniel Taplitz and directed by Robert Townsend. Based on the 1984 book, Quasar of Rock: The Life and Times of Little Richard, it chronicles the rise of American musical icon Little Richard from his poor upbringing in Macon, Georgia to achieving superstardom as one of the pioneers of rock and roll music and his conflicts between his religion and secular lifestyle, which leads to an early retirement following a 1957 tour of Australia, and later a comeback to secular performing during a concert in London in 1962.
The cast includes Leon as Little Richard Penniman, Jenifer Lewis as Richard's mother Leva Mae, or as she's listed in the movie credits, Muh Penniman, Carl Lumbly as Richard's stern father, Charles "Bud" Penniman, Tamala Jones as Richard's girlfriend Lucille (actually Audrey Robinson), Garrett Morris as Richard's preacher Carl Rainey and Mel Jackson as producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell.
For his role as Penniman, Leon earned nominations for Best Actor in the Black Reel Awards and the NAACP Image Awards.