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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

James L. White
story / screenplay

Cast

Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles
Kerry Washington
Della Bea Robinson
Regina King
Margie Hendricks
Clifton Powell
Jeff Brown
Harry Lennix
Joe Adams
Bokeem Woodbine
Fathead Newman
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Mary Ann Fisher
Sharon Warren
Aretha Robinson
C.J. Sanders
Young Ray Robinson
Curtis Armstrong
Ahmet Ertegun
Richard Schiff
Jerry Wexler
Larenz Tate
Quincy Jones
Terrence Howard
Gossie McGee
Wendell Pierce
Wilbur Brassfield
Chris Thomas King
Lowell Fulson
Rick Gomez
Tom Dowd
Robert Wisdom
Jack Lauderdale
Kurt Fuller
Sam Clark
Mike Pniewski
Bus Driver
Terrone Bell
Young George Robinson
Gary Grubbs
Billy Ray
Alex Van
Cop #2
Tom Clark
Alan Freed
Afemo Omilami
Angry Husband
Eric O'Neal Jr.
Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.
Tequan Richmond
Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
Matthew Benjamin
Musician in Billy Ray's
John Swasey
Customs Agent #1
James Huston
Customs Agent #2
Marc Lynn
Downbeat Reporter
J. Todd Smith
Student Reporter
Rutherford Cravens
White Promoter
Darnell Rhea
Fast Girl
Jedda Jones
Mercedes
Estella Denson
Lady in Rain
Johnny O'Neill
Art Tatum Piano Interpretations
Jamil Sharif
Ray's Band - 1st Trumpet
Edward Anderson
Ray's Band - 2nd Trumpet
Alonzo Bowens
Ray's Band - Alto Saxophone
Clarence Johnson
Ray's Band - Baritone Saxophone
Edwin Livingston
Ray's Band - Bass
Herman LeBeaux
Ray's Band - Drums
Raymond Webber
Lowell Fulson's Band - Drums
Joey Alonzo
Reporter
Joseph Buttler
Studio Engineer
Carrie Daniel
Featured Dancer
Carlos Gonzalez
Sound Booth Tech
Summer LeAnn
Beach Dancer
Benee Leavy
Violinist for 'Georgia On My Mind'
Chris Love
Jazz musician
Darlene Moore
Airline Stewardess
Jacqueline L. Murray
Ray's girlfriend in the yellow dress
Karen Pritchett
Concert Go'er
Ben Pronsky
Southern Marine
Carlos Rivero
Custom Agent
Sonny Shroyer
Gov. Jimmie Davis
Curt Sobel
Conductor
Thomas Sobel
Sam Clark's Assistant
Ayanna Tatum
Woman in Sandpiper Lounge
Avery White
Bar Owner
Travis Willingham
Northern Marine
Don Yesso
State Policeman

Produced By

Alise Benjamin
co-producer
Barbara A. Hall
line producer
William J. Immerman
executive producer
Jaime Rucker King
executive producer
Nick Morton
co-producer

Cinematography

Pawel Edelman
director of photography

Sound

Christopher Assells
sound effects editor
Karen Baker Landers
supervising sound editor
Bill Banyai
sound engineer
Bob Beemer
re-recording mixer
Steve Cantamessa
production sound mixer
Dino Dimuro
sound effects editor
Nerses Gezalyan
foley mixer
Per Hallberg
supervising sound editor
Catherine Harper
foley artist
Dan Hegeman
sound effects editor
Craig S. Jaeger
supervising foley editor
Chris Jargo
supervising adr supervisor
Scott La Rue
second boom operator / utility sound
Kimaree Long
dialogue editor
Anna MacKenzie
adr editor / sound editor
Scott Millan
re-recording mixer
James Moriana
foley artist
Philip D. Morrill
assistant sound editor
Tony Negrete
first assistant sound editor
Greg Orloff
re-recording mixer
Michelle Pazer
adr editor
Fred Peck III
sound re-recordist
Scott Sanders
sound effects editor / sound designer
Frederick H. Stahly
dialogue editor
Peter Staubli
sound effects editor
Bruce Tanis
sound effects editor
Gary Thomas
boom operator
Trevor Ward
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist
Aaron Zeller
audio playback operator
Steven J. Berger
assistant sound
Michael Broomberg
foley artist
David Donaldson
sound designer
Phillip A. Hamilton
adr recordist
Jeffrey J. Hartwick
production sound intern
Mark Kenna
sound consultant
Todd Niesen
dialogue denoising
Perry Robertson
sound effects editor
TC Spriggs
sound editor
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Lucy Sustar
foley mixer
Derek Vanderhorst
additional foley mixer

