Ray (2004)

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PG-13 | 2 hr 33 mins | Drama, Biopic, Music | Released: 10/29/2004 |Box Office Total: $75.3M

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Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles 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 incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business.

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Theatrical Release
10/29/2004

Director	Credit
Taylor Hackford	Director
Cast	Credit
Jamie Foxx	Ray Charles
Kerry Washington	Della Bea Robinson
Regina King	Margie Hendricks
Clifton Powell	Jeff Brown
Harry J Lennix	Joe Adams
Bokeem Woodbine	Fathead Newman
Aunjanue Ellis	Mary Ann Fisher
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 McKee
David Krumholtz	Milt Shaw
Wendell Pierce	Wilbur Brassfield
Chris Thomas King	Lowell Fulsom
Thomas Jefferson Byrd III	Jimmy
Rick Gomez	Tom Dowd
Denise Dowse	Marlene Andres
Warwick Davis	Oberon
Patrick Bauchau	Dr Hacker
Robert Wisdom	Jack Lauderdale
Kurt Fuller	Sam Clark
Julian Bond	Himself
Kimberly Ardison	Ethel McRae
Renee Wilson	Pat Lyle
Willie Metcalf	Mr Pitt
Mike Pniewski	Bus Driver
Terrone Bell	Young George Robinson
Richard A Smith	Til
Gary Grubbs	Billy Ray
Carol Sutton	Eula
Bill Breaux	Cop #1
Alex Van	Cop #2
Roland Harris ('Bob')	Jesse Stone
Tom Clark	Alan Freed
Afemo Omilami	Angry Husband
Elizabeth Omilami	Angry Wife
Vernel Bagneris	Dancin' Al
Fahnlohnee R Harris	Trudy Daniels
Michael Travis Stone	Robert
Eric O'Neal Jr	Ray Charles Jr (age 5-6 years)
Tequan Richmond	Ray Charles Jr (age 9-10 years)
Matthew Benjamin	Musician in Billy Ray's
John Swasey	Customs Agent #1
James Huston	Customs Agent #2
Marc Lynn	Downbeat Reporter
Kyle Scott Jackson	King Bee
Todd J Smith	Student Reporter
Rutherford Cravens	White Promoter
Darnell Williams	Fast Girl
Jedda Jones	Mercedes
Jeff Galpin	Cop #3
Michael Arata	Cop #4
Estella Denson	Lady in Rain
Production Credits	Credit
Ray Charles Robinson Jr	Co-Producer
Stuart Benjamin	Producer
William J Immerman	Executive Producer
Alise Benjamin	Co-Producer
Howard Baldwin	Producer
Jaime Rucker King	Executive Producer
Nick Morton	Co-Producer
Karen Baldwin	Producer
Taylor Hackford	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Anvil Films	Production Company
Baldwin Entertainment Group	Production Company
Crusader Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
United International Pictures (UIP)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Music and Video Distribution	Video Distributor Video Distributor
Universal Pictures Distribution	Worldwide Theatrical Distributor
Myndform	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Atlanta, Georgia
Los Angeles, California
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Writer	Credit
James L White	Screenplay
James L White	Story By
Taylor Hackford	Story By
Accounting	Credit
Thomas Udell	Production Accountant
Tish Johnson	Post-Production Accountant
Alicia Elkort	Assistant Accountant - First Assistant Accountant
Lamonte Bell	Accountant
Ogie Udell	Assistant Accountant - Second Assistant Accountant
Karl Batten-Bowman	Assistant Accountant
June Marshall	Assistant Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Hugo Favre	Animal Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Jason Bedig	Leadman
John E Bucklin	Art Director - Supervising Art Director
Maria Nay	Set Decorator
Tracey A Doyle	Assistant Set Decorator
Stephen Altman	Production Designer
David P Kelsey	Scenic Artist - Lead Scenic
Roger Kelton	Gang Boss
Larry Haney	Set Dresser
Stefanie Girard	Set Designer
Noah Smith	Sign Writer
Mary Francis Eglin	Art Department Coordinator
Will Eastin	Art Department
John Herbert	Painter - Paint Foreman
David Tureau	Greensman
Brett Krauss	Storyboard Artist - Typesetter
Joel Klaff	Dresser - Draper
Julie Terhark	Art Department
Mike Gentry	Gang Boss - Paint Gang Boss
Scott Plauche	Art Director
Molly Mikula	Set Designer
Lou Mugavero	Set Dresser
Meg Everist	Assistant Set Decorator
David Hopkins	Dresser
Sidney Lambert	Greensman
Dale E Anderson	Leadman
Stuart Auld	Painter - Paint Gang Boss
Steve Borgese	Greensman
Carl Denoyer	Set Dresser
Adele Plauche	Set Designer
Gail Briant	Painter - Paint Gang Boss
Jessica Wimberley	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Naomi Gattman	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Steve Walters	Painter
James P Bittl	Greensman
Scott M Anderson	Set Dresser
Chris Grantz	Set Dresser
Phil Locicero	Greensman
Janet Pett Davies	Art Department - Art Department Researcher
Thomas E Ashburn	Painter
Everette Eglin	Set Dresser
Brad Beniscek	Painter
Wendy Guerrera	Painter
John Sanchez	Set Dresser
Ronnie Castleberry	Painter
Ronald Terry	Set Dresser
Cassie Catalanotto	Painter
Dustin Haynen	Set Dresser
Michael Arena	Set Dresser
Telly Ordoyne	Painter
Marisa A Marcione	Painter
Mark Hannibal	Set Dresser
Tim McCullough	Painter
Aneikit Bonnel	Set Dresser
Robert Sica	Set Dresser
Ronald W Romanski	Painter
Robert Camron	Set Dresser
James Burkhart	Painter - Paint Foreman
Gary Kudroff	Set Dresser
Kenneth H Robinson	Painter
Hector Gonzales	Set Dresser
Robert B Arnold	Painter
Foster Vick	Set Dresser
Michael Costello	Painter
Dahl Delu	Painter
Gary A Brewer	Set Dresser
John Brewer ('Randy')	Set Dresser
Jason Lagos	Painter
Jason Silber	Painter
Robert Brooke Sartorius	Set Dresser
Anthony Lamonea	Painter
Casting	Credit
Cydney McCurdy	Casting Assistant