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Cleavant Derricks
12+ albums
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Actor trivia Cleavant Derricks began his career as a Nashville gospel songwriter. With his father, he wrote the gospel album Satisfaction Guaranteed. He was the musical director and composer for the musical When Hell Freezes Over I'll Skate. Derricks went to New York City to study acting with Vinette Carrol at the Urban Arts Theatre. He received rave reviews for his performance in her Broadway shows, including But Never Jam Today. He also won a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for creating the role of James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls. He also starred in the Broadway musical Brooklyn as the Streetsinger. Soon afterwards, Derricks appeared in films such as Moscow on the Hudson, Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife and recently, Wes Craven's Carnival of Souls. He was a series regular on the television series Thea with Thea Vidale and Brandy, and Good Sports with Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal. His role as Rembrandt Brown (known as the Crying Man) on Sliders with Jerry O'Connell and John Rhys-Davies is notable because Derricks is the only original Sliders actor to appear throughout the entire series. In addition, Derricks has had numerous guest-starring roles in series such as Roseanne, A Different World, Miami Vice, Spenser: For Hire, and many others. Filmography For television series, the years shown are the years Cleavant Derricks starred or guest starred. Wedding Bells (2007) The Bernie Mac Show (2002) as Willie World Traveler (2001) as Carl The Practice (2001) as Mr.
top songs
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Fake Your Way To The Top - Dreamgirls/Broadway/Original Cast Version
2,1172I Meant You No Harm - Dreamgirls/Broadway/Original Cast Version
7863Driving Down The Strip - Dreamgirls/Broadway/Original Cast Version
7794The Rap - Dreamgirls/Broadway/Original Cast Version
6925Firing Of Jimmy - Dreamgirls/Broadway/Original Cast Version
6236I Meant You No Harm
4627The Rap
4228Fake Your Way To The Top
1859Driving Down The Strip
12210Firing Of Jimmy
102albums
Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album
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Dreamgirls
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Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album (25th Anniversary Special Edition)
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Brooklyn - The Musical: Live
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Dreamgirls (Original Broadway Cast Album)
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Dreamgirls [Original Broadway Cast]
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Dreamgirls - Original Broadway Cast Recording 1982
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Dreamgirls [Original Broadway Cast Album]
Beginnings
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Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album (Special Edition) (Disc 01)
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Original Broadway Cast Album Dreamgirls ( CAST RECORDING 1982 )
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Dreamgirls (Original Broadway Cast Album - 1982)