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Dick Griffey(1938-2010)

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Dick Griffey was born on 16 November 1938 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He is known for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Deep Cover (1992) and Soul Plane (2004). He was married to Carrie Lucas. He died on 24 September 2010 in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 16, 1938
DiedSeptember 24, 2010(71)
BornNovember 16, 1938
DiedSeptember 24, 2010(71)
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Known for

Eddie Murphy in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
4.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2000
Laurence Fishburne in Deep Cover (1992)
Deep Cover
7.0
  • Music Department
  • 1992
Tom Arnold, Snoop Dogg, Sofía Vergara, Kevin Hart, D.L. Hughley, Method Man, Mo'Nique, and K.D. Aubert in Soul Plane (2004)
Soul Plane
4.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004
Melora Hardin and J. Eddie Peck in Lambada (1990)
Lambada
3.6
  • Music Department
  • 1990

Credits

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Additional Crew

  • Don Cornelius in Soul Train (1971)
    Soul Train
    8.1
    TV Series
    • talent coordinator
    • 1974–1979

Music Department

  • Laurence Fishburne in Deep Cover (1992)
    Deep Cover
    7.0
    • soundtrack executive producer: Solar / Epic
    • 1992
  • Melora Hardin and J. Eddie Peck in Lambada (1990)
    Lambada
    3.6
    • executive soundtrack producer
    • 1990
  • The Whispers: Let's Go - All the Way
    Music Video
    • music producer
    • 1978

Soundtrack

  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
    6.6
    • writer: "Soul Train Theme (Scat Version)"
    • 2024
  • Tom Arnold, Snoop Dogg, Sofía Vergara, Kevin Hart, D.L. Hughley, Method Man, Mo'Nique, and K.D. Aubert in Soul Plane (2004)
    Soul Plane
    4.6
    • writer: "Soul Plane"
    • 2004
  • Eddie Murphy in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
    Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
    4.5
    • writer: "Soul Train Theme"
    • 2000
  • Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Martin Starr, and Jason Segel in Freaks and Geeks (1999)
    Freaks and Geeks
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Don't Want to Be a Freak" (uncredited)
    • 2000
  • Top of the Pops (1964)
    Top of the Pops
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer: "And the Beat Goes On"
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 16, 1938
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • September 24, 2010
    • Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from quadruple-bypass heart surgery)
  • Spouse
    • Carrie Lucas1974 - September 24, 2010 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Che
  • Parents
      Joseph Griffey

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    Father of Carolyn Griffey.

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