Ray poster
Director Taylor Hackford
Screenplay James L. White

Ray

Tagline: The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.

Release Date: 2004-10-29

Duration: 152 minutes

Synopsis

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

Casting

  • David Krumholtz
    Milt Shaw
  • Jamie Foxx
    Ray Charles
  • Terrence Howard
    Gossie McGee
  • Tequan Richmond
    Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
  • Wendell Pierce
    Wilbur Brassfield
  • Regina King
    Margie Hendricks
  • Clifton Powell
    Jeff Brown
  • Kerry Washington
    Della Bea Robinson
  • Bokeem Woodbine
    Fathead Newman
  • Robert Wisdom
    Jack Lauderdale