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Roy Haynes(1925-2024)

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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes was born on 13 March 1925 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Soul (2020), The Preacher's Wife (1996) and Grand Theft Auto IV (2008). He was married to Jesse Lee Nevels. He died on 12 November 2024 in Nassau County, Long Island, New York, USA.
BornMarch 13, 1925
DiedNovember 12, 2024(99)
BornMarch 13, 1925
DiedNovember 12, 2024(99)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)
Soul
8.0
  • Music Department
  • 2020
Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, and Justin Pierre Edmund in The Preacher's Wife (1996)
The Preacher's Wife
5.8
  • Drummer
  • 1996
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
Grand Theft Auto IV
8.8
Video Game
  • JNR 108.5 Jazz Nation Radio DJ(voice)
  • 2008
Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Live from Lincoln Center
8.5
TV Series
  • Self - Performer

Credits

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Actor

  • Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    8.8
    Video Game
    • JNR 108.5 Jazz Nation Radio DJ (voice)
    • 2008
  • Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, and Justin Pierre Edmund in The Preacher's Wife (1996)
    The Preacher's Wife
    5.8
    • Drummer
    • 1996

Music Department

  • Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)
    Soul
    8.0
    • featured jazz musician
    • 2020

Soundtrack

  • Evan Mock, Emily Alyn Lind, Thomas Doherty, Jordan Alexander, and Whitney Peak in Gossip Girl (2021)
    Gossip Girl
    5.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "We Three"
    • writer: "We Three" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    8.8
    Video Game
    • Soundtrack ("Snap Crackle", uncredited)
    • 2008

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 13, 1925
    • Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • November 12, 2024
    • Nassau County, Long Island, New York, USA(a brief illness)
  • Spouse
    • Jesse Lee Nevels? - 1979 (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Graham Haynes
  • Parents
      Edna Paynes Haynes
  • Relatives
      Marcus Gilmore(Grandchild)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1998.
  • Nickname
    • Snap Crackle

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