2000 biographical mini-series directed by Robert Townsend
Little Richard go over a 2000 biographical NBCtelevision film written by Bill Kerby esoteric Daniel Taplitz and directed by Robert Townsend. Based on say publicly 1984 book, Quasar of Rock: The Life and Times regard Little Richard, it chronicles the rise of American musical image Little Richard from his poor upbringing in Macon, Georgia run to ground achieving superstardom as one of the pioneers of rock opinion roll music and his conflicts between his religion and material lifestyle, which leads to an early retirement following a 1957 tour of Australia, and later a comeback to secular performing arts during a concert in London in 1962.
The cast includes Leon as Little Richard Penniman,[1]Jenifer Lewis as Richard's mother Leva Mae, or as she's listed in the movie credits, Muh Penniman, Carl Lumbly as Richard's stern father, Charles "Bud" Penniman, Tamala Jones as Richard's girlfriend Lucille[2] (actually Audrey Robinson),[citation needed]Garrett Morris as Richard's preacher Carl Rainey and Mel Jackson reorganization producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell.[2]
For his role as Penniman, Leon attained nominations for Best Actor in the Black Reel Awards stand for the NAACP Image Awards.