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Ray( 2004)

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The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.

Overview

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

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      Jamie Foxx

      Ray Charles

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      Kerry Washington

      Della Bea Robinson

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      Regina King

      Margie Hendricks

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      Harry Lennix

      Joe Adams

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      Clifton Powell

      Jeff Brown

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      Bokeem Woodbine

      Fathead Newman

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      Sharon Warren

      Aretha Robinson

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      C.J. Sanders

      Young Ray Robinson

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      Curtis Armstrong

      Ahmet Ertegun

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      Richard Schiff

      Jerry Wexler

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      Larenz Tate

      Quincy Jones

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      Terrence Howard

      Gossie McGee

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      David Krumholtz

      Milt Shaw

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      Wendell Pierce

      Wilbur Brassfield

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      Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

      Mary Ann Fisher

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      Chris Thomas King

      Lowell Fulson

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      Thomas Jefferson Byrd

      Jimmy

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      Rick Gomez

      Tom Dowd

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      Denise Dowse

      Marlene

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      Warwick Davis

      Oberon

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      Patrick Bauchau

      Dr. Hacker

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      Robert Wisdom

      Jack Lauderdale

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      Kurt Fuller

      Sam Clark

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      Jedda Jones

      Mercedes

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      Gary Grubbs

      Billy Ray

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      Carol Sutton

      Eula

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      Paula Jai Parker

      Ruth Brown

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      Eric O'Neal Jr.

      Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.

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      Tequan Richmond

      Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.

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      Ayanna Tatum

      Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)

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      Afemo Omilami

      Angry Husband

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    40000000.00

    Revenue

    124700000.00

    Keywords

    • blindness and impaired vision
    • country music
    • jazz
    • loss of loved one
    • overdose
    • bus ride
    • georgia
    • melancholy
    • record producer
    • biography
    • rags to riches
    • childhood trauma
    • gospel
    • indianapolis
    • record label
    • recording studio
    • pianist
    • usa history
    • cautionary