Casting Director

Production Design

Art Direction

John Bucklin
supervising art director

Set Design

Makeup

Howard Berger
special makeup effects supervisor: KNB EFX Group
Kamar Bitar
special makeup effects office coordinator: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
Dana Boisseau
additional hair stylist
Stacye P. Branche
head makeup artist
Albert Louis Brown
additional hair stylist
Deidra Dixon
hair stylist
Holly Frey
additional makeup artist
Camille Friend
key hair stylist
Betty Hamnac
additional hair stylist
Chiz Hasegawa
special makeup effects office coordinator: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
Stacy Kelly
additional makeup artist
Louis Kiss
key special makeup effects lab technician: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
Lisa Layman
additional makeup artist
LaLette Littlejohn
key makeup artist
Mark Maitre
key special effects makeup artist: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
Nick Marra
key special effects makeup artist: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
Greg Nicotero
special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
Joan Ozment
additional makeup artist
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin
additional makeup artist
Ben Rittenhouse
key special makeup effects lab technician: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
Donna Spahn
additional hair stylist
Susan Spaid
additional makeup artist
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
head hair stylist
Kathleen Szopa
makeup artist
Habiba White
additional hair stylist
Brian Badie
hair stylist
Rebecca DeHerrera
additional makeup artist
Denise Fischer
makeup artist
Marcos Gonzales
assistant hair stylist

Special Effects

Chris Bailey
special effects coordinator: Los Angeles
Stephen Bourgeois
assistant special effects
Bob Cooper
special effects coordinator: New Orleans
Gerald J. Lajaunie
assistant special effects
David K. Nami
key set special effects / special effects foreman
Riley Ordoyne
assistant special effects
Thomas Rasada
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Jay Adams
scanning and recording operator: Cinesite
Danny Albano
restoration artist: Cinesite / digital compositor
Daniel Ashton
scanning and recording operator: Cinesite
Rod Basham
inferno artist: Imaginary Forces
Patrick Bonneau
digital intermediate mastering producer: Cinesite
Karen Calvo
scanning and recording coordinator: Cinesite
Mike Castillo
compositing artist: Cinesite
Jeff Christopherson
digital intermediate imaging specialist: Cinesite
Alec Cummings
restoration artist: Cinesite
Lisa Dennis
visual effects producer
Andy Dill
inferno artist: Imaginary Forces
Kris Gregg
scanning and recording operator: Cinesite
Erik Hakanen
scanning and recording manager: Cinesite
Hyurk Hur
restoration artist: Cinesite
Krystine Kryttre
roto artist: Cinesite
Valerie McMahon
compositing artist: Cinesite
Sal Migliore
digital intermediate mastering producer: Cinesite
Monty Phillips
restoration artist: Cinesite
Corinne Pooler
restoration supervisor: Cinesite
Jerry Pooler
visual effects supervisor: Cinesite / digital services supervisor: Cinesite
Brad Reinke
producer of digital effects: Cinesite
Mark Sarte
scanning and recording operator: Cinesite
Tony Sgueglia
data operations: Cinesite
Thomas J. Smith
compositing supervisor: Cinesite
Steve Wright
compositing artist: Cinesite
Joel Ariniello
digital artist
Andrew Bonello
automated image processing
Chad Dombrova
visual effects
H Haden Hammond
visual effects: Luma Pictures
Hong Kim
digital restoration
Wendy Klein
visual effects: Luma Pictures
William Powloski
visual effects consultant
Payam Shohadai
visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Steve Switaj
motion control operator
Diane Wright
digital asset manager: Cinesite / digital visual effects coordinator: Cinesite

Assistant Director

Jason Altieri
additional second assistant director
George Bott
second assistant director: second unit
Jackie Frost
dga trainee
Jerry Grandey
first assistant director
Steve Lonano
additional key second assistant director
Raymond Prado
second unit director
John Riley
additional second assistant director
James Roque
second second assistant director
Ann C. Salzer
first assistant director: second unit / second second assistant director
Darrell Woodard
additional first assistant director / second assistant director
Jimi Woods
additional second assistant director
Eric Steven Stahl
first assistant director

Production Management

Lisa Dennis
post production supervisor
Barbara A. Hall
unit production manager
Miguel Ángel Poveda
post-production supervisor
Yvonne Yaconelli
production supervisor
John H. Burrows
unit production manager

