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Charles Bradley(1948-2017)

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Charles Bradley
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Living on Soul (2017)
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Charles Bradley was born on 5 November 1948 in Gainesville, Florida, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), Stand Up Guys (2012) and Creed II (2018). He died on 23 September 2017 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 5, 1948
DiedSeptember 23, 2017(68)
BornNovember 5, 1948
DiedSeptember 23, 2017(68)
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John Goodman, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Dane DeHaan, and Cara Delevingne in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
6.4
  • Soundtrack("The World (Is Going Up in Flames)")
  • 2017
Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, and Christopher Walken in Stand Up Guys (2012)
Stand Up Guys
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan in Creed II (2018)
Creed II
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Robert De Niro and Zac Efron in Dirty Grandpa (2016)
Dirty Grandpa
5.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2016

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Actor

  • Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
    Luke Cage
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Charles Bradley
    • 2016
  • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Minstrel Krampus (singing voice)
    • 2013
  • John Goodman, Mark Consuelos, Clark Johnson, and Matt Malloy in Alpha House (2013)
    Alpha House
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Charles Bradley
    • 2013

Composer

  • Noah & Noah (2023)
    Noah & Noah
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2023

Music Department

  • Noah & Noah (2023)
    Noah & Noah
    TV Series
    • Music Department
    • 2023
  • Graham Parker in Rockpalast (1974)
    Rockpalast
    8.0
    TV Series
    • musician: theramin
    • 2013

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  • Born
    • November 5, 1948
    • Gainesville, Florida, USA
  • Died
    • September 23, 2017
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(liver cancer)
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    He was discovered while working as a James Brown impersonator, and released his debut album in 2011 when he was 62.
  • Quotes
    [on the release of 'No Time for Dreaming' his debut soul album] When I heard it, you can ask anybody, I broke down crying. I broke down. I walked out of the room and I left. I let my mom hear it, and then I saw my mother cry. My brother, my sister, they all can't believe I did it.

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