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The Five Heartbeats is a 1991 musical drama film directed by Robert Townsend, who co-wrote the script with Keenen Ivory Wayans.Produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film's main cast includes Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robinson, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Harold Nicholas, and Diahann Carroll. [1]
Leon has received critical acclaim [by whom?] for his portrayal of three singers: David Ruffin in the 1998 NBC miniseries The Temptations, Little Richard in the self-titled 2000 NBC movie biography, and JT in the 20th Century Fox movie The Five Heartbeats, directed by Robert Townsend. Leon received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Little ...
Hawthorne James is an American character actor and director, known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. [1]He is also known for his role as Sam, the injured bus driver, in Speed, [2] George, the Night Guard at the Library, in Seven and series as NYPD Blue [2] and guest-starring on Frasier as Bill in the season one episode "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street".
EXCLUSIVE: The Five Heartbeats, Robert Townsend's story about the trials and tribulations of a band of five talented guys in a musical group during the rise of Motown, is on its way to Broadway.
Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. [1] [2] Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials.
The song was originally featured in the 1991 feature film The Five Heartbeats, which follows the lives of the fictional singing group of the same name.In the scene the song is featured in, the group is about to perform in a Battle of the Bands when the announcer, a cousin of another musician in the competition, tells them backstage that a new house rule demands they use a piano player hired by ...
Tico Wells is an American actor, known for his role as Choir Boy in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. [1] He has also appeared on The Cosby Show , 227 , Hallmark movies and Beverly Hills, 90210 . He was Tim in the movie The Wish List , and played Dexter Williams, the younger brother of Denzel Washington 's character Demetrius Williams, in ...
Daniels’ second touchdown pass of the evening with 2:10 left in the game effectively sealed the victory, connecting with Terry McLaurin on a 27-yard pass to put Washington up 12 points.