Art Department

Thomas David Adams
laborer: New Orleans
Michael Arena
set dresser
Robert B. Arnold
painter: Los Angeles
Milton Arroyo
labor foreman: Los Angeles
Tom Ashburn
painter: New Orleans
Stuart Auld
paint gang boss: New Orleans
Scott Bauer
assistant property master
Brad Beniscek
painter: New Orleans
James Bittl
greensman: Los Angeles
Aneikit Bonnel
set dresser
Steve Borgese
greensman: Los Angeles
Marc Bouffard
toolman: New Orleans
Gary A. Brewer
set dresser
Randy Brewer
set dresser
Gail Briant
paint gang boss: New Orleans
James A. Burkhart
paint foreman: Los Angeles
Ceceile Burr
laborer: New Orleans
Patrick Butcher
propmaker: Los Angeles
Robert Camron
set dresser
Ronnie Castleberry
painter: New Orleans
Cassie Catalanotto
painter: New Orleans
Steven Clark
propmaker: Los Angeles
Daniel Coe
propmaker: New Orleans
Randall S. Coe
construction coordinator: New Orleans
Michael D. Costello
painter: Los Angeles
Kelly Curley
construction purchaser: New Orleans
Paul Davis
propmaker: Los Angeles
Dahl Delu
painter: Los Angeles
Carl Denooyer
set dresser
Tracey A. Doyle
assistant set decorator
Will Eastin
art department assistant
Everette Eglin
set dresser
Mary Frances Eglin
art department coordinator
Darrell Eik
propmaker: New Orleans
Meg Everist
assistant set decorator
Sara Fanelli
propmaker: New Orleans
Naomi Gathmann
art department production assistant
Mike Gentry
paint gang boss: Los Angeles
Stephanie Girard
set designer
Donald Goldman
propmaker: New Orleans
Chris Grantz
set dresser
Wendy Guerrera
painter: New Orleans
Robert Guillot
propmaker: New Orleans
Ted Haigh
graphics designer
Larry Haney
set dresser
Mark Hannibal
set dresser
Dustin Haynen
set dresser
James O. Hays
propmaker: New Orleans
John Herbert
paint foreman: New Orleans
Guy Herman
construction foreman: Los Angeles
William Hickey
propmaker: New Orleans
David Hopkins
on set dresser
Dave Kelsey
lead scenic: New Orleans
Roger Kelton
gang boss: Los Angeles
Bruce C. Knight II
assistant props
David Kronnenwetter
propmaker: New Orleans
Gary Kudroff
set dresser
Andree Lago
laborer: New Orleans
Jason Lagos
painter: Los Angeles
Sidney J. Lambert
greensman: Los Angeles
Andrew Lamond
propmaker: Los Angeles
Anthony Lamonea
painter: Los Angeles
Louis Lasalle
propmaker: New Orleans
Leo Lauricella
construction gang boss: New Orleans
Phil LoCicero
greensman: Los Angeles
Anthony Maccario
property master
Leonard Marchand
assistant props / property master: second unit
Marisa Marcione
painter: New Orleans
Tim McCulloch
painter: New Orleans
Molly Mikula
set designer
Robert Miller
propmaker: New Orleans
Huey Mitchell
propmaker: New Orleans
Luigi Mugavero
set dresser
Telly Lee Ordoyne
painter: New Orleans
John Patterson
construction foreman: New Orleans
Jason Perlander
propmaker: New Orleans
Marvin Perry
construction gang boss: New Orleans
Janet Pett Davies
art department researcher
Adele Plauche
set designer
Michael Robillard
propmaker: New Orleans
Ken Robinson
painter: Los Angeles
Ronald Romanski
painter: New Orleans
Joaquin Sanchez
laborer: New Orleans
John Sanchez
set dresser
Brooke Sartorius
set dresser
Willis R. Saucier
propmaker: New Orleans
Robert Sica
set dresser
Jason Silber
painter: Los Angeles
Noah Smith
sign writer: New Orleans
Wayne Softley Jr.
laborer: New Orleans
Wayne Springfield
construction coordinator: Los Angeles
Marc Stevens
propmaker: Los Angeles
Chuck Stringer
construction foreman: New Orleans
Mark Sullivan
propmaker: New Orleans
Julie Terhark-Elginer
art department assistant

Stunts

Jeff Galpin
stunt coordinator
David Andrew Nash
stunt double: Wilbur Brassfield
Derrick Simmons
stunt double: Ray Charles

