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Tate Donovan
John Hammond

Joshua Mikel
Roger Hawkins

Marliss Amiea
Black Singer

Jearl Vinot
Sydney Pollack

Jennifer Hudson
Aretha Franklin

Forest Whitaker
C. L. Franklin

Joe Knezevich
Tom Dowd

Mary J. Blige
Dinah Washington

Tituss Burgess
James Cleveland

Jose Rivera
Spanish Reporter

Myk Watford
Rick Hall

Albert Jones
Ken Cunningham

Paul Rolfes
Manager

Audra McDonald
Barbara

Aba Arthur
Miss Gold

Marc Maron
Jerry Wexler

Jacinte Blankenship
Party Guest

Gilbert Glenn Brown
Martin Luther King Jr.

Marlon Wayans
Ted White

David Shae
Male Reporter

Kimberly Scott
Mama Franklin

Melissa Lowe
Secretary

Liesl Tommy
Fan

David Simpson
Spooner Oldham

Shaun Schneider
Charlie Chalmers

Charity Jordan
Party Guest

Peyton Jackson
Young Cecil

Rachel Nicks
Vanessa

Tyner Rushing
Gloria Fisher

Iran Kuykendall
Police Officer

Brandon Gilpin
Teenager (в титрах: Brandon 'Showtime Brando' Gilpin)

Brian Bascle
Mayor Cavanagh

Saycon Sengbloh
Erma Franklin

Drew Matthews
Jack Frank

Derrick James
King Curtis

Hailey Kilgore
Carolyn Franklin

Myron Parker Wright
Party Guest

William J. Simmons
Clarence (5 Years Old)

Christopher Windom
Oliver

Heather Headley
Clara Ward

Lodric D. Collins
Smokey (20 Years Old)

Maurice Johnson
Grieving Father

LeRoy McClain
Cecil Franklin (в титрах: Leroy McClain)

Rege Lewis
Young Black Man

Eric Scott Ways
Vernon Johnson

John Giorgio
Chips Moman

Christopher Daniel
Edward (7 Years Old)

Zach Strum
David Hood

Kennedy Chanel
Young Erma

Alec Barnes
Jimmy Johnson

Skye Dakota Turner
Young Aretha

Tangela Large
Grieving Mother

Christen Sharice
Earline (в титрах: a different name)

Jelani Alladin
Jason

Brenda Nicole Moorer
Brenda

Inga Eiss
Interpreter

Tara Wescott
Party Guest

Kelvin Hair
Sam Cooke (в титрах: Kelvin Hair II)

Hannah Lowther
Olga

Lelund Thompson
Jackson (в титрах: Lelund Durond Thompson)

Ethan Xavier Williams
Ted Jr. (8 Years Old)

Nevaeh Moore
Young Carolyn

Beau Scheier
Joe Arnold

Henry Riggs
Tommy Cogbill

Jason Michael Webb
Alexander Hamilton

Vance Taylor
Art Tatum

Jerel Xavier Alston
Clarence (9 Years Old)

Chase Burgess
Edward (3 Years Old)

Joe Gransden
Trumpet Player

Victor Wallace
Young Black Man

Lydia Eku
Handsome Black Woman

Denis J. Collins Jr.
Cambodian Reporter

Jason Cloth
исполнительный продюсер

Aaron L. Gilbert
исполнительный продюсер

Jennifer Hudson
исполнительный продюсер

Jonathan Glickman
продюсер (produced by)

Stacey Sher
исполнительный продюсер

Scott Bernstein
продюсер (p.g.a.)

Harvey Mason Jr.
руководитель музыкальный продюсер / продюсер

Sue Baden-Powell
исполнительный продюсер

Liesl Tommy
исполнительный продюсер

Doris McCarthy
Park Goer

Victoria Paige Watkins
Teen #2

Laura Darrell
Party Girl

Jay D. Kacho
A&R Exec

Demetrius B. Banks
Church Choir Singer

Jamaal Burcher
Ted's Doorman

Perry Zulu Jr.
Count Basie

Corey Jason Thomas
New Bethal Deacon

Bob Leszczak
Outdoor Art Salesman

Shane Berengue
Reporter

Mason Pike
Violin Player

Damani Sease
Cute Guy

Nathan W. Collins
Security Guard / Ball Attendee

Kevin Slone
Detroit Hotel Lobby Guest

Leandra Ryan
Alice

Bryan Metoyer
Concertgoer

Alzie Williams
Concert Fan

Gloria Bishop
Concert Goer

Rahiem Riley
Formal Guest

Carla Shinall
Fan

Chloe Asbell
Reporter

Angela Green Brown
Tambourine Player

Travis L. King Jr.
Drummer

Marcallus T. Sunday II
Party Guest / Concert Attendee / Church Member

Rob Wood
Aretha's Saxophonist

Carla Carvalho
Harlem House Party Guest

Beorht Lewinski
Cute Guy

Tony F. Charles
Ralph Abernathy

Abri
Ted White's Prostitute

Shawn Ray Cartel
Church Guest

Alexandra McGuire
Jazz Club Patron

Justine Edwards
Elegant Party Guest

Reese Giles
Concert Atendee

D.J. Stavropoulos
Record Executive / French Fan / New York Fan

Eric Daniel Stumpp
Reporter

Olaolu Winfunke
Hans

Marcia Adams
New York Fan

Christina D. Miller
Concert Attendee / Church Member / Awards Concert Attendee / VIP

Michelle L. Williams
Party Guest / Church Member / Concert Attendee

Audrey Williams
Choir Member

Berry Williams Jr.
Church Member

Zach Catanzareti
Concert Fan

Kevin Howell
Photographer

Chris Williams
Tyrell / Bellhop

Kent Booker
Elegant Guest

James E. Hammond
Ahmet Ertegun Founder Atlantic Records

London Carlisle
Cute Guy

Jermaine Jordan
Sharecropper

Gloria Mays
Jazz Patron

Lawrence Mclendon
Audience Member

Cody Ceinti
Waiter

Jill Holder
Upscale Party Guest

Nichaela «Noire» Eugene
Choir Singer

Yveline Marie Molin
Church Guest

Fyodor Cherniavsky
Conductor

Ikennia Cross
Choir Director

Thelma R. Mitchell
Ella Fitzgerald

Ricardo Quinones
House Party Guest

Luisa Turner
Ted's Prostitute