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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 29, 2004
Box Office
$124.7M
Budget
$40.0M
Return
3.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 1, 2005
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
James L. White, Taylor Hackford
Producers
Barbara A. Hall, Ray Charles Robinson Jr., William J. Immerman
Music
Studio
Bristol Bay Productions, Universal Pictures, Anvil Films, Baldwin Entertainment Group
Quotes
See all →Extraordinary Music and the Man Behind It
Taglines
The one thing more extraordinary than the music is the man behind it: Ray Charles.
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The Resilience of Ray Charles
Taglines
The extraordinary life of Ray Charles. A man who fought harder and went further than anyone could imagine.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles
K
Kerry Washington
Della Bea Robinson
R
Regina King
Margie Hendricks
H
Harry Lennix
Joe Adams
C
Clifton Powell
Jeff Brown
B
Bokeem Woodbine
Fathead Newman
C
Curtis Armstrong
Ahmet Ertegun
R
Richard Schiff
Jerry Wexler
L
Larenz Tate
Quincy Jones
T
Terrence Howard
Gossie McGee
D
David Krumholtz
Milt Shaw
W
Wendell Pierce
Wilbur Brassfield
A
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Mary Ann Fisher
C
Chris Thomas King
Lowell Fulson
T
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Jimmy
R
Rick Gomez
Tom Dowd
D
Denise Dowse
Marlene
W
Warwick Davis
Oberon
P
Patrick Bauchau
Dr. Hacker
R
Robert Wisdom
Jack Lauderdale