Animation

Chun-Chien Lien
animator: Imaginary Forces

Editorial

Jill Bogdanowicz
colorist: Cinesite
Kyle DeVriendt
digital intermediate editor: Cinesite
Justine Gerenstein
editor: Imaginary Forces
Mike Jackson
first assistant editor
Andrew Lynch
digital intermediate color assistant: Cinesite
Ray Mitchell
digital intermediate engineer: Cinesite
Peter Moc
digital intermediate color assistant: Cinesite
Chris Perry
digital intermediate production assistant: Cinesite
Peck Prior
additional editor
Khadijah Rashid
post-production coordinator
David Slaughter
digital intermediate assistant editor: Cinesite
Sandy S. Solowitz
assistant editor
Linda Williams
digital intermediate editor: Cinesite
Joe Hathaway
digital preview timer
Jason Keever
post-production assistant
Sean Lawrence
colorist: dailies - visual effects
Shannon Martellaro
assistant editor
Brad Reinke
digital intermediate producer
Mark Scovil
assistant editor

Other

Al Burton
transportation captain
Jeff Couch
transportation captain
Paul Davis
picture car mechanic
Anthony Forester
picture car coordinator
Jeffrey Gowing
transportation captain
Brent Joseph
transportation
Alan Kaminsky
transportation captain
A. Welch Lambeth
supervising transportation coordinator
Manuel Martinez
picture car mechanic
Poland Perkins
transportation coordinator: New Orleans
Al Sens
driver
Rodney Theard
transportation captain
Skip Barbay
driver: dayplayer
Doug Stewart
driver: camera car
Tim J. Walters
picture car wrangler

Music Department

Craig Armstrong
choral arranger / musician: piano solo / orchestrator / original score arranger / original score producer
Christine Bergren
music business affairs
Alonzo Bowens
saxophone instructor: Bokeem Woodbine
Raymond C. Brinker III
musician: drums
Ray Brinker
musician: drums
Nicholas Bucknall
musician: clarinet
Simon Chamberlain
musician: piano solo
Ray Charles
musician: original and new recordings / musician: pianos
Ken Desantos
pre-recording engineer
David Donaldson
music engineer / music programmer / original score producer
Matt Dunkley
orchestrator
Tim Ferguson
bass instructor: Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Andrew Findon
musician: flute
Olga FitzRoy
score mixing assistant / score recording assistant
Mark D. Fleming
music coordinator: Ray Charles Enterprises / technical music consultant
Emma Ford
assistant: Craig Armstrong / music co-coordinator
Geoff Foster
original score producer / score mixer / score recordist
Thomas W. Fowler
musician: bass
Isobel Griffiths
music contactor
Dan Higgins
musician: saxophones/woodwinds
Terry Howard
pre-recording engineer
Alford R. Jackson
musician: saxophones
Jake Jackson
score mixing assistant / score recording assistant
Jeffrey C. Kaye
musician: saxophones
William Kaylor
pre-recording engineer
Douglas Livingston
musician: pedal steel guitar
Kathy Nelson
executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Charmaine Neville
vocal coach: Aunjanue Ellis
Larry Newman
trumpet instructor: Larenz Tate
Jenny O'Grady
choir leader
Jamil Sharif
music coordinator: New Orleans / trumpet instructor: Larenz Tate
Slash
musician: electric guitar / musician: electric guitar
Curt Sobel
music editor / music supervisor
Bill Solley
guitar instructor: Terence Howard
John Thomas
musician: trumpet
Rickey D. Woodard
musician: saxophones
Gavyn Wright
orchestra leader
Warren Zielinski
musician: violin
Rachel Bolt
musician: viola
Lindsay Fellows
executive in charge of music

Casting Department

Janelle Cochrane
location casting assistant
Elizabeth Coulon
extras casting assistant: New Orleans
Shirley Fulton Crumley
extras casting: New Orleans
Theaudric Davis
extras casting assistant: New Orleans
Tracey Dunn
extras casting assistant: New Orleans
Mark Fincannon
location casting: Fincannon Associates, Inc.
Timothee Hammond
extras casting assistant: New Orleans
Vicki Jo Hertz
extras casting associate: New Orleans
Cydney McCurdy
casting assistant: Los Angeles
Cathy Setzer
extras casting assistant: New Orleans
Rusty Gregoire
casting coordinator
KeShauna Meikea
extras casting assistant
Seth Whitlow
location casting assistant

