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Brenton Wood(1941-2025)

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Brenton Wood was born on 26 July 1941 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Colors (1988), The Gray Man (2022) and Almost Famous (2000). He died on 3 January 2025 in Moreno Valley, California, USA.
BornJuly 26, 1941
DiedJanuary 3, 2025(83)
BornJuly 26, 1941
DiedJanuary 3, 2025(83)
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Known for

Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)
Colors
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1988
Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
The Gray Man
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2022
Kate Hudson in Almost Famous (2000)
Almost Famous
7.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2000
Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, and Justin Timberlake in Reptile (2023)
Reptile
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2023

Credits

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Actor

  • Popdown (1969)
    Popdown
    • 1969

Soundtrack

  • Matthew Wood, Pedro Pascal, Ralph Ineson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Julia Garner, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
    The Fantastic Four: First Steps
    6.8
    • performer: "Oogum Boogum Song"
    • writer: "Oogum Boogum Song"
    • 2025
  • Josh Holloway in Duster (2025)
    Duster
    7.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Oogum Boogum Song"
    • writer: "Oogum Boogum Song"
    • 2025
  • Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc. (2025)
    Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc.
    6.1
    • performer: "Oogum Boogum Song"
    • writer: "Oogum Boogum Song"
    • 2025
  • Bill Nighy, James Norton, and Thomasin McKenzie in Joy (2024)
    Joy
    7.1
    • performer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • writer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • 2024
  • Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln (2024)
    Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln
    5.4
    • performer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • writer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • 2024
  • Will Ferrell and Harper Steele in Will & Harper (2024)
    Will & Harper
    7.4
    • performer: "Oogum Boogum Song"
    • writer: "Oogum Boogum Song"
    • 2024
  • Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, and Justin Timberlake in Reptile (2023)
    Reptile
    6.8
    • performer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • writer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • 2023
  • Gemma Arterton in Funny Woman (2022)
    Funny Woman
    7.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Gimme Little Sign"
    • writer: "Gimme Little Sign"
    • 2022
  • Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in Don't Worry Darling (2022)
    Don't Worry Darling
    6.3
    • performer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • writer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • 2022
  • This Fool (2022)
    This Fool
    7.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "I Think You've Got Your Fools Mixed Up"
    • performer: "Me and You"
    • writer: "I Think You've Got Your Fools Mixed Up" ...
    • 2022
  • Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
    The Gray Man
    6.5
    • performer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • writer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • 2022
  • Elliot Page, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Jack Lewis, Aidan Gallagher, and Emmy Raver-Lampman in The Umbrella Academy (2019)
    The Umbrella Academy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Oogum Boogum Song" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, and Emma Mackey in Sex Education (2019)
    Sex Education
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • writer: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
    • 2021
  • Alexander Skarsgård in The Stand (2020)
    The Stand
    5.7
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Gimme Little Sign"
    • writer: "Gimme Little Sign"
    • 2021
  • Jack O'Connell and Olivia Cooke in Little Fish (2020)
    Little Fish
    7.0
    • performer: "Baby You Got It"
    • writer: "Baby You Got It"
    • 2020

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • July 26, 1941
    • Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • January 3, 2025
    • Moreno Valley, California, USA(natural causes)

Did you know

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    Wood signed with Double Shot Records, and his novelty song "The Oogum Boogum Song" reached No. 19 on the US Billboard R&B chart and No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1967. In 2019, "The Oogum Boogum Song" was used in a commercial for Kinder Joy products.

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