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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2004-10-29
- video_camera_front Companies Bristol Bay Productions, Universal Pictures, Anvil Films, Baldwin Entertainment Group
- timer Runtime: 152 Mins
- star Rating: 7.5 / 10
- favorite Likes: 2059 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0350258
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Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles

Kerry Washington
Della Bea Robinson

Regina King
Margie Hendricks

Harry Lennix
Joe Adams

Clifton Powell
Jeff Brown

Bokeem Woodbine
Fathead Newman

Sharon Warren
Aretha Robinson

C.J. Sanders
Young Ray Robinson

Curtis Armstrong
Ahmet Ertegun

Richard Schiff
Jerry Wexler

Larenz Tate
Quincy Jones

Terrence Howard
Gossie McGee

David Krumholtz
Milt Shaw

Wendell Pierce
Wilbur Brassfield

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Mary Ann Fisher

Chris Thomas King
Lowell Fulson

Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Jimmy

Rick Gomez
Tom Dowd

Denise Dowse
Marlene

Warwick Davis
Oberon

Patrick Bauchau
Dr. Hacker

Robert Wisdom
Jack Lauderdale

Kurt Fuller
Sam Clark

Jedda Jones
Mercedes

Gary Grubbs
Billy Ray

Carol Sutton
Eula

Paula Jai Parker
Ruth Brown

Eric O'Neal Jr.
Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.

Tequan Richmond
Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.

Ayanna Tatum
Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)

Afemo Omilami
Angry Husband
groups Crew

Taylor Hackford
Director

James L. White
Screenplay

Stuart Benjamin
Producer

Howard Baldwin
Producer

JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
Hair Department Head

Barbara A. Hall
Line Producer

Craig Armstrong
Original Music Composer

Stephen Altman
Production Design

Curt Sobel
Music Supervisor

Taylor Hackford
Producer

William J. Immerman
Executive Producer

Nancy Klopper
Casting

Taylor Hackford
Story

Scott Plauche
Art Direction

Alise Benjamin
Co-Producer

Karen Baker Landers
Supervising Sound Editor

Nicola Goode
Still Photographer

James L. White
Story

Maria Nay
Set Decoration

Per Hallberg
Supervising Sound Editor

Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography

Pamela Alch
Script Supervisor

Karen Elise Baldwin
Producer

Sharen Davis
Costume Design

Jaime Rucker King
Executive Producer

Nick Morton
Co-Producer

Ray Charles Robinson Jr.
Co-Producer

Yvonne Yaconelli
Production Supervisor

Mary Frances Eglin
Art Department Coordinator

Stacye P. Branche
Makeup Department Head

Jeff Galpin
Stunt Coordinator

Paul Hirsch
Editor

Camille Friend
Hairstylist

John Bucklin
Supervising Art Director

Bruce Tanis
Sound Effects Editor

Dino DiMuro
Sound Effects Editor

Anthony Maccario
Property Master

Scott Sanders
Sound Effects Editor

Peter Staubli
Sound Effects Editor

Dan Hegeman
Sound Effects Editor

Chris Jargo
ADR Supervisor

Michelle Pazer
ADR Editor

Christopher Assells
Sound Effects Editor

Christopher Moriana
Foley Artist

Greg Orloff
Sound Mixer

Kimaree Long
Dialogue Editor

Frederick H. Stahly
Dialogue Editor

Anna MacKenzie
ADR Editor

Raymond Prado
Second Unit Director

Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer

Jerry Grandey
First Assistant Director

James Moriana
Foley Artist

Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist

Bob Beemer
Sound Mixer

Catherine Harper
Foley Artist

Scott Millan
Sound Mixer

Steve Cantamessa
Production Sound Mixer
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