Costume Department

Yvonne Bastidos
set costumer
Winnie D. Brown
costume supervisor
Donna Chance
key costumer
Adrienne Childers
additional costumer
Stephen M. Chudej
costume supervisor
Carol Cutshall
additional costumer
Renee Dodson
additional costumer
Dana Embree
additional costumer
Caroline Eselin
additional costumer
Linda Gardar
key costumer
Tyra Hughes
seamstress
Cathy Lafrance
costume production assistant
Amy Lynch
additional costumer
Kim Martínez
additional costumer
George Mitchell
assistant costume designer
Riki Lin Sabusawa
additional costumer
Giselle Spence
seamstress
Liz Staub
additional costumer
Marylou Lim
costumer
Fran Murphy
set costumer
Lauren St. Laurent
costume intern

Camera Department

Gordon Ard
company grip
Melanie Banders
camera loader
Doug Bard
rigging electrician
Paul F. Barron
rigging grip
Chris Bennett
rigging electrician
Garrett Benson
additional first assistant camera
George Billinger III
camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
James Bishop
rigging electrician
Mike Bonnaud
best boy electrician
Frank Boone
company grip / grip
J.A. Byerly
company electrician
A. Anthony Cappello
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Buddy Carr
dolly grip
Thomas E. Conrad
video assist
Thomas M. Dangcil
company electrician
Donald D. Davidson
company electrician
Keith Davis
theatrical stage lighting technician
Carlos DePalma
best boy rigging grip
Chris Ekstrom
company grip
Kevin Fahey
key rigging grip
Jamie Franta
company grip
Matthew Gaumer
second camera assistant
Nicola Goode
still photographer
Steven A. Guerrero
dolly grip: Los Angeles
Dan Hawking
company electrician
Bodie Hyman
company grip
Lukasz Jogalla
director of photography: second unit
Dan Jones
best boy rigging electrician
Lonnie Kahoe
rigging grip
George Kallimanis
rigging grip
Matt Kennedy
camera loader
Bill Klages
concert lighting consultant
R. Scott Lebell
rigging electrician
Michelle LeDoux
rigging electrician
Ian Lynch
assistant camera: second unit
Glen Magers
company electrician
John Mang
dolly grip
Kim Marks
camera operator: "a" camera
Jack McCollum
company electrician
Dana McCormick
company electrician
Michael A. McFadden
best boy rigging grip
Michael McGarry
company grip
Eli McKinney
theatrical stage lighting technician
Brian McKinnon
theatrical stage lighting technician
Mike McLaughlin
gaffer: second unit
Erskin Mitchell
company electrician
Steve O'Hallearn
company grip
Paul Olinde
company electrician
Casey Osborne
rigging grip
Allen Parks
company electrician
Earl Perque
best boy grip
Brian Powell
rigging electrician
Daniel Rector
rigging grip
Dennis Rudge
theatrical stage lighting technician
David Santana
company grip
Ralph Scherer
best boy grip: Los Angeles
Art Schultz
company electrician
Michael J. Schwartz
company electrician
Barnaby Shapiro
second camera assistant
Cedric L. Smith
videographer: EPK
Michael L. Smith
best boy grip / key grip: second unit
Mark Spath
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ian Stockwell
rigging electrician
Neil Stockwell
rigging electrician
Don Telles
rigging grip
Michael Tolochko
rigging gaffer
Mark Toups
rigging electrician
Naomi Villanueva-Brunner
additional second assistant camera
Joel White
rigging grip
Michael Applebaum
additional camera operator
Brian Bartolini
electrician: re-shoots
Gary Cadow
rigging grip
Larry Cottrill
electrician
Jeffrey M. Hoffman
additional camera operator
Franklin Jones II
rigging grip
Dan Kubicek
electrician
Rick Lamb
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Nie
electric intern
Evan Pesses
video assist
Michaele Shapiro
camera loader: second unit
Pete Stockton
rigging grip
Diego Velasco
second assistant camera
Earl C. Williman
rigging best boy

Location Management

Samantha Bearden
location assistant
Laura Brown
location assistant
Batou Chandler
location assistant: second unit
Deven Chierighino
location assistant
Richard Davis Jr.
location manager: Los Angeles
Helio DeOliveira
location assistant
Dana A. Hanby
location manager: New Orleans
Elston Howard
location manager: New Orleans
Darrin Lipscomb
location assistant
Deven Schruff
location assistant
Jimmy Trotter
location scout: New York
Stephen Finders
location assistant
Win Riley
location scout
Paul Schreiber
location scout

Script Department

Pamela Alch
script supervisor
Joyce Heftel
script supervisor: pre-timing
Amy Sanderson
script supervisor intern
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