Little Richard
- Birthday
- Dec 5, 1932
Bio: "I am what I am! Shut up!" So went the catchphrase shrieked by flamboyantly pompadoured R&B legend Little Richard whenever he made one of his frequent 1970s talk-show appearances. One of the earliest African American singers to cross over into the "white" charts, Little Richard was also among the first black pop artists of the 1950s to show up in a mainstream film.… More Bio: "I am what I am! Shut up!" So went the catchphrase shrieked by flamboyantly pompadoured R&B legend Little Richard whenever he made one of his frequent 1970s talk-show appearances. One of the earliest African American singers to cross over into the "white" charts, Little Richard was also among the first black pop artists of the 1950s to show up in a mainstream film. That production was 1956's The Girl Can't Help It, wherein Little Richard belted forth the title tune and a second number, "She's Got It." Most of Little Richard's subsequent film appearances have been guest shots, though he did have an extended supporting role -- playing a thinly disguised version of himself named "Orvis Goodnight" -- in the 1986 comedy Down and Out in Beverly Hills. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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Tom Jones - This is Tom Jones (2007)
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One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll (2005)
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History of Rock 'N' Roll (2004)
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James Brown: Soul Survivor (2003)
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Super Stars Live (2003)
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Little Richard Videos
Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
2 minutes 31 seconds
The Naked Truth
4 minutes 44 seconds
John Lennon: Sweet Toronto
3 minutes 1 seconds
Chuck Berry: Hail Hail Rock 'N' Roll
2 minutes 30 seconds
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