Little Richard



First NameLittle
Last NameRichard
Age79
Date of BirthDecember 5, 1932
Height5' 10" (178 cm)
Star SignSagittarius
Occupation CategoryPersonality
Music GenrePop/Rock, Religious, Piano
Music StyleEarly R&B, Rock & Roll, R&B, New Orleans R&B, Gospel, Black Gospel, Religious
Music MoodParty/Celebratory, Exuberant, Reckless, Confident, Rousing, Boisterous, Urgent, Rebellious, Brash, Joyous, Rollicking, Playful, Passionate, Outrageous, Rambunctious, Giddy, Exciting, Swaggering, Visceral, Manic, Rowdy
InstrumentPiano, Vocals
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Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame web site entry on Penniman states that:


Lucy Rank
#7,422
to be the LucyWho "Star of the Day"


Filmography

Selected Little Richard film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2001
The Trumpet of the Swan
Song Performer

1998
Chairman of the Board
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1997
NightMan
Jubilee Jones

1996
Homeboys in Outer Space
Ebolatolla

1993
The Pickle
President

1992
Sunset Heat
Brandon

1992
The Naked Truth
Airborne Mustard Lover

1992
Martin
Exterminator

1990
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Old King Cole

1990
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
Additional Voices, Little Richard

1989
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
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1989
Baywatch
Maurice

1988
Purple People Eater
Mayor

1988
Goddess of Love
Alphonso

1988
Rock 'n' Roll Christmas
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1987
Bustin' Loose
P.J. Pinkston

1986
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Orvis Goodnight

1984
Miami Vice
Marvelle Quinn

Producer Credits

2000
Little Richard
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Soundtrack Credits

2010
Predators
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2010
Rock-Suomi
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2009
Planet 51
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2008
Hell Ride
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2007
Ganes
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2007
Hounddog
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2007
Introducing the Dwights
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2007
RBD: La familia
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2006
Hollywoodland
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2005
The Amateurs
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2005
Yours, Mine and Ours
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2005
Dancing with the Stars
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2003
Cold Case
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2003
Las Vegas
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2003
Festival Express
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2002
Secretary
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2000
Greenfingers
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2000
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970)
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2000
Running Mates
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2000
The New Country
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1999
Crazy in Alabama
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1999
Mystery, Alaska
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1998
Marriages
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1998
Velvet Goldmine
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1998
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
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1997
Kiss the Girls
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1996
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
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1995
Casino
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1995
Casper
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1995
Circle of Friends
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1995
It Takes Two
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1995
The Beatles Anthology
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1994
Foreign Student
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1994
I.Q.
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1994
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
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1994
The Magic School Bus
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1994
WrestleMania X
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1994
Tohuwabohu
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1993
The Pickle
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1993
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
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1993
Late Show with David Letterman
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1992
Mo' Money
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1991
Flirting
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1991
King Ralph
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1991
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
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1991
The Hours and Times
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1991
The Rapture
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1990
Book of Love
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1990
Berkeley in the Sixties
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1989
Her Alibi
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1989
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
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1989
Red Scorpion
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1989
Road House
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1989
The Delinquents
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1989
The Simpsons
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1989
Heavy Petting
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1988
Cocktail
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1988
Hot to Trot
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1988
Short Circuit 2
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1988
Twins
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1988
The 60th Annual Academy Awards
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1987
Date with an Angel
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1987
La Bamba
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1987
Predator
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1987
Prom Night II
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1987
The Brave Little Toaster
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1986
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
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1986
Queen Live at Wembley '86
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1985
Explorers
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1985
Harimu Ogen
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1985
Heaven Help Us
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1985
Mask
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1985
Mischief
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1984
The Flamingo Kid
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1984
The Wild Life
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1984
Top Secret!
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1984
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
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1983
Christine
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1983
The Right Stuff
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1982
The Loveless
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1982
The Year of Living Dangerously
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1981
Shifshuf Naim
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1981
Zeg 'ns Aaa
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1979
Going Steady
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1978
American Hot Wax
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1978
Big Wednesday
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1978
Lemon Popsicle
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1976
Teenage Cover Girls
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1974
Iltatähti
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1973
Let the Good Times Roll
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1972
Pink Flamingos
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1971
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1971
The Neon Palace
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1969
33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee
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1967
Catalina Caper
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1965
Poor Little Rich Girl
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1957
Mister Rock and Roll
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1956
Don't Knock the Rock
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1956
The Girl Can't Help It
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1950
The Jack Benny Program
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Willkommen Österreich
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