Little Richard (film)

Little Richard
Genre Biography, drama
Written by Bill Kerby
Daniel Taplitz
Directed by Robert Townsend
Starring Leon
Jenifer Lewis
Carl Lumbly
Tamala Jones
Mel Jackson
Garrett Morris
Theme music composer Velton Ray Bunch
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Iain Peterson
Editor(s) Sabrina Plisco
Marcelo Sansevieri
Running time 120 minutes
Release
Original network NBC
Original release February 20, 2000

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 legendary 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.

Awards and nominations


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