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- Birth nameAndraé Edward Crouch
- Andraé Crouch was born on July 1, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Color Purple (1985), Colors (1988) and Downsizing (2017). He died on January 8, 2015 in Northridge, California, USA.
- RelativesSandra Crouch(Sibling)
- The father of modern gospel music
- Fraternal twin brother of Sandra Crouch, who sometimes referred to Andraé as her "womb mate".
- He became only the third gospel artist in history (until that time) to be awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6520 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on June 4, 2004.
- After both of his parents, and his brother all died within a period of just a several months in late 1993 and early 1994, Andraé, already an ordained minister, became the senior pastor at his father's Christ Memorial Church of God in Christ of Pacoima, California. Attendance at the church soon soared.
- He earned a Gold Record for "Jesus Is the Answer".
- He was the Soul Gospel Artist of the Year for Billboard magazine (1975 and 1977).
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