Cleavant Derricks was born on May 15, 1953, in Knoxville,
Tennessee, USA.
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Jimmy "Thunder" Early is a fictional character in the musical
play and film "Dreamgirls," who is largely (though not entirely)
based on James Brown. The role was originally played on Broadway by
Cleavant Derricks; Eddie Murphy played him in the movie.
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The cast of Piece of Cake - 1990 includes: Vanessa Bell Calloway
as Doreen Mary Bond Davis as Mrs Wilson Cleavant Derricks as Wally
Hiram Kasten as Mitch Tonya Lee Williams as Tanya Liz Sheridan as
Mrs Katz