Little Richard (film) in London in 1962. The cast includes Leon as Little Richard Penniman, Jenifer Lewis as Richard's mother Leva Mae, or as she's listed in the movie credits, Muh Penniman, Carl Lumbly as Richard's stern father, Charles "Bud" Penniman, Tamala Jones as Richard's girlfriend Lucille (actually Audrey Robinson), Garrett Morris as Richard's preacher Carl Rainey and Mel Jackson as legendary producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell. For his role as Penniman, Leon earned nominations for Best Actor in the Black Reel Awards and the NAACP Image Awards. Little Richard (film) Little Richard is a 2000 biographical NBC television film written by Bill Kerby
Wayne Wilcox Wayne Wilcox Wayne Alan Wilcox (born December 11, 1978) is an American actor/singer who is best known for his role of Marty on the TV show "Gilmore Girls" and his appearance in the film version of the musical "Rent" as Gordon, a member of Angel and Tom's AIDS support group. He played the character and sung vocals for the songs "Will I" and "Life Support" on disc I of the soundtrack for the film. Wayne is a graduate of Boston University. He played recurring character Marty on ten episodes of "Gilmore Girls" over the fourth, fifth, and seventh seasons after